Ralph Towner: Nimbus

[SuperSoakes]

Beyond words!

[rustinpieces]

BTW, Coltrane shone a beam of light on Jan the day he recorded this.

[rustinpieces]

I have the LP at home and the CD at work. Can't be without at least the possibilty of playing this any time of day. I used to play the guitar myself, so am always aware of the technical prowess Towner has - without ever showing off; a true misician, not your typical fretboard wanker of which there are too many of.

[2222isabella]

so outstanding, magic - and timeless !!!

[Padabig60]

stretch-- ECM is a German company. German studios. the great German producer Manfred Eicher. Ralph Towner- American. Jan Garbarek & Jon Christensen- Swedish. Eberhard Weber-German. ain't one gawddang Englishman in the bunch.

[gwalkron]

@Padabig60 Garbarek is Norwegian

[strigyes]

@Padabig60 Jan Garbarek and Jon Christensen are Norwegian.

[josefomx]

Esta pieza me recuerda cuando descubrí los discos ECM con sus nuevos conceptos del jazz, simplemente me enamoré de esta música llena de creatividad, fuerza e imaginación, con ejecuciones maravillosas. Gracias por traer esta música nuevamente a mis oidos.

[emeraldomusik]

this is my favourite piece of Ralph Towner.

[stretch54]

I was given this record in 75. At that time the english studios had the best equipment and ECM in particular was producing the best sounding recordings. This record sonically and musically jumped out of my speakers. It has stood the test of time for sure.

[Jubalover]

Nimbus - a kind of cloud? Or an air lift of sorts, one that carries me away into the higher places of thought and muse. Wind driven and flying like a Lark at full wing, oh the stars at night they must sing. To hear such notable notes and phrases worked out in phases, like the moon on steroids bounding full tilt across the bleak horizon. Dancing hard on incredible lunar shoes. ~ Jubal

[wkhey2]

You hit hit the nail on the head with your description of this timeless masterpiece deluxe... Truly a classic that I've been listening to for decades now.

[theHellzapoppin]

thanks monstromus :D

[ataEMMEata]

gods

[TheJose777777]

this is the music you need to relax!

[Tmaan71]

I had the opportunity to interview Ralph. He is a pro when it comes to guitarwork but even moreso as a human.being. Funny, bright, amazing. The Fine Tuning Channel on XM aloud all genres to matriculate and be heard in an intelligent gathering of music from around the world. It was the World's Most Interesting Music. How could we get it back on the air?

[Frankronin]

Brilliant, unique and timeless.

[Frankronin]

Brilliant, unique and timeless.

[durgaaa]

...takes me to a place I belong, where there is sky, light, peace of mind, deep breath and harmony in the deep field of grass where I lie, and look straight up ...watching the clouds move slowly off ....

[arreguinio]

Great material

[userneedsname]

Beautiful

[improvguitarguy]

My all time favorite

[HyborianBarbarian]

this music takes u somewere else in an other dimention its so beutiful.....

[windmilltilter]

'Solstice' is one of my 'island-records'! Absolutely brillant music. Everybody plays at his peak, even Jan Garbarek....

[stanmat47]

Příjemné

[vidimah]

excellent ******88stars

[3spada3]

dear monstronomus

if you could post beneath a star sky from oregon, an old piece but full of guitar sounds, and thanks for the nimbus post, excelent performance.

[davidr9503]

Towner is just so good!!..Nice vid

[poguitarist]

lenyűgöző

[Benfatbackbeat]

just got this album(solstice) - brilliant; having trouble finding diary on download or cd.anyone got any ideas where i can find it?

[deluxe1960]

a timeless classic and the sheer force of it never ceases to mesmerize me ....

[Benfatbackbeat]

this album and the record diary are sublime

[lesatz4]

Francamente ¡¡PRECIOSO!!

[wachtersbach]

a timeless gem

[Poehr]

The beginning of this is just gorgeous. I've heard quite a few of Ralph's later solo recordings, but I haven't dug around to listen to the earlier stuff, so this is very welcome.  Nice accompanying images as well. Five stars!

[Excalibur32]

an interesting piece indeed. thank you for posting this.