Ralph Towner - Time Line (2006) {ECM 1968}
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 200dpi | 204MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 100MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Acoustic Guitar Fusion
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 200dpi | 204MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 100MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Acoustic Guitar Fusion
It's hard to believe that it's been more than five years since Ralph Towner issued his last solo guitar album, or any album under his own name, for that matter. Anthem was issued in 2000. Time Line is a return to the stark, spacious and lyrical explorations of that set. That's not to say this is any kind of direct replica. Towner's a restless artist, he pushes his boundaries on the classical and 12-string guitars. The set contains 14 new compositions and two fine covers that provide the real reason for Towner's not-so-secret inspiration here: George Gershwin's "My Man's Gone Now," and Harold Arlen's "Come Rain or Come Shine." The muse, of course, is Bill Evans. Evans has been forever associated with the former tune since his 1961 trio performance of it at the Village Vanguard; the latter is a tune he played live fairly often in the '60s and even the '70s. Time Line is full of lively, even, bright textures and moods. Check out the languid beauty of "Turning of the Leaves" or the nearly singing "Always by Your Side," or the nearly Celtic folk aspects of "Anniversary Song," where he plays airs and rounds. The moodier and more melancholy side of his playing can be heard in the brief "Oleander Etude," or the tender, near flamenco single string playing in the 50-second section of "Five Glimpses/3." "Freeze Frame," the gorgeous 12-string exercise here, uses the instrument's droning quality to establish a harmonic resonance in spite of the legato playing he does on the higher strings. The set closes with the Gershwin tune, also played on the 12-string. His chromatic elegance and grace underscore the tune's nuances and subtleties even as he brings the lyric to the fore with extended chord voicings and embellishing the sonorities that echo the piano's more controlled tensions. In sum, this is a brief but utterly captivating issue from one of the music's great composers and theorists that should not be missed by anyone interested in Towner, of course, but also in melodic improvisation and composition.Track List
01. The Pendant 04:11
02. Oleander Etude 01:59
03. Always By Your Side 02:52
04. The Hollows 03:23
05. Anniversary Song 01:53
06. If 04:38
07. Five Glimpses I 01:01
08. Five Glimpses II 00:47
09. Five Glimpses III 00:50
10. Five Glimpses IV 00:49
11. Five Glimpses V 00:25
12. The Lizard Of Eraclea 02:38
13. Turning Of The Leaves 03:45
14. Come Rain Or Come Shine 04:14
15. Freeze Frame 04:54
16. My Man's Gone Now 05:27
Ralph Towner - Guitar (12 String), Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Guitar (Classical)
Produced by Manfred Eicher
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010
EAC extraction logfile from 11. June 2011, 6:42
Ralph Towner / Time Line
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