''Anthem'' is a

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by American jazz guitarist

Ralph Towner Ralph Towner (born March 1, 1940) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet and French horn. Biography Towner was born i ...

recorded in February 2000 and released on ECM March the following year.ECM discography
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Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "''Anthem'' is Towner's finest album in a decade and one of the finest in his distinguished career."Jurek, T
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Ralph Towner, except as noted.'' # "Solitary Woman" - 6:57 # "Anthem" - 4:54 # "Haunted" - 3:08 # "The Lutemaker" - 4:21 # "Simone" - 6:03 # "Gloria's Step" (

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) - 2:51 # "Four Comets Part 1" - 1:06 # "Four Comets Part 2" - 1:12 # "Four Comets Part 3" - 1:02 # "Four Comets Part 4" - 0:52 # "Raffish" - 4:14 # "Very Late" - 4:02 # "The Prowler" - 5:01 # "Three Comments Part 1" - 1:32 # "Three Comments Part 2" - 0:31 # "Three Comments Part 3" - 0:54 # "

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is a jazz instrumental composed by Charles Mingus, originally recorded by his sextet in 1959 and released on his album '' Mingus Ah Um''. It was subsequently released on his 1963 album, '' Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Ming ...

" ( Charles Mingus) - 1:54

Personnel

* Ralph Towner – classical guitar,

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References

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