John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie - Five Years Later (1981/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie - Five Years Later (1981/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 50:12 minutes | 1,01 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

In 1976, guitarists Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie teamed up for a duet session, Sargasso Sea, that was released under Abercrombie's name. Five years later, they made this ECM date. One can easily tell the two guitarists apart, since Abercrombie mostly plays electric and has a more forceful sound, while Towner's solos are usually more introverted. They perform three of Towner's songs, a pair of Abercrombie originals, and three collaborations. Although the interaction tends to be fairly quiet, there is a lot of subtle passion.
Ralph Towner ‎- Solo Concert (1980) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Ralph Towner ‎- Solo Concert
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Label: ECM Records/ECM 1173 | Released: 1980 | Genre: Acoustic-Fusion

Essential: a masterpiece of fusion music
Ralph Towner’s Solo Concert holds a special place in my ECM-adoring heart, for it was my introduction to a guitarist whose skills have since become staples of my listening life.
Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie - Five Years Later (1982) {ECM 1207}

Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie - Five Years Later (1982) {ECM 1207}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 400dpi | 228MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 122MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Acoustic Guitar Fusion

The long overdue release of Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie's Five Years Later, originally released in 1982, may well be the most eagerly anticipated of the Re:Solutions series that brings into print—on CD (four titles for the first time, Five Years Later previously only available for a limited time in Japan), vinyl and high resolution digital formats—seven historic ECM recordings. Add the three Abercrombie Quartet albums recorded immediately prior to Five Years Later—1979's Arcade, 1980's Abercrombie Quartet and 1981's M, planned for release later this year in an Old & New Masters Edition box—and all of these two seminal guitarists' ECM recordings will finally be in print on CD internationally, and not a moment too soon.
Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan (1978/2016) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan (1978/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 43:46 minutes | 1,57 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 43:46 minutes | 861 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

This 1978 release from Kenny Wheeler features four original extended tunes by the trumpeter backed by an ECM dream team: Jan Garbarek, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette, with special guest Ralph Towner sitting in on 12-string guitar on one song.

Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan (1978) {ECM 1102}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 13, 2023
Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan (1978) {ECM 1102}

Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan (1978) {ECM 1102}
EAC 1.1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 600dpi | 260MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 133MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Kenny Wheeler's beautiful sound on trumpet and his wide range are well-displayed on his four compositions, three of which are given performances over ten minutes long. With the assistance of ECM regulars Jan Garbarek (on tenor and soprano), guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist Dave Holland, drummer Jack DeJohnette and (on one song) guitarist Ralph Towner, Wheeler emphasizes lyricism and romantic moods on this fine set of original music.

Ralph Towner - Solo Concert (1980) {ECM 1173}  Music

Posted by tiburon at May 26, 2019
Ralph Towner - Solo Concert (1980) {ECM 1173}

Ralph Towner - Solo Concert (1980) {ECM 1173}
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC Image level 6 | Cue+Log | Full Scans 300dpi | 234MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 127MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Acoustic Guitar Fusion

This very well-recorded album features Ralph Towner playing 12-string and classical guitar on "Nardis," two pieces by John Abercrombie, and four of his own originals. The interpretations are typically sensitive, thoughtful, and often introspective, but also show off Towner's impressive technique.

John Abercrombie - Selected Recordings (2004) {ECM rarum XIV}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Nov. 5, 2019
John Abercrombie - Selected Recordings (2004) {ECM rarum XIV}

John Abercrombie - Selected Recordings (2004) {ECM rarum XIV}
EAC 0.95b4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 529MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 182MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz

Over these past 30 years of recording for ECM, I've had the wonderful opportunity to record with musicians from all over the globe; not just American jazz players. It's opened me, as well as the listeners, to a wealth of music and musicians that might not ever have been heard otherwise. Manfred's vision, dedication, and integrity should be applauded, and valued, and I look forward to 30 more years of working with him. God only knows what shape my hair will be in by then! ~ John Abercrombie

John Abercrombie - Characters (1978) {ECM 1117}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Dec. 9, 2019
John Abercrombie - Characters (1978) {ECM 1117}

John Abercrombie - Characters (1978) {ECM 1117}
EAC 0.95b4 | FLAC Image | Cue+Log | Full Scans 300dpi | 168MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 105MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Always unique and uncompromising, John Abercrombie gained a good deal of his popularity from his solo playing. Not the virtuoso of his primary influences – Django Reinhardt, Tal Farlow and Jim Hall – Abercrombie is much more the introvert. He often bypasses traditional techniques to pursue experimental sounds and rhythms. Along with Ralph Towner, whom he has recorded with before (see Sargasso Sea), Abercrombie makes excellent use of space within both his compositions and solos. Upon the first listen there may not appear to be very much here; however, this music needs to be absorbed over several listens to appreciate Abercrombie's brilliance.
Andreas Schulz - Poem For A Glacier (2020) [Official Digital Download]

Andreas Schulz - Poem For A Glacier (2020) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 61:11 minutes | 657 MB
Jazz, Blues | Label: Timezone, Official Digital Download

This collection of 15 Songs features acoustic Crossover guitar music at its finest. The tonal peculiarity lies in the use of many different stringed instruments and the artful layering of impressive 3D Sounds.

VA - Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at May 10, 2022
VA - Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005)

VA - Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005)
FLAC (tracks) - 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 715 MB
5:09:31 | Jazz, Bop, Fusion, Modal, Post Bop, Dixieland, Ragtime, Swing | Label: Columbia

This expansive four-disc anthology essentially covers the recorded history of the guitar in the 20th century, beginning with the ragtime banjo that set the table for the role of the guitar in a jazz setting in the early 1900s, and then touching all the bases clear through to the post-postmodern possibilities of the instrument in the 21st century. Don't let the subtitle throw you, though, because Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar interprets jazz guitar in the broadest of strokes, as it includes not only pantheon jazz players like Eddie Lang, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, and John McLaughlin but also provides an uncommon sweep by featuring Hawaiian stylists Roy Smeck and Sol Hoopii; Western swing aces Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin; country jazzman Hank Garland; rock virtuosos Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Jeff Beck; fusion funksters Larry Carlton, Al DiMeola, and Mike Stein; and hard to classify avant-garde players like Derek Bailey, Sonny Sharrock, James Blood Ulmer, and Marc Ribot.