Time Line is a solo album

Solo album

A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...

 by American guitarist 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 2005 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "this is a brief but utterly captivating issue from one of the music's great composers and theorists that should not be missed by anyone interested in Towner, of course, but also in melodic improvisation and composition".

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated

1. "The Pendant" - 4:11
2. "Oleander Etude" - 1:59
3. "Always By Your Side" - 2:52
4. "The Hollows" - 3:23
5. "Anniversary Song" - 1:53
6. "If" - 4:38
7. "Five Glimpses I" - 1:01
8. "Five Glimpses II" - 0:47
9. "Five Glimpses III" - 0:50
10. "Five Glimpses IV" - 0:49
11. "Five Glimpses V" - 0:25
12. "The Lizards of Eraclea" - 2:38
13. "Turning of the Leaves" - 3:45
14. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen
    Harold Arlen
    Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known the world over. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,” Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the...
    
    ) - 4:14
15. "Freeze Frame" - 4:54
16. "My Man's Gone Now
    My Man's Gone Now
    My Man's Gone Now is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward, written for the folk opera Porgy and Bess . Sung in the original production by Ruby Elzy, it has been covered by many female singers notably Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, and Shirley Horn, among...
    
    " (George Gershwin
    George Gershwin
    George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
    
    , Ira Gershwin
    Ira Gershwin
    Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
    
    ) - 5:27
    • Recorded at at Propstei Sankt Gerold in Austria in September 2005