Thimar

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 Anouar Brahem
Released	1998 (1998)
Recorded	March 13–15, 1997 (1997-03-13 – 1997-03-15)
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:32
Label	ECM ECM 1641
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Anouar Brahem chronology
Khomsa (1994) Thimar (1998) Astrakan Café (1999)

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

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

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

Personnel

• Anouar Brahem – oud
• John Surman – soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
• Dave Holland – double bass