Oregon is an album by American jazz fusion band Oregon recorded in February 1983 and released on ECM later that year. The quartet features guitarist Ralph Towner, reed player Paul McCandless, bassist Glen Moore, and sitarist Collin Walcott.[1]
| Oregon | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | February 1983 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Chamber jazz, ethno jazz, folk jazz, world fusion, jazz fusion, new-age | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Label | ECM 1258 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Oregon chronology | ||||
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Reception and charting edit
The album reached number twenty one on Billboards Jazz Albums and Top Jazz Albums charts.[2]
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 1½ stars, stating, "If this disc was supposed to signal a new direction in the band's development, somewhere along the line they slipped off track".[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Jazz disc jockey Joe Lex uses "The Rapids" as the outro for his weekly radio show "Dr. Joe's Groove" on WPPM-LP, Philadelphia.
Track listing edit
- All compositions by Oregon except as indicated
- "The Rapids" (Ralph Towner) - 8:29
- "Beacon" - 2:56
- "Taos" - 6:15
- "Beside a Brook" (Paul McCandless) - 4:26
- "Arianna" (Glen Moore) - 6:29
- "There Was No Moon That Night" - 7:19
- "Skyline" - 1:19
- "Impending Bloom" (Moore) - 7:51
Personnel edit
Charts edit
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 21[2] |
| 1983 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 21[2] |
References edit
- ^ ECM discography accessed September 22, 2011
- ^ a b c "Oregon - Oregon | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 22, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1099. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.