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solo album by American guitarist

Ralph Towner Ralph Towner (born March 1, 1940) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet and French horn. Biography Towner was born i ...

recorded at the Amerika Haus in München, Germany and Limmathaus in Zürich, Switzerland in October 1979 and released on

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Reception

The

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review by

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awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The interpretations are typically sensitive, thoughtful, and often introspective, but also show off Towner's impressive technique."Yanow, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated'' # "Spirit Lake" - 8:43 # "Ralph's Piano Waltz" ( John Abercrombie) - 7:04 # "Train of Thought" - 5:30 # "'Zoetrope" - 6:00 # "Nardis" (

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

) - 5:12 # "Chelsea Courtyard" - 6:53 # "Timeless" (Abercrombie) - 4:54

Personnel

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twelve-string guitar A twelve-string guitar (or 12-string guitar) is a steel-string guitar with 12 string (music), strings in six Course (music), courses, which produces a thicker, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lo ...

classical guitar The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string (music), string instrument with strings made of catgut, gut or nylon, it is a precursor of the ...

References

{{Authority control ECM Records live albums Ralph Towner albums 1980 live albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher