The Promise (Vassilis Tsabropoulos album)

The Promise is a solo album by Greek composer and pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos recorded in January 2008 and released on ECM the following year.

The Promise
Studio album by Vassilis Tsabropoulos
Released	2009
Recorded	January 2008
Studio	Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall Megaron, Athens
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:58
Label	ECM ECM 2080
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Vassilis Tsabropoulos chronology
Melos (2007) The Promise (2009)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars stating "This album lives up to its under-the-surface, ruminative nature, but should be slotted in for the appropriate mood or time of evening, when lights are either very low, or turned off."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

All compositions by Vassilis Tsabropoulos

1. "The Other" - 5:07
2. "Tale of a Man" - 6:00
3. "Smoke and Mirrors" - 6:59
4. "Pearl" - 3:10
5. "The Promise" - 5:14
6. "The Other, var. I" 3:50
7. "Djivaeri" - 4:43
8. "The Insider" - 7:01
9. "Confession" - 3:56
10. "Promenade" - 4:57
11. "The Other, var. II" - 4:01

Personnel

• Vassilis Tsabropoulos – piano