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.ECM discography accessed September 22, 2011
Reception and charting The album reached number twenty one on Billboards Jazz Albums and Top Jazz Albums charts.
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".Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 22, 2011
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 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 Paul McCandless - soprano saxophone, oboe, tin flute, English horn, musette Glen Moore - bass, violin, piano Ralph Towner - classical guitar, 12 string guitar, piano, synthesizer Collin Walcott - sitar, percussion, bass drum, voice
Charts Year Chart Position1983Billboard Jazz Albums211983Billboard Top Jazz Albums21
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