Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner dalam konser bersama Paolo Fresu, Treibhaus Innsbruck 2010
Informasi latar belakang
Nama lahir	Ralph Towner
Lahir	1 Maret 1940 Chehalis, Washington, United States
Genre	Jazz, classical, world, folk
Pekerjaan	Guitarist, arranger, bandleader, composer
Instrumen	12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet
Tahun aktif	1960s–present
Label	ECM
Artis terkait	Oregon, Weather Report, Gary Burton, Paul Winter, Gary Peacock, Jan Garbarek, John Abercrombie, Glen Moore, Bill Bruford, Eddie Gómez, Slava Grigoryan, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Paolo Fresu, Jeremy Steig, Paul McCandless, Collin Walcott
Situs web	www.ralphtowner.com

Ralph Towner (lahir 1 Maret 1940) adalah pemain berbagai alat musik, komponis, dan pemimpin band yang berasal dari Amerika Serikat. Beberapa alat musik yang ia memainkan termasuk gitar dua belas senar, gitar klasik, piano, synthesizer, perkusi, dan trompet.

Diskografi

Sebagai pemimpin

• Trios / Solos (ECM, 1973) bersama Glen Moore
• Diary (ECM, 1974)
• Matchbook (ECM, 1975) bersama Gary Burton
• Solstice (ECM, 1975)
• Sargasso Sea (ECM, 1976) bersama John Abercrombie
• Solstice/Sound and Shadows (ECM, 1977)
• Batik (ECM, 1978)
• Old Friends, New Friends (ECM, 1979)
• Solo Concert (ECM, 1980)
• Five Years Later (ECM, 1982) bersama John Abercrombie
• Blue Sun (ECM, 1983)
• Slide Show (ECM, 1986) bersama Gary Burton
• City of Eyes (ECM, 1989)
• Open Letter (ECM, 1992)
• If You Look Far Enough bersama Arild Andersen, Nana Vasconcelos (ECM, 1993)
• Oracle (ECM, 1994) bersama Gary Peacock
• Lost and Found (ECM, 1996)
• Ana (ECM, 1997)
• A Closer View (ECM, 1998) bersama Gary Peacock
• Verso bersama Maria Pia De Vito (Provocateur, 2000)
• Anthem (ECM, 2001)
• Time Line (ECM, 2006)
• From A Dream (Material Records, 2008) bersama Wolfgang Muthspiel and Slava Grigoryan
• Chiaroscuro (ECM, 2009) bersama Paolo Fresu
• Travel Guide bersama Wolfgang Muthspiel, Slava Grigoryan (ECM, 2013)
• My Foolish Heart (ECM, 2017)

Bersama Atmosphere

• Atmospheres Featuring Clive Stevens & Friends (Capitol, 1974)
• Voyage to Uranus (Capitol, 1974)

Bersama Oregon

• Music of Another Present Era (Vanguard, 1972)
• Distant Hills (Vanguard, 1973)
• Winter Light (Vanguard, 1974)
• In Concert (Vanguard, 1975)
• Together (Vanguard, 1976)
• Friends (Vanguard, 1977)
• Out of the Woods (Elektra, 1978)
• Violin (Vanguard, 1978)
• Roots in the Sky (Elektra, 1979)
• Moon and Mind (Vanguard, 1979)
• In Performance (BGO, 1980)
• Our First Record (Vanguard, 1980)
• Oregon (ECM, 1983)
• Crossing (ECM, 1985)
• Ecotopia (ECM, 1987)
• 45th Parallel (Portrait, 1989)
• Always, Never, and Forever (veraBra, 1991)
• Troika (veraBra, 1994)
• Beyond Words (Chesky, 1995)
• Northwest Passage (ECM, 1997)
• Music for a Midsummer Night's Dream (Oregon Music 1998)
• Oregon in Moscow (ECM, 2000)
• Live at Yoshi's (ECM, 2002)
• Prime (C.A.M. Jazz, 2005)
• 1000 Kilometers (C.A.M. Jazz, 2007)
• In Stride (C.A.M. Jazz, 2010)
• Family Tree (C.A.M. Jazz, 2012)
• Live in New Orleans (Hi Hat, 2016)
• Lantern (C.A.M. Jazz, 2017)

Bersama Paul Winter Consort

• Road (A&M, 1970)
• Icarus (Epic, 1972)
• Earthdance (A&M, 1977)

Sebagai pendamping atau tamu

• Horacee Arnold, Tribe (Columbia, 1973)
• Horacee Arnold, Tales of the Exonerated Flea (Columbia, 1974)
• Azimuth, Depart (ECM, 1979)
• Bill Bruford, If Summer Had Its Ghosts (Discipline Global, 1997)
• Gary Burton, Six Pack (GRP, 1992)
• Larry Coryell, The Restful Mind (Vanguard, 1975)
• Pino Daniele, Che Dio Ti Benedica (CGD 1993)
• Cyrus Faryar, Cyrus (Collectors' Choice Music 2006)
• Robben Ford, Blues Connotation (ITM Pacific, 1997)
• David Friesen, Waterfall Rainbow (Inner City, 1977)
• Jan Garbarek, Dis (ECM, 1977)
• Egberto Gismonti,Sol Do Meio Dia (EMI, 1978)
• Jerry Granelli, Koputai (ITM Pacific, 1990)
• Jerry Granelli, One Day at a Time (ITM Pacific, 1990)
• Gerri Granger, Add a Little Love (United Artists, 1972)
• Trilok Gurtu, Usfret (CMP, 1988)
• Charlie Haden, Helium Tears (NewEdition, 2005)
• Tim Hardin, Bird on a Wire (Columbia, 1971)
• Keith Jarrett, In the Light (ECM, 1974)
• Maria Joao, Fabula (Verve, 1996)
• Joseph LoDuca, Glisten (Cornucopia, 1982)
• Vince Mendoza, Start Here (World Pacific, 1990)
• Vince Mendoza, Instructions Inside (Manhattan, 1991)
• Andy Middleton, Nomad's Notebook (ECM, 1999)
• Maria Pia De Vito, Nel Respiro (Provocateur, 2002)
• Maria Pia De Vito, Moresche e Altre Invenzioni (Parco Della Musica, 2018)
• Duke Pearson, I Don't Care Who Knows It (Blue Note, 1996)
• Terry Plumeri, Ongoing (Airborne, 1978)
• Michel Portal, Musiques De Cinemas (Label Bleu, 1995)
• Weather Report, I Sing the Body Electric (Columbia, 1972)
• Kenny Wheeler, Deer Wan (ECM, 1978)

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