OREGON 1974

OREGON – 1974 – CD

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CD1:1. Brujo 08:282. Ghost beads 14:193. Dark spirit 14:214. Ogden road 12:13CD2:1. Distant hills 09:212. Embarking 12:573. Raven’s wood 17:494. Canyon song 10:415. The silence of a candle 03:21Total: 103:30 MIN Oregon, formed in 1970, comprised Ralph Towner (classical and 12-string guitars), Paul McCandless (oboe and English horn), Glen Moore (double bass) and Collin Walcott (sitar and tabla).The band’s music has always been almost totally acoustic. “Acoustic instruments sound more expressive to me,” Towner explained to Jazzwise magazine (UK) in September 1997. He further explained his guitar style: “With classical guitar [you’re] using all the fingers of your right hand to pluck which means you can be sounding anything from two to five notes in exact unison, rather than a strum.” As well as their core instruments, Towner has played trumpet, synths and piano with the band, McCandless bass clarinet and flute, Moore flute and violin and Walcott clarinet and dulcimer.