Waterwheel - Oregon (Ralph Towner, composer)

This concert was performed and recorded in 1987 at the Freiburg Arts Festival, Germany. Oregon is Ralph Towner - guitar and keyboards, Paul McCandless - Oboe, English Horn, soprano saxophone, Glen Moore - bass, Trilok Gurtu - tabla, percussion.
Copyright Dewe-Hellthaler OHG Productions, Hans-Klaus Petsch, director, and Proscenium Entertainment. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

[@michaelswaim5177]

An amazing group of musicians. One of the times I saw them, without a percussionist- using a drum machine, in a small club in upstate NY. It was called the Town Crier, in Pawling I think. I got there early and they were setting up and I started to leave. Ralph asked if I was there for the show and I said yes. He said, "Have a seat, we're about to do a sound check." So, I sat alone in the club while they did the sound check. I have a million things that I would have like to have said to Ralph but I was too taken aback to think of any at the time.

[@peterhornby9276]

One of the world's treasures. I'm sometimes on the verge of tears. Have been listening to them for 50 plus years.

[@uneedtherapy42]

this contains everything I could ever want music to be. It's a masterpiece that defies category or explanation.

[@jeraldtowle2718]

572 subscribers? I'm shocked. This is Ralph Towner people. Get the word out. This is one of the greatest composers and players of our time.

[@rutledgeleland2538]

just discovered!

[@deja75m]

This is satanic freemasonry

[@thebehaviouraltraininginst812]

Like Guinness iRalph is an acquired taste. Once you get a taste for him he’s delicious.

[@boogy4you]

what's wrong with the world, that such a beautiful piece of music hardly gets any views!

[@anthonyfox1436]

You're among special friends

[@hansrehm1523]

beyond excellent - superb - mastermind piece of music

[@davekenney1874]

Paul's oboe is a voice from the God's, such purity, it has that warm Baroque sound.

[@jamesdoo2699]

Absolutely mesmerising track

[@MrFiveeasypieces]

Cruising (1980) brought me here.

[@thetopface]

My friend just screened Cruising, and I saw it for the first time. I have this album in my car, and I couldn’t believe it when it started playing

[@TheCarlosBau]

Great, great.

[@chrisobrien8246]

great stuff..never here'd of this dude....do member Pete Fornatale using icarus as a send-off piece on 'NEW

[@nealklein3181]

I didn't know I knew I didn't know I understood A language that crept under my skin, seeped out my pores, swirled 'round within, Leaving me Never to be Never to be Never to be the same

[@nealklein3181]

02:01 Icarus, a wisp of 10:00

[@tlooknbill]

This would make the great jazz fusion composer/keyboardist Joe Zawinul of Weather Report rise from his grave to take notes! This is amazing eclectic free form jazz!

[@washingtonroad6738]

God is this incredible.

[@AlexeyGuitar]

Bravo Maestro!

[@KarmaMechanic988]

Not so easy to play in 11 time.

[@CCP600]

Amazing especially on a good sound system