Thimar

Thimar
Thimar
Studio album by Anouar Brahem
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

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

Professional ratings
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.

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography Archived 2011-10-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2011

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 McKinney, R. AllMusic Review accessed November 3, 2011

[TAC-3] Lynch, David (13 November 1998). "Record Reviews". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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