Ralph Bowen Ralph Bowen

• 1 Cache Cache 05:33
• 2 A Rookery of Ravens 06:16
• 3 A Leap of Leopards 06:28
• 4 A Pademonium of Parrots 06:56
• 5 A Flamboyance of Flamingos 08:13
• 6 A Venue of Vultures 08:47
• 7 A Cast of Crabs 04:53
• 8 Aye 05:24
• 9 Picadilly Lily 06:16
• 10 Search for Peace 05:29
• Total Runtime 01:04:15

Info for Ralph Bowen

Saxophonist extraordinaire Ralph Bowen takes everyone back to school and puts on a master class displaying his exceptional knowledge of everything jazz. With a tour de force collection of hard hitting performances, Bowen s sixth release for Posi-Tone features the happening rhythm section of pianist Jim Ridl, bassist Kenny Davis, and drummer Cliff Almond. All of the musicians in the band do some heavy lifting behind the sensational melodicism and harmonic inventions of Bowen s impressive program of compositions and arrangements. From the opening downbeat, through the six part suite, to the final salvo, Bowen keeps the music moving steadily straight forward as he confidently displays his effortless mastery as an expressive and unparalleled instrumentalist. We are confident that Ralph Bowen's new musical message will surely delight the ears of serious listeners and bring a joyous shout to jazz fans everywhere.

Ralph Bowen, tenor saxophone
Jim Ridl, piano
Kenny Davis, bass
Cliff Almond, drums

Ralph Bowen
has made his mark on the New York jazz scene for over three decades, while bringing his "casual perfectionism" to clubs, concert halls, and festivals worldwide. Bowen's discography of over 70 titles includes associations with Orrin Evans, Michel Camilo, Horace Silver, Renee Rosnes, Kenny Garrett, Steve Wilson, Kenny Davis, Michael Mossman, Ralph Peterson Jr., Anthony Branker, and Jared Gold.

His eleven solo CDs (Movin' On, A Morning View, Soul Proprietor, Keep the Change, Five, Dedicated, Due Reverence, Power Play, Total Eclipse, Standard Deviation, and Ralph Bowen) feature a wide variety of top shelf musicians including trumpeters John Swana, Ryan Kisor, and Sean Jones; pianists Jim Beard, Orrin Evans, Bill O'Connell, and Jim Ridl; Organists Sam Yahel and Jared Gold; guitarists Jon Herington, Peter Bernstien, Adam Rogers, and Mike Moreno; bassists Anthony Jackson, Charles Fambrough, Reuben Rogers, John Patitucci, and Kenny Davis; and drummers Ben Perowski, Bill Stewart, Brian Blade, Gregory Hutchinson, Dana Hall, Antonio Sanchez, Donald Edwards, Rudy Royston, and Cliff Almond.

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