American multi-instrumentalist and composer (born 1940). Known primarily for classical and 12-string guitar, long association with ECM Records and as a founding member and main composer of the group Oregon.

Recorded extensively for ECM since the early 1970s; early work with the Paul Winter Consort; founding member of Oregon; collaborated on notable ECM sessions with Jan Garbarek, Eberhard Weber, Jon Christensen and Gary Burton.

Aggregated DeBaser reviews present Ralph Towner as a major American guitarist/composer associated with ECM and the group Oregon. Reviews praise his solo guitar recordings (Solstice, Time Line, Anthem), his compositional quality, and collaborations with notable ECM musicians.

For:Listeners of acoustic and classical guitar, ECM fans, contemporary jazz and chamber-jazz audiences

 Ralph Towner is one of the great musicians of our time.

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 Literally a sonic oasis: what happens during the listening of the sixteen tracks is the small miracle achieved by a sound—in this case, that of the two guitars—that brings the rarefied quality of the silence in which it was produced, in which it was 'reverberated,' into our space to be captured on a record.

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 Ralph Towner, born in 1940, a great guitarist but even more an extraordinary composer, is one of the figures who have quietly traversed the recent history of jazz, perhaps due to the austere restraint that characterizes his solo recordings and live performances.

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 This album is just like that, simple and at times revealing genius.

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