Oregon (album)


Oregon is an album by American world music/jazz group Oregon featuring Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Collin Walcott recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label. The album reached number twenty one on Billboards Jazz Albums and Top Jazz Albums charts.

Reception

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".
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

  1. "The Rapids" - 8:29
  2. "Beacon" - 2:56
  3. "Taos" - 6:15
  4. "Beside a Brook" - 4:26
  5. "Arianna" - 6:29
  6. "There Was No Moon That Night" - 7:19
  7. "Skyline" - 1:19
  8. "Impending Bloom" - 7:51

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