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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.[1] The album reached number twenty one on Billboards Jazz Albums and Top Jazz Albums charts.[2]

Oregon
Studio album by Oregon
Released	1983
Recorded	February 1983
Genre	Chamber jazz, ethno jazz, folk jazz, world fusion, jazz fusion, new-age
Length	44:38
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Oregon chronology
In Performance (1980) Oregon (1983) Crossing (1984)

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".[3]

Professional ratings

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

All compositions by Oregon except as indicated

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

• Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in February 1983

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	Position
1983	Billboard Jazz Albums	21[2]
1983	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	21[2]

References

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