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Ralph Bowen’s new self-titled album is an embrace of minimalistic bliss
What to make of tenorist Ralph Bowen’s embrace of minimalism for the packaging of his latest untitled effort for Positone, or is indeed Ralph Bowen the actual title? It’s a query that goes unanswered on the album, a batch of seven originals and three tunes from other composers, six of the former of which unify under the umbrella of a suite structure and indulge through their component titles i ...Read More
Music and More on Ralph Bowen “Standard Deviation”…
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Ralph Bowen – Standard Deviation (Posi-Tone, 2014) Ralph Bowen is widely active in New Jersey and New York as a saxophonist and educator. This album finds him recording selections from the standard repertoire in the company of of Bill O’Connell on piano, Kenny Davis on bass and Donald Edwards on drums. Although the material ...Read More
Walt Weiskopf and Ralph Bowen get high praise from Richard Kamins of StepTempest …
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If ever there was an apropos name for recording, “Overdrive” is the one. The brand new CD by saxophonist/composer Walt Weiskopf, his debut on Posi-Tone, is powered by the rhythm section of Donald Edwards(drums), David Wong (bass) and Peter Zak (piano). The leader, who sticks to tenor sax for this date, also utilizes the talents of Yotam Silberste ...Read More
Ralph Bowen “Standard Deviation” gets a review on Dusted in Exile….
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Ralph Bowen – Standard Deviation (Posi-Tone)
With a title that risks accusations of the overly arch, tenorist Ralph Bowen’s Standard Deviation still telegraphs its intent with admirable economy. Eight standards parsed and pieced back together in deviously different forms by a quartet of equals. Bowen quotes Zappa in the gatefold sleeve, and that influence is tan ...Read More
AAJ’s Glenn Astarita reviews Ralph Bowen “Standard Deviation”…
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Ralph Bowen: Standard Deviation (2014)
By
GLENN ASTARITA,
Published: May 20, 2014
Track review of “Yesterdays”
Tenor saxophonist Ralph Bowen (Out Of The Blue, Horace Silver, Michel Camillo) is a highly regarded New York-based artiste and an idea man who can stand with the best of them. With his fifth solo venture for Posi- Tone Records Bowen tackles standa ...Read More