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Diary

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Diary is the first solo album by the American jazz guitarist and composer Ralph Towner. He recorded it in two days in April 1973 and released it that same year on ECM.

Towner plays not only twelve-string and classical guitar here, but also piano and gong. By layering recordings on top of one another he accompanies himself, so that it sounds as if more musicians are playing. The result is an intimate, chamber-like sound. The AllMusic reviewer thought of it as a solo performance with an extra layer, and heard in the method of working something of Bill Evans's Conversations with Myself. He gave the album three stars.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Entry In A Diary and try to hear which instruments are sounding together. Notice how the guitar and the piano complement each other, even though it is a single player.

Track list

  1. 1Dark Spirit7:26Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Entry In A Diary3:54Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Images Unseen4:14Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Icarus6:17Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Mon Enfant5:44Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Ogden Road8:02Apple Music ↗
  7. 7Erg3:22Apple Music ↗
  8. 8The Silence Of A Candle3:56Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

Categories: Albums and songs