“Something special happens when they play together” observed Robert Palmer in the New York Times, and the participants concurred. “Playing with John is one of my favourite things to do,” said Ralph Towner. “I can play as much as when playing solo, and still get to ply my skills as accompanist. John is such an amazing person to play with that, even when he’s playing intensely or aggressively, we somehow fit together and there’s really no way that we could collide.” On Five Years Later, follow-up to their debut duo disc Sargasso Sea, their improvisations draw on a wider sonic palette, to telling effect.
FEATURED ARTISTS
TRACKLIST
A1 Late Night Passenger 9:54
A2 Isla 6:24
A3 Half Past Two 4:26
A4 Microtheme 3:39
B1 Caminata 3:01
B2 The Juggler's Etude 7:29
B3 Bumabia 9:50
B4 Child's Play 4:51
3 Reviews Hide Reviews Show Reviews
-
Excellent
Great for daydreaming and composing artistic ideas.
-
Highly recommended!!!
Two great guitarist, five years later. Beautiful music.
-
Beautiful beyond words
I have listened to Ralph Towner for nearly forty years--has it really been that long? Oregon, then solo, then with John Abercrombie, Gary Burton, solo...lots of stuff. And this collaboration features music as beautiful as all the others. I did not know how three guitars would fit together as a band. The musicians make a listener forget that there are no other instruments. And the sonic blend is appealing. A twelve-string guitar sounds different from an electric jazz guitar or a classical guitar, so each musician has his own space in which he blends with the other two. It's mesmerizing, and the music itself is beautiful beyond words. I suppose 'jazz' is the label applied to it but this kind of music deserves its own label. Another famous three-guitar collaboration was 1980's 'A Night In San Francisco,' with John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, and Paco De Lucia. The Ralph Towner album is much different, no legato speed licks and fancy-fast guitar, but beautiful melodies, lush chord changes, and musicians listening to each other.
