Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie - February 10, 1985 Iron Horse Saloon, Northampton, Massachusetts

This was a great musical partnership for many years until John Abercrombie passed away. The two different guitar styles complemented each other well, as did their styles of tune composition. This is a very good audience recording of the two in a reasonably small venue, and you can hear the nuances of their playing very well. I don't recall who I obtained this from back in 1985 (Rich Williams was this yours?), but it is a low generation copy. At 30:28, Towner tells the story of how and when Abercrombie composed one of his more well-known tunes, Ralph's Piano Waltz. Among the tunes played were a few by Towner that were, at that time, untitled. Also, my apologies to the residents of Northampton, Massachusetts for adding an extra "h" in the banner above.

Ralph Towner - acoustic and nylon string guitars
John Abercrombie - electric guitars

00:00 Introduction
00:20 Improvisation
17:50 Untitled (R Towner) (later titled "Around the Bend")
24:18 Abercrombie banter
25:04 Beneath An Evening Sky (R Towner)
30:28 Towner banter
31:10 Ralph's Piano Waltz J Abercrombie)
39:32 Late Night Passenger (Abercrombie/Towner)
44:30 Suite Domain (R Towner (later re-titled "The Donkey Jamboree")
49:24 Abercrombie banter
50:10 Untitled (R Towner) (debut; later titled "Fortune Cookie")
57:26 Towner banter
58:12 Timeless (J Abercrombie)
1:05:45 Encore break
1:07:07 Towner banter
1:07:38 Waterwheel (R Towner)

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