Jazz Articles about Oregon

Oregon: Oregon In Moscow

by Jim Santella
February 1, 2001

What Miles Davis and Gil Evans did with “Sketches of Spain” is what Oregon accomplishes by adding a carefully arranged, full orchestra to their performance. The two-disc set features lead arias from English horn, oboe, guitar, piano, bass, djembe, bass clarinet and soprano saxophone. Composers Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless and Glen Moore provided the music for this recording, which was made in Moscow over six days in June 1999.

A groundbreaking ensemble that links jazz with world music and New ...

Oregon: Best of the Vanguard Years

by AAJ Staff
May 1, 2000

Best of the Vanguard Years is a compilation CD from the innovative group Oregon; a band that was based in the state of the same name, featuring the collaborative efforts of Paul McCandless, Ralph Towner, Glen Moore, and Collin Walcott. A historically important group, the founding members of Oregon combined their classical backgrounds with jazz improvisations and an eclectic mix of world rhythms and exotic instrumentation. They may have been single handedly responsible for putting new age and world music ...