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title: "Solstice"
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# Solstice

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- **What is this?** Solstice
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Down Beat: “’Solstice’ inspires through its expressive openness revealing depth of texture, nuance and meaning.” Perfect Sound Forever: “The LP is not only one of the moodiest ever published by ECM, but by anyone.” “Solstice”, recorded 1974, belongs to the great early production projects of ECM, with a new band formed in the studio. It’s the first of Towner’s recorded encounters with the European players, and this US-Norwegian-German quartet has a character all its own. Ralph’s synthesis of classical guitar technique and jazz improvisational skills inspires all participants on now-famous tunes including “Nimbus” and “Oceanus”. (Many future associations grew out of this meeting, including the Garbarek/Towner collaboration on Dis, and the integration of Eberhard Weber into the Jan Garbarek Group, and of Jon Christensen into Weber’s Colours band.)

Review: Towner masterpiece - A masterpiece.
Review: The 1975 - Mid 70`s ECM classic from Towner ,Garbarek et al.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B001BOX2Z4 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 16,049 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) 90 in Modern Post-Bebop 1,228 in Classical Music (CDs & Vinyl) 7,164 in Pop |
| Country of origin  | Germany |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (130) |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | 4204872 |
| Label  | ECM |
| Manufacturer  | ECM |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Product Dimensions  | 14.3 x 12.8 x 0.99 cm; 90.72 g |
| SPARS Code  | AAD |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Towner masterpiece
*by J***Z on 23 January 2025*

A masterpiece.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The 1975
*by J***P on 15 December 2024*

Mid 70`s ECM classic from Towner ,Garbarek et al.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ralph Towner - Solstice
*by A***R on 27 September 2015*

After I had listened to this a few times I was a little disconcerted to realise that apart from a general feeling it was a pleasant record I couldn't remember much about it. More listening has confirmed the view that although this is an attractive disc, it is not a great one, as some of the other reviews seem to suggest, and most of the better moments tend to come from Garbarek and the rhythm rather than from Towner. Garbarek plays mainly tenor and his crying, haunted sound at slow tempo characterises the disc and gives the music the strength it has. By comparison his soprano has always sounded a little light but is not much featured. His flute, a new sound to me, is, and is an important part of the music. Weber's bass is strongly featured, both as carrying melodic lines and supporting the ensemble. Christensen is less prominent but adds constant repeated drum patterns and commentary although little rhythmic impulse. All three musicians have long experience in the ECM type of music and their work here is an attractive example of that style. Towner is slightly different. His acoustic guitar is pleasing and fits in well with the harsh sound of Garbarek's tenor. When he solos at length he shows himself to be a fine guitarist but to these ears he spends a little too much time making sounds off to the other players rather than any extended music. Of the tunes, 'Visitation' and 'Red And Black' are little more than brief interludes, but 'Oceanus' is a lengthy piece featuring good solo and group improvisation all round. The remaining tunes are mainly slowish but Garbarek works up a considerable head of steam a couple of times and there is an attractive guitar feature on 'Piscean Dance' and some appealing flute on a couple of tracks. Indeed, there is considerable variety on the disc bearing in mind the similarity of tempi in most tunes. So, an attractive record, without being particularly significant.

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