Batik (album)

Batik is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in 1978 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Batik
Studio album by Ralph Towner
Released	1978
Recorded	January 1978
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:48
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Solstice/Sound and Shadows (1977) Batik (1978) Old Friends, New Friends (1979)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The music unfolds slowly but logically, and Towner's quiet sound displays a lot of inner heat... Well worth listening to closely, at a high volume".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner

1. "Waterwheel" - 9:20
2. "Shades of Sutton Hoo" - 4:34
3. "Trellis" - 8:18
4. "Batik" - 16:17
5. "Green Room" - 6:16

• • Recorded at Talent Studios in Oslo, Norway in January 1978

Personnel

• Ralph Towner — twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano
• Eddie Gómez — bass
• Jack DeJohnette — drums

References

1. ECM discography Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 12, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 193. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.