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| 1. | The Sigh
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| 2. | Wistful Thinking
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| 3. | Adrift
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| 4. | Infection
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| 5. | Alar
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| 6. | Short 'N Stout
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| 7. | Waltz for Debby
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| 8. | I Fall in Love Too Easily
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| 9. | Magic Pouch
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| 10. | Magnolia Island
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| 11. | Nightfall
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Jazz
Recorded July 1991 and February 1992
Ralph Towner classical and 12-string guitars, synthesizer
Peter Erskine drums
* Dieter Rehm - Design
* Gabor Attalai - Photography
* Jan Erik Kongshaug - Engineer
* Manfred Eicher - Producer
Ralph Towner's a difficult case. The snoozy noodlings of his former band Oregon can be downright stupefying, but his solo work is often, though not always, quite a bit more interesting. Open Letter walks both sides of the line, but succeeds more often than it fails. Towner teams up with jazz drummer Peter Erskine on this set, and while guitar and drums may sound like kind of a dry instrumentation, Towner fleshes things out with some synthesizer and Erskine puts electronic percussion to tasteful use. But it's the more traditional fare that is most successful here -- while "Magic Pouch," awith its imitation flute, is almost a new age parody, the similarly gentle "Nightfall" hits the spot perfectly, and Towner's solo turn on the Bill Evans classic "Waltz for Debby" is exquisite. In general, Towner seems to do best with standards rather than originals; he acquits himself beautifully on "I Fall in Love Too Easily," but the faux-Spanish modality and synthesized seagull cries of "Alar" sound like muzak for tourists. Other Towner compositions, notably "The Sigh" and "Short 'n Stout," are far more successful.
---Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
Ralph Towner
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Mar 01, 1940 in Chehalis, WA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Folk-Jazz, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Third Stream
One of the founders of Oregon, Ralph Towner is one of the few modern jazz musicians to specialize on acoustic guitar. His playing often stretches beyond the boundaries of conventional jazz into world music and is quite distinctive. He started playing piano when he was three and trumpet at five, performing in a dance band when he was 13. Towner studied classical guitar in Vienna and played with classical chamber groups in the mid-'60s. After moving to New York in 1969, Towner worked with Jimmy Garrison, Jeremy Steig, and Paul Winter's Winter Consort (1970-1971). In the latter group, Towner first met up with Collin Walcott, Glen Moore, and Paul McCandless, and in 1971 they broke away to form Oregon, a highly versatile group that ranges from jazz and free improvisations to folk music. Towner (who guested with Weather Report in 1971 and played with Gary Burton a bit during 1974-1975) has performed and recorded with Oregon extensively since its formation, in addition to recording as a leader and with many other artists on the ECM label.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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