The Jazz Show Episode March 16, 2020
Acoustic Guitar Master Ralph Towner: "Batik"
9:03pm - 12:37am
Guitar master Ralph Towner plays the 6 string and the 12 string acoustic guitar here and a little piano on this masterful album called "Batik". Towner's music is impressionistic, spacey, energetic and meditative and his 5 compositions here reflect his open concept. Towner has made scads of albums for ECM but this is one of his best. He is accompanied by two great musical masters in the persons of bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Experiencing Towner's many moods explored in these selections gives one an idea of his range and imagination. Batik is a wonderful musical excursion so check it out tonight.
Track Listing:
Waterwheel
Ralph Towner · Batik
Shades of Sutton Hoo
Ralph Towner · Batik
Trellis
Ralph Towner · Batik
Batik
Ralph Towner · Batik
Green Room
Ralph Towner · Batik
Dolphin Dance
Jazz Jamaica All-Stars · Massive
Footprints
Jazz Jamaica All-Stars · Massive
Swingin' Machine
Mose Allison · Swingin' Machine
Stop This World
Mose Allison · Swingin' Machine
If You're Goin' To The City
Mose Allison · Swingin' Machine
Absolutely Dreaming
Ted Quinlan · Absolutely Dreaming
La Bionda
Ted Quinlan · Absolutely Dreaming
Rose Room
Al Muirhead · Undertones
Takin' It To The Bank, Tom
Al Muirhead · Undertones
What You Can't Stop
Joel Miller · Unstoppable.
Tadd's Delight
Ernesto Cervini · Abundance
My Shining Hour
Ernesto Cervini · Abundance
Smile
Ernesto Cervini · Abundance
Hymne
Jacques Kuba Seguin · Migrations
Inner Space
Elvin Jones · The Prime Element
Raynay
Elvin Jones · The Prime Element
Once I Loved
Elvin Jones · The prime Element