Thimar
{{Infobox album
| name = Thimar
| type = Album
| artist = Anouar Brahem
| cover = Thimar.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1998}}
| recorded = {{Start and end date|1997|03|13|1997|03|15}}
| studio = Rainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
| genre = Jazz
| length = {{Duration|m=54|s=32}}
| label = ECM
ECM 1641
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Anouar Brahem
| prev_title = Khomsa
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Astrakan Café
| next_year = 1999
}}
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.[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1600/1641.php ECM discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021201200/http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1600/1641.php |date=2011-10-21 }} accessed November 3, 2011
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = The Austin Chronicle
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=David |title=Record Reviews |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1998-11-13/520605/ |website=The Austin Chronicle |access-date=20 May 2021 |date=13 November 1998}}
}}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."McKinney, R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/thimar-r381860 AllMusic Review] accessed November 3, 2011
Track listing
{{tracklist
| total_length = 54:32
| all_music = Anouar Brahem, except as noted.
| title1 = Badhra
| length1 = 8:30
| title2 = Kashf
| length2 = 5:23
| title3 = Houdouth
| length3 = 5:36
| title4 = Talwin
| length4 = 4:18
| title5 = Waqt
| length5 = 2:32
| title6 = Uns
| length6 = 4:48
| title7 = Al Hizam Al Dhahbi
| length7 = 5:40
| title8 = Qurb
| length8 = 5:16
| title9 = Mazad
| note9 =
| length9 = 5:05
| writer9 = Dave Holland
| title10 = Kernow
| note10 =
| length10 = 5:10
| writer10 = John Surman
| title11 = Hulmu Rabia
| length11 = 2:14
}}
Personnel
- Anouar Brahem – oud
- John Surman – soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
- Dave Holland – double bass
References
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