Oregon

A double-length live set from Oregon – one that acts as a nice bracket to their 70s work for the Vanguard label, and which maybe points the way towards the direction they'd soon take at ECM! As some of their contemporaries were maybe getting even more electric, the group deliver a fantastic acoustic set throughout – guitars from Ralph Towner, who also plays piano and a bit of French horn – plus sitar and tabla from Collin Walcott, bass and violin from Glen Moore, and a mix of saxes, flute, and other reeds from Paul McCandless! The sound is nice and open – maybe more spacious and patient than the group's earlier work – really opening up on the longer live tracks on the set.

PERSONNEL:

• Ralph Towner - guitar, piano, fench horn, flugelhorn
• Collin Walcott - sitar, tabla, tympani
• Glen Moore - bass, violin, flute, piano
• Paul McCandless - oboe, flute, english horn

TRACKS:

• 01. Buzzbox
• 02. Along The Way
• 03. Wanderlust
• 04. Deer Path
• 05. Waterwheel
• 06. Drum Solo
• 07. Arion
• 08. Free Piece
• 09. Icarus