Ralph Towner – Solstice (VG/VG) – LP, DE 1975

Solstice is an LP by Ralph Towner from 1975 released on the ECM Records label.

About this album

Solstice is a striking statement of chamber-jazz understatement from Ralph Towner, whose guitar and piano writing favours restraint, open space and melodic detail over display. Released in 1975, the album helped establish Towner as one of contemporary jazz’s most individual composers, drawing on classical poise, folk colour and improvisation without ever losing its sense of structure. The record’s reflective moods and shifting textures give pieces such as “Winter Solstice” and “Nimbus” a quiet dramatic pull, making Solstice one of the key albums in the ECM-era jazz canon and a fine example of Towner’s singular, contemplative style.

Genre: Jazz