Diary is the second album by American guitarist and composer Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.-Biography:...

 recorded in 1973 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars stating "It's a solo performance with a twist: Towner plays not only 12-string and classical guitars, but also very competent piano... Towner accompanies himself via overdubs, playing both guitar and piano for an effect vaguely reminiscent of Bill Evans

Bill Evans

William John Evans, known as Bill Evans was an American jazz pianist. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists including: Chick Corea, Herbie...

' Conversations With Myself

Conversations with Myself

Conversations with Myself is a 1963 album by American jazz musician Bill Evans.-History:Recorded at three different studio sessions on February 6 and 9, and May 20, 1963, Evans recorded the album using the then controversial method of overdubbing three different yet corresponding piano tracks for...

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Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated

1. "Dark Spirit" - 7:21
2. "Entry in a Diary" - 3:55
3. "Images Unseen" - 4:14
4. "Icarus" - 6:18
5. "Mon Enfant" (Traditional) - 5:42
6. "Odgen Road Towner 8:02
7. "Erg" - 3:21
8. "Silence of a Candle" - 3:53

Personnel

• Ralph Towner
  Ralph Towner
  Ralph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.-Biography:...
  
   — twelve-string guitar, classical guitar
  Classical guitar
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  , piano
  Piano
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  , gong
  Gong
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