Momentum is the ninth solo album by guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 Steve Hackett

Steve Hackett

Stephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...

. It is Hackett's second album consisting mainly of classical guitar

Classical guitar

The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...

 pieces. Hackett's younger brother, John, plays the flute

Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

 on the album. The album was re-released on Hackett's Camino Records

Camino Records

Camino Records is a British independent record label, founded by English guitarist/songwriter Steve Hackett. The record label was originally set up as a way for Hackett to re-release selections from his solo career, but in recent years, Hackett has also released new albums on the label.Hackett is...

 label in 2001, with three bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs composed by Steve Hackett

Steve Hackett

Stephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...

, except where otherwise noted.

1. "Cavalcanti" – 6:13
2. "The Sleeping Sea" – 3:27
3. "Portrait of a Brazilian Lady" – 5:15
4. "When the Bell Breaks" – 3:03
5. "A Bed, A Chair and a Guitar" (Steve Hackett/traditional
   Folk music
   Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
   
   ) – 2:44
6. "Concert for Munich" – 4:55
7. "Last Rites of Innocence" – 5:28
8. "Troubled Spirit" – 2:30
9. "Variation on a Theme by Chopin" – 4:55
10. "Pierrot" – 2:53
11. "Momentum" – 2:38

2001 bonus tracks

1. "Bourée" (Johann Sebastian Bach
   Johann Sebastian Bach
   Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
   
   ) – 1:34
2. "An Open Window" – 9:02
3. "The Vigil" – 6:19

Personnel

• Steve Hackett
  Steve Hackett
  Stephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  s, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  
• John Hackett
  John Hackett (musician)
  John Hackett is a British flautist, the younger brother of guitarist Steve Hackett. Although his primary instrument is the flute, he also plays guitar, bass and keyboards...
  
   – flute
  Flute
  The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...