A Closer View

A Closer View
Studio album by Gary Peacock and Ralph Towner
Released	1998
Recorded	December 1995
Genre	Chamber jazz
Length	56:34
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Gary Peacock chronology
Just So Happen (1994) A Closer View (1995) Insight (2007)
Ralph Towner chronology
Lost and Found (1994) A Closer View (1995) Ana (1996)

A Closer View is an album by American jazz bassist Gary Peacock and guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in 1995 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Leo Stanley awarded the album 3 stars stating "A Closer View finds Ralph Towner working with Gary Peacock, crafting a subtle, textured instrumental album that relies more on compositions than improvisations. Occasionally, it all gets a little too static and colorless, but the best moments are fluid, engaging and graceful".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gary Peacock and Ralph Towner except as indicated

1. "Opalesque" - 3:29
2. "Viewpoint" (Towner) - 1:19
3. "Mingusiana" (Towner) - 4:03
4. "Creeper" (Towner) - 6:10
5. "Infrared" (Towner) - 3:55
6. "From Branch to Branch" - 5:13
7. "Postcard to Salta" - 3:12
8. "Toledo" (Towner) - 6:18
9. "Amber Captive" - 4:15
10. "Moor" (Peacock) - 4:59
11. "Beppo" (Towner) - 6:24
12. "A Closer View" (Towner) - 4:48

• Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in December 1995.

Personnel

• Gary Peacock — bass
• Ralph Towner — classical guitar, 12 string guitar

References

1. ECM discography accessed October 20, 2011
2. Stanley, L. Allmusic Review accessed October 20, 2011