{"id":27928,"date":"2026-01-21T22:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/?p=27928"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:19:17","slug":"ralph-towner-1940-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/ralph-towner-1940-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ralph Towner (1940-2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f436c718867&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f436c718867\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1174\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lataus.webp?resize=1760%2C1174&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lataus.webp?w=1760&amp;ssl=1 1760w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lataus.webp?resize=426%2C284&amp;ssl=1 426w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lataus.webp?resize=852%2C568&amp;ssl=1 852w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lataus.webp?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.valonkuvia.fi\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lataus.webp?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Suurenna\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ralph Towner. Kuva: Caterina di Perri\/ECM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yhdysvaltalainen kitaristi, pianisti ja s\u00e4velt\u00e4j\u00e4 <strong>Ralph Towner<\/strong> kuoli 18.1.2026 85-vuotiaana kotikaupungissaan Roomassa. Towner tunnettiin erityisen omaleimaisena akustisen kitaran taittajana, joka ylitti jazzin, klassisen musiikin ja maailmanmusiikin v\u00e4lisi\u00e4 raja-aitoja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klassista pianoa ja s\u00e4vellyst\u00e4 opiskellut Towner nousi kansainv\u00e4liseen maineeseen  vuonna 1970 perustetun Oregon-yhtyeen alkuper\u00e4isen\u00e4 j\u00e4senen\u00e4. Oregon saavutti laajaa huomiota yhdist\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 jazzimprovisaatiota, kamarimusiikillista ajattelua ja etnisi\u00e4 vaikutteita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oregonin ohella Towner teki pitk\u00e4n ja merkitt\u00e4v\u00e4n soolouran ECM-levy-yhti\u00f6n taiteilijana. Towner levytti ECM:lle lukuisan m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4n levyj\u00e4, joista ensimm\u00e4inen ilmestyi vuonna 1973 ja viimeisin viidenkymmenen vuoden kuluttua vuonna 2023. Towner keskittyi akustista kitaraan ja h\u00e4n soitti sek\u00e4 klassista kitaraa ett\u00e4 soittinen 12-kielist\u00e4 versiota. Omien projektiensa ohella Towner teki yhteisty\u00f6t\u00e4 muun muassa <strong>Jan Garbarekin<\/strong>, <strong>Gary Burtonin<\/strong>, <strong>John Abercrombien<\/strong> ja <strong>Egberto Gismontin<\/strong> kanssa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ralph Towner &#8211; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Live in Korea)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ralph Towner soitti suhteellisen harvoin jazzstandardeja. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 vuonna 2013 tallennetulla videolla h\u00e4n kuitenkin soittaa version <strong>Charles Minguksen<\/strong> klassikosta &#8221;<em>Goodbye Pork Pie Hat<\/em>&#8221;. 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