| Thimar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | March 13–15, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:32 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1641 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Anouar Brahem chronology | ||||
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Thimar is an album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, recorded over three days in March 1997 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features reed player John Surman and bassist Dave Holland.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Raymond McKinney stated that it "superbly fuses the traditions of jazz with those of Arab classical music, pushing the parameters of both while succumbing to the clichés of neither."[2]
Track listing
All music is composed by Anouar Brahem, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Badhra" | 8:30 | |
| 2. | "Kashf" | 5:23 | |
| 3. | "Houdouth" | 5:36 | |
| 4. | "Talwin" | 4:18 | |
| 5. | "Waqt" | 2:32 | |
| 6. | "Uns" | 4:48 | |
| 7. | "Al Hizam Al Dhahbi" | 5:40 | |
| 8. | "Qurb" | 5:16 | |
| 9. | "Mazad" | Dave Holland | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Kernow" | John Surman | 5:10 |
| 11. | "Hulmu Rabia" | 2:14 | |
| Total length: | 54:32 | ||
Personnel
- Anouar Brahem – oud
- John Surman – soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
- Dave Holland – double bass
References
- ↑ ECM discography Archived 2011-10-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2011
- 1 2 McKinney, R. AllMusic Review accessed November 3, 2011
- ↑ Lynch, David (13 November 1998). "Record Reviews". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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