Ralph Towner

12-string and classical guitars, piano · 1940–2026 · Chehalis (Washington)

A member of the Paul Winter Consort, Ralph Towner founded Oregon in 1970 with Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Collin Walcott, blending folk music, classical Indian forms, and improvisation. ECM has released almost all of his records outside Oregon since Trios / Solos (1973).

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Styles

• ECM and European jazz

Landmark tracks

• Piscean Dance (1975)

Sources

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