Solstice Ralph Towner SKU: ECM1060 Barcode: 602547811141 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM Released Date: 6th April 2017 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Down Beat: “Solstice inspires through its expressive openness… revealing depth of texture, nuance and meaning.” Perfect Sound Forever: “The LP is not only one of the moodiest ever published by ECM, but by anyone.” Solstice, recorded 1974, belongs to the great early production projects of ECM, with a new band formed in the studio. It’s the first of Towner’s recorded encounters with the European players, and this US-Norwegian-German quartet has a character all its own. Ralph’s synthesis of classical guitar technique and jazz improvisational skills inspires all participants on now-famous tunes including “Nimbus” and “Oceanus”. (Many future associations grew out of this meeting, including the Garbarek/Towner collaboration on Dis, and the integration of Eberhard Weber into the Jan Garbarek Group, and of Jon Christensen into Weber’s Colours band.) Initially published in September 1975, vinyl is reissued in April 2017 as audiophile pressing taken from the original analogue tapes. Ralph Towner 12-String Guitar, Classical Guitar, Piano Jan Garbarek Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute Eberhard Weber Bass, Cello Jon Christensen Drums, Percussion Artist Ralph Towner Genre Jazz Label ECM Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1.OCEANUS (Ralph Towner) 10:58 2.VISITATION (Ralph Towner) 02:32 3.DRIFTING PETALS (Ralph Towner) 06:54 4.NIMBUS (Ralph Towner) 06:25 5.WINTER SOLSTICE (Ralph Towner) 03:58 6.PISCEAN DANCE (Ralph Towner) 04:11 7.RED AND BLACK (Ralph Towner) 01:14 8.SAND (Eberhard Weber) 04:07 Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Ralph Towner and more from Jazz View Product Quick View Ralph Towner At First Light Jazz | ECM | 1LP Released 28th April 2023 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ralph Towner At First Light £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 4875951 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Duke Ellington Masterpieces By Ellington Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 24th March 2017 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Duke Ellington Masterpieces By Ellington £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPANML4418 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 24th March 2017 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Max Cooper Tileyard Improvisations Vol. 1 Jazz | Gearbox | 12", EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released 6th October 2014 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Max Cooper Tileyard Improvisations Vol. 1 £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Gearbox SKU: GB1525 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stan Getz/Luis Bonfa Jazz Samba Encore Jazz | Go Bop | 1LP Released 1st February 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stan Getz/Luis Bonfa Jazz Samba Encore £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Go Bop SKU: GB012LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lee Morgan The Rajah Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 19th February 2021 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lee Morgan The Rajah £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 893452 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 19th February 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Art Pepper/Conte Candoli Mucho Calor Jazz | Jazz Track | 180g, 1LP Released 20th September 2008 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Art Pepper/Conte Candoli Mucho Calor £15.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Jazz Track SKU: LPJT944 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th September 2008 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Kenny Burrell Kenny Burrell Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 29th February 2024 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Kenny Burrell Kenny Burrell £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: nn281927 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 29th February 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Concertgebouw 1961 (The Lost Recordings) Jazz | The Lost Recordings | 180g, 2LP Released 11th September 2023 £TBC Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Concertgebouw 1961 (The Lost Recordings) £TBC Genre: Jazz Label: The Lost Recordings SKU: TLR 1604023 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 11th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Blues & Roots (Atlantic 75 Series) (SACD) Jazz | Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) | SACD Released 17th October 2025 £45.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Blues & Roots (Atlantic 75 Series) (SACD) £45.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) SKU: CAPA 001 SA Formats: SACD Released Date: 17th October 2025 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kai Winding Modern Country (Verve By Request) Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve | 180g, 1LP Released 13th October 2023 £33.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Kai Winding Modern Country (Verve By Request) £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve SKU: 5574126 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 13th October 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Ginger Baker Horses and Trees Jazz | Charly / Celluloid | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th August 2023 £28.00 - £33.00 Select options Ginger Baker Horses and Trees £28.00 - £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Charly / Celluloid Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th August 2023 Read More Select options See more in Jazz Start again
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