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Astounding musician, saw Egberto live
in the mid 80’s. he played 8 string and piano and sang a bit as well. Gorgeous
music. Ralph Towner once told me when I asked him if he had ever worked with
Egberto , said that they had been gotten together to do a record but that
despite what everyone thought, including each other would be an ultimate
meeting of minds, they didn’t have a natural chemistry and the project
was shelved. Ralph is a fearless improviser and I believe Egberto is not that
comfortable in that spontaneous way, more of a methodical composer in the
classical sense. Now Ralph Towner on the other hand, The thing that Homer
Simpson said once in and episode applies to Ralph. Homer after lassoing the
Giant Donut logo from a run away speeding monorail says. “Donuts, is
there anything they Can’t do?” I feel the same about Ralph Towner,
Is there anything he Can’t do?????? Great guitarist, pianist, synthesizer
player, and sound designer, plays several other instruments and of course a magnificent
composer like Gismonti. He never gets credit for it but he is a true innovator on
the 12 string guitar Bill |