Ralph Towner Discography
1972 (age 32)
Ralph Towner With Glen Moore/Oregon
Ralph Towner, guitar, piano; Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, tabla.
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, November 27 and 28, 1972
| Brujo | ECM (G) ECM 1025 | |
| Brujo II | ECM (J) PA-9601 |
Ralph Towner, guitar, piano.
| Winter Light | ECM (G) ECM 1025 |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Ralph Towner, guitar, piano; Glen Moore, bass.
| Noctuary | - |
Ralph Towner, guitar, piano.
| 1x12 | - |
Glen Moore, bass.
| A Belt Of Asteroids | - |
Ralph Towner, guitar, piano; Glen Moore, bass.
| Re: Person I Knew | ECM (G) ECM 1025, (J) PA-4016 |
Ralph Towner, guitar, piano.
| Suite: 3x12 | ECM (G) ECM 1025, (J) PA-4019 |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Ralph Towner, guitar, piano; Glen Moore, bass.
| Raven's Wood | ECM (G) ECM 1025 |
Ralph Towner, guitar, piano.
| Reach Me, Friend | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1025 Ralph Towner With Glen Moore - Trios/Solos 1973
= ECM (G) ECM 1025 (CD) -
* ECM (J) PA-9601 Various Artists - ECM Special - Edition For Contemporary Music 1973
= ECM (J) PA-4011 Various Artists - ECM Special I - The Most Beautiful Sound Next To Silence
* ECM (J) PA-4016 Various Artists - ECM Special VI - New Music In Bass
* ECM (J) PA-4019 Ralph Towner - ECM Special IX 1979
1973
Ralph Towner Solo
Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, gongs.
April 4 and 5, 1973
| Dark Spirit | ECM (G) ECM 1032 | |
| Entry In A Diary | - | |
| Images Unseen | - | |
| Icarus | - | |
| Mon Enfant | - | |
| Ogden Road | - | |
| Erg | ECM (G) ECM 1032, (J) PA-4019 | |
| The Silence Of A Candle | ECM (G) ECM 1032 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1032 Ralph Towner - Diary 1974
= ECM (G) ECM 1032 (CD) -
* ECM (J) PA-4019 Ralph Towner - ECM Special IX 1979
1974
Ralph Towner - Gary Burton Duo
Gary Burton, vibraharp; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, July 26 and 27, 1974
| Drifting Petals | ECM (G) ECM 1056 | |
| Some Other Time | - | |
| Brotherhood | ECM (G) ECM 1056, 823 267-1 | |
| Icarus | ECM (G) ECM 1056, (J) PA-4019 | |
| Song For A Friend | ECM (G) ECM 1056 | |
| Matchbook | ECM (G) ECM 1056, (J) PA-9602, (G) 823 267-1 | |
| 1 x 6 | ECM (G) ECM 1056 | |
| Aurora | - | |
| Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1056 Ralph Towner, Gary Burton - Matchbook 1975
= ECM (G) ECM 1056 (CD) -
= ECM (G) ECM 1055/56 Gary Burton, Steve Swallow - Hotel Hello / Ralph Towner, Gary Burton - Matchbook 1975?
* ECM (G) 823 267-1 Gary Burton - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 267-2 -
* ECM (J) PA-4019 Ralph Towner - ECM Special IX 1979
* ECM (J) PA-9602 Various Artists - ECM Special III - New Music In Guitar 1978
= ECM (J) PA-4013 -
Ralph Towner Quartet/Solstice
Jan Garbarek, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano; Eberhard Weber, bass, cello; Jon Christensen, drums, percussion.
Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, Norway, December, 1974
| Oceanus | ECM (G) ECM 1060, 823 268-1, :rarum 8002, :rarum 8020 | |
| Visitation | ECM (G) ECM 1060 | |
| Drifting Petals | - | |
| Nimbus | ECM (G) ECM 1060, 823 268-1, :rarum 8018 | |
| Winter Solstice | ECM (G) ECM 1060 | |
| Piscean Dance | ECM (G) ECM 1060, :rarum 8020 | |
| Red And Black | ECM (G) ECM 1060 | |
| Sand | ECM (G) ECM 1060, 825 429-1 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1060 Ralph Towner, Solstice - Solstice 1975
= ECM (G) ECM 1060 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 268-1 Ralph Towner - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 268-2 -
* ECM (G) 825 429-1 Eberhard Weber - Works 1985
= ECM (G) 825 429-2 -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8002 Jan Garbarek - Selected Recordings 2002
* ECM (G) :rarum 8020 Jon Christensen - Selected Recordings 2004
* ECM (G) :rarum 8018 Eberhard Weber - Selected Recordings 2004
1977
Ralph Towner Quartet/Solstice
Jan Garbarek, soprano, tenor sax, flute; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, French horn; Eberhard Weber, bass, cello; Jon Christensen, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, February, 1977
| Distant Hills | ECM (G) ECM 1095 | |
| Balance Beam | - | |
| Along The Way | - | |
| Arion | - | |
| Song Of The Shadows | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1095 Ralph Towner, Solstice - Sound And Shadows 1977
= ECM (G) ECM 1095 (CD) -
1978
Ralph Towner Trio
Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano; Eddie Gomez, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, January, 1978
| Waterwheel | ECM (G) ECM 1121 | |
| Shades Of Shutton' Hoo | - | |
| Trellis | - | |
| Batik | - | |
| Green Room | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1121 Ralph Towner, Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette - Batik 1978
= ECM (G) ECM 1121 (CD) -
1979
Ralph Towner Quintet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; David Darling, cello; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, French horn; Eddie Gomez, bass; Michael Di Pasqua, drums, percussion.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, July, 1979
| New Moon | ECM (G) ECM 1153, 823 268-1 | |
| Yesterday And Long Ago | ECM (G) ECM 1153 | |
| Celeste | - | |
| Special Delivery | - | |
| Kupala | - | |
| Beneath The Evening Sky | ECM (G) ECM 1153, 823 268-1 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1153 Ralph Towner - Old Friends, New Friends 1979
= ECM (G) ECM 1153 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 268-1 Ralph Towner - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 268-2 -
Ralph Towner Solo
Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar.
Amerika Haus, Munich, West Germany and Limmathaus, Zurich, Switzerland, October, 1979
| Spirit Lake | ECM (G) ECM 1173 | |
| Ralph's Piano Waltz | - | |
| Train Of Thought | - | |
| Zoetrope | - | |
| Nardis | - | |
| Chelsea Courtyard | - | |
| Timeless | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1173 Ralph Towner - Solo Concert 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1173 (CD) -
1981 (age 41)
Ralph Towner - John Abercrombie Duo
John Abercrombie, acoustic, electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, mandolin guitar; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, March, 1981
| Late Night Passenger | ECM (G) ECM 1207, ECM 2365 | |
| Isla | ECM (G) ECM 1207, 837 275-1, ECM 2365 | |
| Half Past Two | ECM (G) ECM 1207 | |
| Microtheme | - | |
| Caminata | - | |
| The Juggler's Etude | - | |
| Bumabia | - | |
| Child's Play | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1207 Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie - Five Years Later 1982
* ECM (G) 837 275-1 John Abercrombie - Works 1988
= ECM (G) 837 275-2 -
* ECM (G) ECM 2365 Various Artists - Re: Seoul 2013
1982
Ralph Towner Solo
Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, Prophet-5 synthesizer, French horn, cornet, percussion.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, December, 1982
| Blue Sun | ECM (G) ECM 1250, 823 268-1 | |
| The Prince And The Sage | - | |
| C.T. Kangaroo | ECM (G) ECM 1250 | |
| Mevlana Etude | - | |
| Wedding Of The Streams | - | |
| Shadow Fountain | - | |
| Rumours Of Rain | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1250 Ralph Towner - Blue Sun 1983
= ECM (G) ECM 1250 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 268-1 Ralph Towner - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 268-2 -
1985
Ralph Towner - Gary Burton Duo
Gary Burton, vibes, marimba; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, May, 1985
| Maelstrom | ECM (G) ECM 1306 | |
| Vessel | - | |
| Around The Bend | - | |
| Blue In Green | - | |
| Beneath An Evening Sky | - | |
| The Donkey Jamboree | - | |
| Continental Breakfast | - | |
| Charlotte's Tangle | - | |
| Innocenti | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1306 Ralph Towner, Gary Burton - Slide Show 1986
= ECM (G) ECM 1306 (CD) -
1986
Ralph Towner Quintet
Markus Stockhausen, piccolo trumpet; Paul McCandless, oboe; Ralph Towner, piano, synthesizer; Gary Peacock, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, electronic drums.
The Power Station, NYC, February, 1986
| Cascades | ECM (G) ECM 1388 |
Ralph Towner, classical guitar; Gary Peacock, bass.
| Les Douzilles | - |
Markus Stockhausen, flugelhorn; Paul McCandless, English horn; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar; Gary Peacock, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, electronic drums.
| City Of Eyes | - |
Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, piano, synthesizer; Gary Peacock, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums.
| Far Cry | - |
Ralph Towner, classical guitar; Gary Peacock, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums.
| Sustained Release | - |
Markus Stockhausen, trumpet; Paul McCandless, English horn; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar; Gary Peacock, bass; Jerry Granelli, drums, electronic drums.
| Tundra | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1388 Ralph Towner - City Of Eyes 1989
= ECM (G) ECM 1388 (CD) -
1988
Ralph Towner Solo
Ralph Towner, classical guitar.
Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, November, 1988
| Jamaica Stopover | ECM (G) ECM 1388 |
Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar.
| Sipping The Past | - |
Ralph Towner, classical guitar.
| Janet | - |
same session.
| Blue Gown | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1388 Ralph Towner - City Of Eyes 1989
= ECM (G) ECM 1388 (CD) -
1991 (age 51)
Ralph Towner Duo
Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, synthesizer; Peter Erskine, drums.
Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, July, 1991, and February, 1992
| The Sigh | ECM (G) ECM 1462 | |
| Wistful Thinking | - | |
| Adrift | - | |
| Infection | - | |
| Alar | - | |
| Short 'N Stout | - | |
| Waltz For Debby | - | |
| I Fall In Love Too Easily | - | |
| Magic Pouch | - | |
| Magnolia Island | - | |
| Nightfall | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1462 Ralph Towner - Open Letter 1992
= ECM (G) ECM 1462 (CD) -
1995
Ralph Towner Quartet
Denney Goodhew, sopranino, soprano, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar; Marc Johnson, double bass; Jon Christensen, drums.
Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, May, 1995
| Harbinger | ECM (G) ECM 1563 | |
| Trill Ride | - | |
| Elan Vital | - | |
| Summer's End | - | |
| Col Legno | - | |
| Soft Landing | - | |
| Flying Cows | - | |
| Mon Enfant | - | |
| A Breath Away | - | |
| Scrimshaw | - | |
| Midnight Blue ... Red Shift | - | |
| Moonless | - | |
| Sco Cone | - | |
| Tattler | - | |
| Taxi's Waiting | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1563 Ralph Towner - Lost And Found 1996
Ralph Towner - Gary Peacock Duo
Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar; Gary Peacock, double bass.
Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, December, 1995
| Opalesque | ECM (G) ECM 1602 | |
| Viewpoint | - | |
| Mingusiana | - | |
| Creeper | - | |
| Infrared | - | |
| From Branch To Branch | - | |
| Postcard To Salta | - | |
| Toledo | - | |
| Amber Captive | - | |
| Moor | - | |
| Beppo | - | |
| A Closer View | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1602 Ralph Towner, Gary Peacock - A Closer View 1998
1996
Ralph Towner Solo
Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar.
Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, March, 1996
| The Reluctant Bride | ECM (G) ECM 1611 | |
| Tale Of Saverio | ECM (G) ECM 1611, ECM 1650 | |
| Joyful Departure | ECM (G) ECM 1611 | |
| Green And Golden | - | |
| I Knew It Was You | - | |
| Les Douzilles | - | |
| Veldt | - | |
| Seven Pieces For Twelve Strings: Between The Clouds | - | |
| Seven Pieces For Twelve Strings: Child On The Porch | - | |
| Seven Pieces For Twelve Strings: Carib Crib (1) | - | |
| Seven Pieces For Twelve Strings: Slavic Mood | - | |
| Seven Pieces For Twelve Strings: Carib Crib (2) | - | |
| Seven Pieces For Twelve Strings: Toru | - | |
| Seven Pieces For Twelve Strings: Sage Brush Rider | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1611 Ralph Towner - Ana 1997
* ECM (G) ECM 1650 Various Artists - Selected Signs, I 1997
2000 (age 60)
Ralph Towner Solo
Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar.
Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, February, 2000
| Solitary Woman | ECM (G) ECM 1743 | |
| Anthem | - | |
| Haunted | - | |
| The Lutemaker | - | |
| Simone | - | |
| Gloria's Step | - | |
| Four Comets: I | - | |
| Four Comets: II | - | |
| Four Comets: III | - | |
| Four Comets: IV | - | |
| Raffish | - | |
| Very Late | - | |
| The Prowler | - | |
| Three Comments: I | - | |
| Three Comments: II | - | |
| Three Comments: III | - | |
| Goodbye, Pork-Pie Hat | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1743 Ralph Towner - Anthem 2001
2005
Ralph Towner Solo
Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar.
Propstei St. Gerold, Austria, September, 2005
| The Pendant | ECM (G) ECM 1968 | |
| Oleander Etude | - | |
| Always By Your Side | - | |
| The Hollows | - | |
| Anniversary Song | - | |
| If | - | |
| Five Glimpses: I | - | |
| Five Glimpses: II | - | |
| Five Glimpses: III | - | |
| Five Glimpses: IV | - | |
| Five Glimpses: V | - | |
| The Lizards Of Eraclea | - | |
| Turning Of The Leaves | - | |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine | - | |
| Freeze Frame | - | |
| My Man's Gone Now | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1968 Ralph Towner - Time Line 2006
2008
Ralph Towner - Paolo Fresu Duo
Paolo Fresu, trumpet, flugelhorn; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, baritone guitar.
Artesuono Recording Studio, Cavalicco, Udine, Italy, October, 2008
| Wistful Thinking | ECM (G) ECM 2085 | |
| Punto Giara | - | |
| Chiaroscuro | - | |
| Sacred Place | - | |
| Blue In Green | - | |
| Doubled Up | - | |
| Zephyr | - | |
| The Sacred Place (Reprise) | - | |
| Two Miniatures | - | |
| Postlude | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 2085 Ralph Towner, Paolo Fresu - Chiaroscuro 2009
2012 (age 72)
Ralph Towner Trio
Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar; Slava Grigoryan, classical guitar, baritone guitar; Wolfgang Muthspiel, electric guitar, voice.
Auditorio Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano, Switzerland, August, 2012
| The Henrysons | ECM (G) ECM 2310 | |
| Father Time | - | |
| Windsong | - | |
| Duende | - | |
| Amarone Trio | - | |
| Travel Guide | - | |
| Die Blaue Stunde | - | |
| Nico Und Mithra | - | |
| Tarry | - | |
| Museum Of Light | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 2310 Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Slava Grigoryan - Travel Guide 2013
2016
Ralph Towner Solo
Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar.
Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, Switzerland, February, 2016
| Pilgrim | ECM (G) ECM 2516 | |
| I'll Sing To You | - | |
| Saunter | - | |
| My Foolish Heart | - | |
| Dolomiti Dance | - | |
| Clarion Call | - | |
| Two Poets | - | |
| Shard | - | |
| Ubi Sunt | - | |
| Biding Time | - | |
| Blue As In Bley | - | |
| Rewind | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 2516 Ralph Towner - My Foolish Heart 2017