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Blue Sun
Studio album by Ralph Towner
Released	1983
Recorded	December 1982
Studio	Talent Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:47
Label	ECM 1250
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Five Years Later (1982) Blue Sun (1983) Slide Show (1984)

Blue Sun is a solo album by guitarist Ralph Towner, recorded in December 1982 and released by ECM Records the following year.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The Globe and Mail wrote that "the synthesizer ... opens up the limited dynamic range of his music, and brings him out of himself to the point where his tune 'C. T. Kangaroo' can sound something like Keith Jarrett sitting in with Weather Report." The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed the album "stark Nordic snooze music."

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner

1. "Blue Sun" - 7:21
2. "The Prince and the Sage" - 6:23
3. "C.T. Kangaroo" - 5:38
4. "Mevlana Etude" - 3:09
5. "Wedding of the Streams" - 5:10
6. "Shadow Fountain" - 6:39
7. "Rumours of Rain" - 11:02

Personnel

• Ralph Towner – twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, Prophet 5 synthesizer, French Horn, cornet, percussion

References

1. ECM discography Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 21, 2011
2. "Atlantic Jaxx Digital | News". 2017-04-23. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
3. "Jack Nunn - Blue Sun | c-r-y.org.uk". 2018-04-22. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
4. AllMusic Review accessed September 21, 2011
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 193. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1411. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
7. Miller, Mark (21 May 1983). "Blue Sun Ralph Towner". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.
8. Rea, Steven X. (1 May 1983). "Ralph Towner Blue Sun". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. P10.

• ECM Records albums
• Ralph Towner albums
• 1983 albums
• Albums produced by Manfred Eicher