Ralph Towner Group 1978 - Love Theme From Spartacus

Molde Jazz Festival 1978_ Ralph Towner piano; Jan Garbarek tenor sax; Eberhard Weber bass; Jon Christensen drums

[@happynhalfway]

i had no idea ralph could play piano like that. i've always loved his guitar playing. how is this sort of talent humanly possible? (glad that it is)

[@paolomelotti3540]

He plays piano very well, despite the length of the nails ( guitarits nails ) in the right hand !! He is forced to keep the right hand fingers very straight , as Thelonious Monk did .

[@stuartdryer1352]

He actually played piano before guitar, has a degree in piano performance.

[@triadicpath]

Also plays French Horn and Trumpet

[@ripaseca]

Weber is an absolute genius.

[@PatrickWallace-qj2nv]

amen!

[@mizpahboy7513]

The bass player is wicked

[@BayardAugust]

Eberhard Weber has many good albums out. Check out the "Colors of Chloe" album.

[@dandeecollins3715]

Interestingly good, however, I like the Ramsey Lewis Trio's version the best (live ""In crowd" LP). DANDEEE

[@stuartdryer1352]

He's a legend.

[@hughhockemeier8355]

@@BayardAugust An ETRAORDINARY understatement B !

[@david8905]

As a teenager I thought Garbarek's tone and appearance was otherworldly, and I wondered whether or not he was a Vulcan.

[@drewismynick]

I call him Saxophone Gandalf.

[@CediBeMe]

With that haircut? Totally from Vulcan.

[@YouzTube99]

@@CediBeMe Indeed. Cut to hide the tell-tale ears.

[@uneedtherapy42]

the saxophone playing in this tune feels so ethereal it's like it is coming from some other dimension

[@sociablemisanthrope9066]

Spock?

[@hoffmaestro88]

wtf based

[@richardmitchell8482]

Garbarek's signature sound!

[@nicolaxente5582]

That's true, it comes from Norway! :-))

[@justbeamensch]

I love the Bill Evans/Jeremy Steig version of this tune, and love what Yusef Lateef did with it on oboe.

[@TheSpitacular]

That Yusef Lateef version makes me cry tears of gratitude.

[@northernsky-kh7bs]

Also beautiful recent Daniele Sepe version

[@deskwerks]

Ahmad Jamal's take is also quite lovely

[@user-francescob]

Yes sir! The Evans/Steig version is my favorite tune of all time. It's special, even with the little imperfection when Evans wants to wrap it up and states the head, but Steig says "" and takes off again.... and Bill follows. This is how real, live music happens. Two masters, with different ideas getting resolved in real-time - with no fighting. I'm glad they let this take be on the record.

[@virgilrw]

I didn't know Ralph Towner played piano since he's such a brilliant guitarist! ☆☆☆☆☆

[@markdarnell614]

Piano was Towner's first Instrument!

[@debs4mysweetbaby]

@Paul Mina Storm you're very rude

[@paxwallacejazz]

@@debs4mysweetbaby perhaps but it's true rude or not. But I do encourage you to listen to All of Oregon

[@lesgoe8908]

@Paul Mina Storm As the old saying goes, "You don't know what you don't know." All of us have pockets of ignorance even regarding things we are interested in.

[@wm.kipmiller4021]

@@markdarnell614 RT is not a bad trumpet player either. In the early days of Oregon it was not unusual to hear him play trumpet. He is also one of the best modern day classical composers on guitar. Classical guitar players all of the world play his pieces and his works are highly regarded.

[@artcamacho9366]

Thanks for posting… always loved Jan,Eberhard, and Towner… ❤

[@dlv1977]

That such a great piece of music was created from a great true story of a slave who gave his life to fight tyranny and oppression makes it all the more beautiful x

[@noahvale939]

Yep, that tireny, that's what ya gotta look out for. It'll getcha in the end if you're not careful.

[@dlv1977]

That's great that's all you got from the comment but yeh lol

[@stuartdryer1352]

I listened to so much ECM music in the 1970s and 80s. Only now thanks to KZbin do I get to see them perform it.

[@Cathomatic1]

beautiful!

[@sixfingr]

Stunning. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@vanodyssey1659]

Amazing!

[@deanflight1]

AWESOME ONELOVE

[@chrisisland7792]

Mercy 4 share Enrique!

[@artcamacho9366]

The wealth of these guys' s knowledge and innate talent is, and can never be ignored.... bedt musicians ever...thanks for posting❤❤❤

[@vlzmusik]

I just figured out why Towner has such a strange right hand technique. He needs to protect his nails because he's a classical guitarist! I always wondered why he played without curved fingers... watching him always made me anxious! Anyway, left hand is just fine but no long nails there. Amazing musician. Hard thing to combine, guitar and piano.

[@zoranmatijevic9984]

Какве легенде,сваки је маестро на свом инструменту. Не зна се ко је ко више познат.

[@2calvaria]

>>>>>> heard many a rendition of this track... nothing anything like this. quite the stage full of talent !!!

[@teddycondello928]

❤

[@jiyujizai]

🎶💙😃

[@michaelcorenzwit716]

Is that Jan Garberek on sax. Great group.

[@polobede9054]

il joue très bien du piano ce guitariste - sourire ! ! -

[@polobede9054]

4 énormes monstres ensembles ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[@jiyujizai]

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[@roberttownson9459]

Please add the composer's name to the description. Music by Alex North

[@11fukui3]

ええやんん

[@BayardAugust]

This is good, but the Bill Evans rendition is my favorite.

[@ClaptrapRapture]

I find it rare a Bill Evans version isn't my favourite. Especially if it's from the LeFaro/Motian trio!

[@robertsmithshair4199]

This is great but Nothing beats the Yusuf Laatef version

[@alejandrosurin9135]

Pat Metheny had made a tribute to Eberhard Weber..nothing else!

[@parkmontsouris4381]

Mit Eberhard Weber + J. Christensen!..

[@sociablemisanthrope9066]

Spock on the tenor.

[@geraldcroft9020]

You can skip to 2:36

[@yessir6353]

There is no pain in the saxophone? Where is the torment in this quartet? Where is the longing, morosity and sadness?

[@yessir6353]

This does not make me consider loves melancholy. This makes me want to talk about the weather due to lack of inspiration with strangers in a hotel lobby.

[@alan30189]

Unless you like slow, painful bass solos, save over two minutes to your life and go to 2:32. Piano player is creating his own song, far away from the "Love Theme From Spartacus."

[@paxwallacejazz]

alan30189 Guitarist Ralph Towner's piano solo is straight up over the chord changes of the tune. So is Garbereck's. But it's hard to find a true Ballad treatment outside of Bill Evans.

[@gitmantube]

That's Ralph Towner for you.

[@guruleinii]

I actually love Eberhards bass solos and playing in general. People should make up their own mind on that whether or not they'll find it to be painful, imo.

[@thomaswenglinski]

imho, eberhard is one of the best bassists alive. if you’re not already familiar with his own work, i highly recommend checking out his albums like “stages of a long journey” or “little movements”. i’ll welcome a two minute solo from him anytime.

[@marcusstoica]

I respectfully disagree. Weber's playing is astonishingly expressive here.

[@jiyujizai]

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