Modes9 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ralph is awesome...he reminds me of (pianist) Richie Beirach with all of the cool Lydian Augmented and Dorian b2 voicings. That guy who called Miles Davis one of the all time greats needs to sober up. He was a trumpet owner. If you want to hear a trumpet player, get some Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, or Theodore "Fats" Navarro.

avantijazz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

And your point is...? It's not an electric guitar either, and for your information, Jimi Hendrix revolutionised that instrument. (an equally irrelevant comment)

Textileart (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He feels like me, same style to play ....I feel like in my youth on a lake in les Vosges a la france ...thanx for the posting of all this stuff!

mufasamusic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Bach's music is among my favorite, but you can't say he was the greatest of improvisers, we don't even have recordings of him playing! If we're talking about greatest improviser, my vote has to be Miles Davis. Miles was just it when it came to composing or improvising.

mobetternico (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is the man! he is over classical and jazz...he is a genius composer and great musician.Ralph Towner live in palermo, my city...please tell him that oregon MUST play again live in sicily after the concert stopped cause the rain was falling down on glenn double bass:)in marsala.please!

che21chango07 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ralph crea un mundo sonoro que se renueva todo el tiempo,como un permanente renacimiento ,toda la maestria en interpretar.

ajaiguitar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

well i can say ralph towner is a great jazz player you just have to listen to his albums with john abercrombie and gary peacok, but that doesnt mean that everything he does is jazz since he also has a lot of classical works

Aerolarva (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The music that this man composes is so amazing, so beautiful... i'm happy because Ralph Towner exists...

lordlisle (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yes valdae I understand , although he was not the first 12 string influence I had he is surely a genius in his own right and his las t solo disc is sublime.Whever wants to put him in the jazz category is clearly a fool

lordlisle (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is not jazz .. it is highly evolved musical form rooted in classical. An improvisation yes but i would remind you J S Bach was the greatest of improvisers.