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]

Thimar
Studio album by
Released1998 (1998)
RecordedMarch 13–15, 1997 (1997-03-13 – 1997-03-15)
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length54:32
LabelECM
ECM 1641
ProducerManfred Eicher
Anouar Brahem chronology
Khomsa
(1994)
Thimar
(1998)
Astrakan Café
(1999)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 edit

All music is composed by Anouar Brahem, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(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 Holland5:05
10."Kernow"John Surman5:10
11."Hulmu Rabia" 2:14
Total length:54:32

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2011-10-21 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2011
  2. ^ a b McKinney, R. AllMusic Review accessed November 3, 2011
  3. ^ Lynch, David (13 November 1998). "Record Reviews". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2021.