Towner/Peacock - A Closer View

Peter McFerrin · #1 12-11-2002, 12:29 AM

It's from a while back, but I highly recommend that TBers pick up the the Ralph Towner/Gary Peacock album from 1998, A Closer View. It smokes.

It's very interesting to compare Peacock to Towner's most frequent low-end collaborator, Glen Moore. With Towner, I think I may like Peacock's approach, which is considerably more percussive, more than Moore's.

Am I mistaken, or did Peacock and Towner do another duet album released under Peacock's name, maybe around 1992 or so?

squeegeebrown · #2 12-11-2002, 08:59 AM

ithink you may be correct about that album..have you listened to "not two..not one" paul bley, paul motian and gary peacock.? he has a great big tone on that one..also, do you recall the title of the solo bass album that peacock did? it seems like it was entitled "december" something??

Robert Sabin · #3 01-06-2003, 06:24 PM

The record your thinking of is called "Oracle" is from 1994 (ECM), and should still be in print. If your into "A Closer View" it is a must have.