Songs Without End [Import]

Ralph Towner, Ralph Towner & Marc Copland | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 13, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Tokuma
• ASIN: B00006AM8D
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #934,578 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nardis

2. Zingaro

3. Tern

4. Goodbye

5. Freebop

6. All That's Left

7. Jamaica Stop Over

8. Snowfall

9. Blue In Green

10. Love Walked In

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliance abounds, December 27, 2002

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David Matthews "davtex" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs Without End (Audio CD)

Brilliance abounds in his jewel of a find. The chemistry between these two players is evident from the first track, an incredible rendition of Miles Davis's "Nardis." Copland's piano style is very similar to Towner's. Towner is no slouch on the keyboards, either. But, for this date, he sticks to guitar.
The title track, Jobim's "Zingaroo," begins as a conversation. Towner's strings utter a phrase, Copland's keys whisper a reply. The conversation gently builds, and the musicians become dancers. A sultry passionate samba ensues. This is some of Towner's most beautiful recorded work.
Two Towner compositions are included. This is the only place I recall finding the upbeat,"Tern." "Jamaica Stopover" gets a great workout here.
Copland contributes three songs, "Goodbye" is stunningly beautiful and features Copland and Towner doubling the melody line in perfect complement. "All That's Left" is a bold and bumpy romp with a nice edge to it. "Snowfall" is a bit sappy, the only weak cut. But, het, how bad can it be? Towner's on it.
A Towner trademark endures with the improvisational peice, Freebop. A real gem. You can tell they are having fun and stretching out.
Another outstanding quality of this recording is the selection of cover tunes. A second Davis compostion, Blue on Green, cowrtitten with Bill Evans receives a lovely treatment. But, the closing peice, Gershwin's Love Walked In is the cut that will really get your head bobbin'.
This is a must have disk for the true Towner Fan.