Touchstone for Manu

Touchstone for Manu is a jazz compilation album by Manu Katché released on ECM in August 2014.^[2]

Touchstone for Manu
Compilation album by Manu Katché
Released	August 15, 2014 (2014-08-15)
Recorded	November 2004, January 2007, December 2009 and March 2012
Studio	Rainbow Studio (Oslo) Avatar Studios (NYC) Studios la Buissonne (P-l-F)
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:52
Label	ECM ECM 2419
Producer	Manfred Eicher

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All Music	[1]

Reception

John Kelman in his review for All About Jazz says that "Touchstone for Manu puts a very fine period on an eight-year run that positioned Katché as a strong bandleader, an accessible composer... and a drummer whose focus on groove and group interplay over chops and excessive gymnastics remains both refreshing and relevant."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Song for Her"	Playground	6:31
2.	"Number One"	Neighbourhood	6:13
3.	"Take off and Land"	Neighbourhood	4:02
4.	"So Groovy"	Playground	5:52
5.	"Morning Joy"	Playground	5:29
6.	"Keep on Trippin'"	Third Round	5:32
7.	"Senses"	Third Round	4:12
8.	"Swing Piece"	Third Round	4:50
9.	"Running After Years"	Third Round	6:16
10.	"Slowing the Tides"	Manu Katché	5:35
11.	"Bliss"	Manu Katché	4:20
Total length:			58:52

All music is composed by Manu Katché.

Personnel

• Manu Katché – drums
• Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone
• Tomasz Stanko – trumpet
• Marcin Wasilewski – piano
• Slawomir Kurkiewicz – double bass
• Trygve Seim – tenor saxophone
• Mathias Eick – trumpet
• Jacob Young – guitar
• Pino Palladino – bass
• Jason Rebello – piano
• Jim Watson – piano, Hammond B3 organ
• Tore Brunborg – saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Nils Petter Molvaer – trumpet, loops