Towner was born into a musical family in Chehalis, Washington, United States. His mother was a piano teacher and his father a trumpet player. Towner learned...

Matchbook is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner and vibraphonist Gary Burton, recorded over two days in July 1974 and released on ECM the following year...

performance with a twist: Towner plays not only 12-string and classical guitars, but also very competent piano.... Towner accompanies himself via overdubs...

Sargasso Sea is an album by American jazz guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner, recorded in May 1976 and released on ECM later that year. The AllMusic...

Solstice is an album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in December 1974 and released on ECM the following year. The Solstice quartet features...

(Reprise)" - 1:59 "Two Miniatures" (Paulo Fresu, Ralph Towner) - 2:38 "Postlude" (Fresu, Towner) - 2:31 Ralph Towner – classical guitar, 12 string guitar, baritone...

and world music group, formed in 1970 by Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Collin Walcott. Towner and Moore had been friends and occasional...

Orchestra Ralph Towner - guitar, piano Louis Sclavis - sax, clarinet Shadowfax Robin Spielberg Peter Sprague - guitar Tingstad & Rumbel Ralph Towner - twelve-string...

Slide Show is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner and vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in May 1985 and released on ECM January the following year. The...

Anthem is a solo album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in February 2000 and released on ECM March the following year. The AllMusic review...

Ana is a solo album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, recorded in March 1996 and released on ECM April the following year. The AllMusic review by...

Lost and Found is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in May 1995 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features reed player Denney...

Solo Concert is a live solo album by American guitarist Ralph Towner recorded at the Amerika Haus in München, Germany and Limmathaus in Zürich, Switzerland...

a solo album by American guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in February 2016 and released on ECM a year later. Towner had long wanted to record the jazz...

American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner recorded over two sessions in July 1991 and February 1992, and released on ECM later that year. Towner is backed by former...

pianist John Taylor, joined by guitarist Ralph Towner. The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called Towner "an ideal guest," and wrote: "Much...

Time Line is a solo album by American guitarist Ralph Towner recorded at the Propstei Sankt Gerold in September 2005 and released on ECM the following...

guest guitarists (B.B. King, Jim Hall, John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ralph Towner and Kevin Eubanks) along with an all-star band including tenor saxophonist...

He performed and recorded with Bobby McFerrin, Paul Winter Consort, Ralph Towner and Spyro Gyra and released many solo albums. Among these were 15 recordings...

album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, recorded in February 1977 and released on ECM later that year, Towner's second album with his Solstice quartet...

Cane" (Ralph Towner) - 5:12 "Inside Inside" - 5:55 "St. Helens" - 1:52 "Oracle" (Peacock, Towner) - 7:20 "Burly Hello" - 5:53 "Tramonto" (Towner) - 6:21...

Old Friends, New Friends is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner, recorded in July 1979 and released on ECM Records in November of the same year. The quintet...

an album by drummer Bill Bruford on which he is joined by guitarist Ralph Towner and bassist Eddie Gómez. It was recorded in West Shokan, New York, in...

abilities of guitarist Ralph Towner." "Yellow Bell" (Ralph Towner) – 7:02 "Fall 77" (Glen Moore) – 4:26 "Reprise" (Ralph Towner) – 1:02 "Cane Fields" (Paul...

Five Years Later is a collaborative album by American jazz guitarists Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie, recorded in March 1981 and released on ECM February...

Batik is an album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in January 1978 and released on ECM September that same year. The trio features rhythm...

Abercrombie, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette, with guitarist Ralph Towner appearing on one track. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states "Kenny...

Church Number Nine Gato Barbieri: Latin America Frank Lowe: Black Beings Ralph Towner: Diary Dewey Redman: The Ear of the Behearer Eberhard Weber: The Colours...

Hearing Peacock and Towner, you'd never know it." All compositions by Ralph Towner, except as noted. "Opalesque" (Peacock, Towner) - 3:29 "Viewpoint"...

that year. The quartet consists reed player Paul McCandless, guitarist Ralph Towner, bassist Glen Moore, and percussionist Trilok Gurtu—replacing Collin...