In Concert (Oregon album)

In Concert is a live album by the American jazz group Oregon released in 1975. The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart in 1976. [2]

In Concert
Live album by
Released1975 (1975)
Recordedlive before an invited audience at Vanguard´s Studio in New York City on April 8 & 9, 1975[1]
GenreJazz
Length42:36
LabelVanguard
ProducerOregon
Oregon chronology
Winter Light
(1974)
In Concert
(1975)
Together
(1976)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

In a review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars, writing: "A textbook live recording by Oregon... It contains their usual classical, African, and jazz elements and shows that they're more aggressive and animated in performance than in the studio. The recording is excellent and fully displays the broad range of colors, rhythms, and textures that they present.[3] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented: "'Silence Of A Candle' is absolutely magisterial, and even more abstract pieces... underline that what Oregon was best at was real-time improvisation... Walcott's influence on the group is even more obvious in a concert setting. There is rarely a moment when he is not shaping or reshaping the music."[4]

Track listing edit

Side one
  1. "Introduction" (Georg Schutz) – 0:42
  2. "Become, Seem, Appear" (Oregon) – 6:36
  3. "Summer Solstice" (Ralph Towner) – 9:46
  4. "Undertow" (Paul McCandless) – 3:43
Side two
  1. "The Silence Of A Candle" (Ralph Towner) – 9:53
  2. "Tryton´s Horn" (Oregon) – 5:01
  3. "Yet To Be" (Ralph Towner) – 6:55

Personnel edit

Musicians
Other credits
  • Jeff Zaraya – engineering & mixing
  • Rafael Ravira – cover design

Sources: [1]

Charts edit

Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard Jazz Albums[2] 35

References edit

  1. ^ a b In Concert (Vinyl media notes). Oregon. New York: Vanguard. 1975. Back cover. VSD 79358.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b "Oregon in Concert - Oregon | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Oregon in Concert - Oregon | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014. in Concert
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1099. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.