Oregon Catalog
1970
Oregon - Our First Record (Vanguard VSD-79432)
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, piano, mellophone; Glen Moore, bass, flute; Collin Walcott, tabla, sitar, 12-string guitar, percussion, esraj.
The Farm, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA, summer 1970
| Canyon Song | |
| Full Circle | |
| Japan; Charles St. Melancholy | |
| Collin's Delite | |
| Cry Of The Peacock; Coral | |
| Mary's New Bloom | |
| Aheer | |
| Recuerdos | |
| L'Histoire Du Farm Suite | |
| Jade Vision | |
| Molecular | |
| Margueritte | |
| Entrez Devotee Compagne |
1972
Oregon - Music Of Another Present Era (Vanguard VSD-79326)
Paul McCandless, oboe; Collin Walcott, piano, tabla; Ralph Towner, classical guitar; Glen Moore, bass.
Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio, NYC, released 1972
| North Star |
Collin Walcott, sitar; Ralph Towner, classical guitar.
| The Rough Places Plain |
Paul McCandless, English horn; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar; Collin Walcott, rhythm guitar, percussion; Glen Moore, electric bass.
| Sail |
Glen Moore, piano.
| At The Hawk's Well |
Paul McCandless, reeds; Glen Moore, violin; Collin Walcott, piano; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar.
| Children Of God |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar; Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, tabla.
| Opening |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Glen Moore, piano.
| Naiads |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Glen Moore, violin; Collin Walcott, piano; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar.
| Shard |
Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, mridangam.
| Spring Is Really Coming |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Collin Walcott, bells.
| Bell Spirit |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, harmonica, mellophone; Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, tabla, sitar, percussion, esraj.
| Baku The Dream Eater |
Paul McCandless, English horn; Collin Walcott, sitar; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar; Glen Moore, bass.
| The Silence Of A Candle |
Glen Moore, piano; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar.
| Land Of Heart's Desire |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Ralph Towner, classical guitar; Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, tabla.
| The Swan |
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, mellophone; Glen Moore, bass, flute; Collin Walcott, mridangam, percussion.
| Touchstone |
1973
Oregon - Distant Hills (Vanguard VSD-79341)
Paul McCandless, oboe; Glen Moore, violin, flute, electric bass, bowed bass; Ralph Towner, piano, 12-string guitar, trumpet; Collin Walcott, tabla.
Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio, NYC, July 2, 3 and 5, 1973
| Aurora |
Collin Walcott, sitar; Ralph Towner, guitar; Glen Moore, bass.
| Dark Spirit |
Ralph Towner, trumpet, mellophone; Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn; Collin Walcott, clarinet, piano, marimba, congas; Glen Moore, violin, flute, bass.
| Mi Chinita |
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn; Collin Walcott, clarinet, guitar, tambura; Glen Moore, piano; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar.
| Distant Hills |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar; Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, drums.
| Canyon Song |
Ralph Towner, guitar; Glen Moore, bass.
| Song For A Friend |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Glen Moore, piano; Collin Walcott, sitar; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar.
| Confession |
1974
Oregon - Winter Light (Vanguard VSD-79350)
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn, bass clarinet; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, piano, French horn, clay drums, hands; Glen Moore, bass, electric bass, piano, violin, flute; Collin Walcott, tabla, sitar, pakhawaj, congas, percussion, dulcimer, clarinet.
July 16, 18-21, and August 6, 7, 1974
| Tide Pool | |
| Witchi-Tai-To | |
| Ghost Beads | |
| Deer Path | |
| Fond Libre | |
| Street Dance | |
| Rainmaker | |
| Poesia | |
| Margueritte |
1975
Oregon - In Concert (Vanguard VSD-79358)
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, wooden flute; Collin Walcott, sitar, tabla, clarinet, percussion, congas; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, mellophone, French horn, trumpet, piano; Glen Moore, bass, flute, violin, piano.
live before an invited audience at Vanguard's Studio, NYC, April 8 and 9, 1975
| Introduction | |
| Become, Seem, Appear | |
| Summer Solstice | |
| Undertow | |
| The Silence Of A Candle | |
| Tryton's Horn | |
| Yet To Be |
1976
Oregon, Elvin Jones - Together (Vanguard VSD-79377)
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, flute; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano; Glen Moore, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Collin Walcott, tabla, congas.
Vanguard's Studio, NYC, January, 1976
| Le Vin | |
| Lucifer's Fall | |
| Charango | |
| Three Step Dance | |
| Driven Omens | |
| Teeth | |
| Brujo |
1977
Oregon - Friends (Vanguard VSD-79370)
Paul McCandless, oboe; Ralph Towner, piano; Glen Moore, bass; David Earle Johnson, congas, timbales; Collin Walcott, tabla.
Vanguard's Studio, NYC, originally released 1977
| Interstate |
Paul McCandless, bass clarinet; Bennie Wallace, tenor sax; Glen Moore, bass.
| Gospel Song |
Paul McCandless, English horn; Collin Walcott, sitar; Ralph Towner, classical guitar; Glen Moore, bass; David Earle Johnson, congas.
| Grazing Dreams |
Paul McCandless, bass clarinet; Larry Karush, piano; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar; Glen Moore, bass, flute; Collin Walcott, percussion.
| Slumber Song |
Paul McCandless, English horn; Ralph Towner, piano, percussion; Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, congas, hi-hat.
| Time Remembered |
Bennie Wallace, tenor sax; Collin Walcott, tabla.
| First Thing In The Morning |
Glen Moore, lower piano; Larry Karush, upper piano.
| Love Over Time |
Paul McCandless, English horn; Collin Walcott, sitar, tabla; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, French horn; Glen Moore, bass.
| Time-Less |
1978
Oregon - Violin (Vanguard VSD-79397)
Paul McCandless, oboe, bass clarinet; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano; Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, tabla, percussion, piano; + guest artist: Zbigniew Seifert, violin.
USA, early 1978
| Violin | |
| Serenade | |
| Raven's Wood | |
| Flagolet | |
| Friend Of The Family |
Oregon - Out Of The Woods (Elektra 6E-154)
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn, bass clarinet; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, piano, flugelhorn, percussion; Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, percussion, sitar, tabla, guitar.
Long View Farms, North Brookfield, MA, April, 1978
| Yellow Bell | |
| Fall 77 | |
| Reprise | |
| Cane Fields | |
| Dance To The Morning Star | |
| Vision Of A Dancer | |
| Story Telling | |
| Waterwheel | |
| Witchi-Tai-To |
Oregon - Roots In The Sky (Elektra 6E-224)
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn, bass clarinet; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, piano, flugelhorn, percussion; Glen Moore, bass; Collin Walcott, percussion, sitar, tabla, guitar.: same personnel.
Long View Farms, North Brookfield, MA, December, 1978;
assoicate recorded at Columbia Studios, NYC, April, 1979
| June Bug | |
| Vessel | |
| Sierra Leone | |
| Ogden Road | |
| House Of Wax | |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Orrington's Escape | |
| Roots In The Sky | |
| Longing, So Long |
1979
Oregon - In Performance (Elektra 9E-304)
Paul McCandless, oboe, flute, English horn, soprano sax, bass clarinet; Collin Walcott, sitar, tabla, tympani; Ralph Towner, guitar, piano, French horn, flugelhorn; Glen Moore, bass, violin, flute, piano.
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, November 24, 1979;
"Saint Foy University", Quebec City, QC, Canada, November 29, 1979;
"Outremont Theatre", Montreal, QC, Canada, November 30, 1979
| Buzzbox | |
| Along The Way | |
| Wanderlust | |
| Deer Path | |
| Waterwheel |
same session.
| Drum Solo | |
| Arion | |
| Free Piece | |
| Icarus |
Oregon - Moon And Mind (Vanguard VSD-79419)
Collin Walcott, dulcimer, tabla; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar.
Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio, NYC, originally released 1979
| Person-To-Person |
Paul McCandless, oboe, bass clarinet; Glen Moore, piano.
| I Remember Me |
Collin Walcott, sitar; Glen Moore, bass.
| Rejoicing |
Paul McCandless, bass clarinet; Glen Moore, bass.
| The Elk |
Ralph Towner, classical guitar; Glen Moore, bass.
| Gloria's Step |
Paul McCandless, oboe; Ralph Towner, piano.
| Moon And Mind |
Paul McCandless, flute; Collin Walcott, tabla.
| Dust Devil |
Collin Walcott, piano, congas, percussion; Ralph Towner, Hammond organ, classical guitar, percussion.
| Elevator |
Ralph Towner, piano; Glen Moore, bass.
| Dunvegan |
1983
Oregon (ECM (G) ECM 1258)
Paul McCandless, reeds, flute; Collin Walcott, sitar, percussion, voice; Ralph Towner, guitar, piano, synthesizer; Glen Moore, bass, violin, piano.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, February, 1983
| The Rapids | |
| Beacon | |
| Taos | |
| Beside A Brook | |
| Arianna | |
| There Was No Moon That Night | |
| Skyline | |
| Impending Bloom |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1258 (CD).
1984
Oregon - Crossing (ECM (G) ECM 1291)
Paul McCandless, oboe, bass clarinet, soprano sax, English horn; Ralph Towner, Prophet-5 synthesizer, piano, cornet, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, percussion; Glen Moore, bass, flute, piano; Collin Walcott, tabla, percussion, sitar, snare, bass drum.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, October, 1984
| Queen Of Sydney | |
| Pepe Linque | |
| Alpenbridge | |
| Travel By Day | |
| Kronach Waltz | |
| The Glide | |
| Amaryllis | |
| Looking-Glass Man | |
| Crossing |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1291 (CD).
1987
Oregon - Ecotopia (ECM (G) ECM 1354)
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn, soprano sax, wind driven synthesizer; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, piano, synthesizer, drum machine; Glen Moore, bass; Trilok Gurtu, tabla, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, March, 1987
| Twice Around The Sun | |
| Innocente | |
| WBAI | |
| Zephyr | |
| Ecotopia | |
| Leather Cats | |
| ReDial | |
| Song Of The Morrow |
** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1354 (CD).
1988
Oregon - 45th Parallel (Portrait OR 44465)
Paul McCandless, piccolo sax, soprano sax, oboe, English horn, bass clarinet; Ralph Towner, piano, synthesizer, 12-string guitar, classical guitar; Glen Moore, bass; Trilok Gurtu, tabla, drums, percussion, voice; Nancy King, vocal #6.
Spectrum Studios, Portland, OR, August-September, 1988
| 1. | Pageant |
| 2. | Hand In Hand |
| 3. | King Font |
| 4. | Riding On The D Train |
| 5. | Beneath An Evening Sky |
| 6. | Chihuahua Dreams |
| 7. | Urumchi |
| 8. | Les Douzilles |
| 9. | Bombay Vice |
| 10. | Pageant (Epilogue) |
** also released on Portrait RK 44465; veraBra Records (G) vBr 2048 1, vBr 2048 2.
2005
Oregon - Prime (CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7773-2)
Paul McCandless, oboe, bass clarinet, soprano, sopranino sax; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, synthesizer guitar, piano, keyboards; Glen Moore, bass, stick bass; Mark Walker, drums, hand percussion, drum synthesizer.
Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, April 4, 5 and 6, 2005
| If | |
| An Open Door | |
| Toledo | |
| Hoedown | |
| Solar Flare | |
| Castle Walk | |
| Moonrise | |
| Pepe Linque | |
| Monterey Suite: Dark | |
| Monterey Suite: Tammuriata | |
| Monterey Suite: Mountain King | |
| Cleguerec | |
| Doff |
2006
Oregon - 1000 Kilometers (CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7803-2)
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano sax; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, synthesizer guitar, piano, keyboards; Glen Moore, double bass; Mark Walker, drums, hand percussion, drum synthesizer.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, November 20-25, 2006
| Deep Six | |
| From A Dream | |
| Catching Up | |
| 1000 Kilometers | |
| Bayonne | |
| Simone | |
| Free Imp | |
| Back Pocket | |
| Relentless Imp | |
| Paraglide | |
| The Bactrian | |
| 1000 Kilometers (Reprise) |
2010
Oregon - In Stride (CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7830-2)
Paul McCandless, oboe, English horn, soprano sax, flute; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, 12-string guitar, synthesizer guitar, piano; Glen Moore, double bass; Mark Walker, drums, hand percussion.
Sear Sound, NYC, February 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2010
| Hop-To-It | |
| As She Sleeps | |
| Nacao | |
| Summer's End | |
| On The Rise | |
| Glacial Blue | |
| Aeolus | |
| Song For A Friend | |
| Petroglyph | |
| The Cat Piano | |
| In Stride |
2012
Oregon - Family Tree (CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7855-2)
Paul McCandless, oboe, bass clarinet, soprano sax, flute; Ralph Towner, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer; Glen Moore, double bass; Mark Walker, drums, hand percussion, drum synthesizer.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, April 24-28, 2012
| Bibo Babo | |
| Tern | |
| The Hexagram | |
| Creeper | |
| Jurassic | |
| Family Tree | |
| Stritch | |
| Mirror Pond | |
| Moot | |
| Julian | |
| Max Alert | |
| Carnival Express |