Oregon Discography
1970
Oregon
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 | Vanguard VSD-79432 | |
| 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 | - |
* Vanguard VSD-79432 Oregon - Our First Record 1980
1972
Oregon
Paul McCandless, oboe; Collin Walcott, piano, tabla; Ralph Towner, classical guitar; Glen Moore, bass.
Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio, NYC, released 1972
| North Star | Vanguard VSD-79326 |
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 | - |
* Vanguard VSD-79326 Oregon - Music Of Another Present Era 1972
1973
Oregon
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 | Vanguard VSD-79341 |
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, tamboura; 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 | - |
* Vanguard VSD-79341 Oregon - Distant Hills 1973
1974
Oregon
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 | Vanguard VSD-79350 | |
| Witchi-Tai-To | - | |
| Ghost Beads | - | |
| Deer Path | - | |
| Fond Libre | - | |
| Street Dance | - | |
| Rainmaker | - | |
| Poesia | - | |
| Margueritte | - |
* Vanguard VSD-79350 Oregon - Winter Light 1974
1975
Oregon
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 | Vanguard VSD-79358 | |
| Become, Seem, Appear | - | |
| Summer Solstice | - | |
| Undertow | - | |
| The Silence Of A Candle | - | |
| Tryton's Horn | - | |
| Yet To Be | - |
* Vanguard VSD-79358 Oregon - In Concert 1975
1976
Oregon And Elvin Jones
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 | Vanguard VSD-79377 | |
| Lucifer's Fall | - | |
| Charango | - | |
| Three Step Dance | - | |
| Driven Omens | - | |
| Teeth | - | |
| Brujo | - |
* Vanguard VSD-79377 Oregon, Elvin Jones - Together 1976
1977
Oregon
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 | Vanguard VSD-79370 |
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 | - |
* Vanguard VSD-79370 Oregon - Friends 1977
1978
Oregon
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 | Vanguard VSD-79397 | |
| Serenade | - | |
| Raven's Wood | - | |
| Flagolet | - | |
| Friend Of The Family | - |
* Vanguard VSD-79397 Oregon - Violin 1978
Oregon
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 | Elektra 6E-154 | |
| Fall 77 | - | |
| Reprise | - | |
| Cane Fields | - | |
| Dance To The Morning Star | - | |
| Vision Of A Dancer | - | |
| Story Telling | - | |
| Waterwheel | - | |
| Witchi-Tai-To | - |
* Elektra 6E-154 Oregon - Out Of The Woods 1978
Oregon
same personnel.
Long View Farms, North Brookfield, MA, December, 1978;
assoicate recorded at Columbia Studios, NYC, April, 1979
| June Bug | Elektra 6E-224 | |
| Vessel | - | |
| Sierra Leone | - | |
| Ogden Road | - | |
| House Of Wax | - | |
| Hungry Heart | - | |
| Orrington's Escape | - | |
| Roots In The Sky | - | |
| Longing, So Long | - |
* Elektra 6E-224 Oregon - Roots In The Sky 1979
1979
Oregon
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, Canada, November 29, 1979;
Outremont Theatre, Montreal, Canada, November 30, 1979
| Buzzbox | Elektra 9E-304 | |
| Along The Way | - | |
| Wanderlust | - | |
| Deer Path | - | |
| Waterwheel | - |
same session.
| Drum Solo | - | |
| Arion | - | |
| Free Piece | - | |
| Icarus | - |
* Elektra 9E-304 Oregon - In Performance 1980
Oregon
Collin Walcott, dulcimer, tabla; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar.
Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio, NYC, originally released 1979
| Person-To-Person | Vanguard VSD-79419 |
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 | - |
* Vanguard VSD-79419 Oregon - Moon And Mind 1979
1983
Oregon
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 | ECM (G) ECM 1258, 831 623-2 | |
| Beacon | ECM (G) ECM 1258 | |
| Taos | - | |
| Beside A Brook | - | |
| Arianna | - | |
| There Was No Moon That Night | - | |
| Skyline | - | |
| Impending Bloom | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1258 Oregon 1983
= ECM (G) ECM 1258 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 831 623-2 Various Artists - ECM Spectrum Vol. 1 1987
1984
Oregon
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 | ECM (G) ECM 1291 | |
| Pepe Linque | - | |
| Alpenbridge | - | |
| Travel By Day | ECM (G) ECM 1291, 837 276-1 | |
| Kronach Waltz | ECM (G) ECM 1291 | |
| The Glide | - | |
| Amaryllis | - | |
| Looking-Glass Man | - | |
| Crossing | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1291 Oregon - Crossing 1985
= ECM (G) ECM 1291 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 837 276-1 Collin Walcott - Works 1988
= ECM (G) 837 276-2 -
1987
Oregon
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 | ECM (G) ECM 1354 | |
| Innocente | - | |
| WBAI | - | |
| Zephyr | - | |
| Ecotopia | - | |
| Leather Cats | - | |
| ReDial | - | |
| Song Of The Morrow | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1354 Oregon - Ecotopia 1987
= ECM (G) ECM 1354 (CD) -
1988
Oregon
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 | Portrait OR 44465 |
| 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) | - |
* Portrait OR 44465, RK 44465 Oregon - 45th Parallel 1989
= veraBra Records (G) vBr 2048 1, vBr 2048 2 - 1990
2005
Oregon
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 | CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7773-2 | |
| An Open Door | - | |
| Toledo | - | |
| Hoedown | - | |
| Solar Flare | - | |
| Castle Walk | - | |
| Moonrise | - | |
| Pepe Linque | - | |
| Monterey Suite: Dark | - | |
| Monterey Suite: Tammuriata | - | |
| Monterey Suite: Mountain King | - | |
| Cleguerec | - | |
| Doff | - |
* CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7773-2 Oregon - Prime 2005
2006
Oregon
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 | CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7803-2 | |
| From A Dream | - | |
| Catching Up | - | |
| 1000 Kilometers | - | |
| Bayonne | - | |
| Simone | - | |
| Free Imp | - | |
| Back Pocket | - | |
| Relentless Imp | - | |
| Paraglide | - | |
| The Bactrian | - | |
| 1000 Kilometers (Reprise) | - |
* CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7803-2 Oregon - 1000 Kilometers 2007
2010
Oregon
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 | CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7830-2 | |
| As She Sleeps | - | |
| Nacao | - | |
| Summer's End | - | |
| On The Rise | - | |
| Glacial Blue | - | |
| Aeolus | - | |
| Song For A Friend | - | |
| Petroglyph | - | |
| The Cat Piano | - | |
| In Stride | - |
* CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7830-2 Oregon - In Stride 2010
2012
Oregon
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 | CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7855-2 | |
| Tern | - | |
| The Hexagram | - | |
| Creeper | - | |
| Jurassic | - | |
| Family Tree | - | |
| Stritch | - | |
| Mirror Pond | - | |
| Moot | - | |
| Julian | - | |
| Max Alert | - | |
| Carnival Express | - |
* CAM Jazz (It) CAMJ 7855-2 Oregon - Family Tree 2012