Contents • • • • History [ ] Towner and Moore had been friends and occasional collaborators since meeting in 1960 as students at the. By 1969, both were working musicians living in New York; while collaborating with folksinger they were introduced to world music pioneer 's ' ensemble, particularly member Collin Walcott, with whom Towner began improvising as an informal duo. By 1970 Towner and Moore had joined the Winter Consort and met fellow member McCandless; the four began exploring improvisation on their own, while their contributions continued to be seminal in redefining the Winter Consort 'sound' in compositions like Towner's 'Icarus'. The four musicians made their first group recording in 1970, but the label,, went out of business before it could be released (it eventually was issued by in 1980 as Our First Record). Oregon made its 'formal' debut in NYC in 1971 (originally named 'Thyme — Music of Another Present Era', the name change to Oregon was suggested by McCandless).

Dec 23, 2015. Playground in Nuclear Winter (Oregon) 09. Guitarra Picante (Towner) 10. Apology Nicaragua (Moore) 11. Big Fat Orange (Walcott) 12. Always, Never, And Forever (Moore) Paul McCandless (Oboe, bass clarinet, soprano and sopranino saxes, whistles); Ralph Towner (Guitars, pianos and synthesizers);. 1000 Kilometers 2007 by Oregon, USD $5.89 Buy It Now, 10h 54m. Grateful Dead DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 23: EUGENE, Oregon 1/22/78 (NEW) CD Rare, USD $99.00 Buy It Now, 12h 46m. Wayne Coyle LP Record - Portrait Signed 1982 Private Rock Oregon Idaho, USD $79.95 Buy It Now, 13h 47m. Feast for the Senses.

The group's first release Music of Another Present Era was issued on Vanguard in 1972 (the four also recorded for ECM, though the recording, 1973's Trios Solos, was billed as 'Ralph Towner with Glen Moore'). With those initial recordings and the follow-ups Distant Hills (1973) and Winter Light (1974) (all on Vanguard), Oregon established itself as one of the leading improvisational groups of its day, blending and classical music with jazz,, and elements. Rip Game Boy Sprites Mythical Creatures. The group released numerous albums on Vanguard throughout the 1970s, also making three records for Elektra/Asylum between 1978 and 1980 (including the highly acclaimed Out of the Woods and a live recording taken from performances at Carnegie Hall and in Canada in late 1979). After a couple years' hiatus devoted to individual projects (including the birth of Walcott's daughter in 1980), the group reassembled, recording for, releasing the eponymous Oregon in 1983 and Crossing in 1984. Qualitek 4 Keygen Music. Before the latter's release, however, during a 1984 tour Walcott was killed in an automobile accident in the former. Oregon temporarily disbanded, but regrouped in May 1985 at a memorial concert for Walcott in NYC, with Indian percussionist sitting in (Walcott's own choice for his replacement should it become necessary).

In 1986 Gurtu was invited to join Oregon; the band resumed touring and released three albums during his five years as a member. After Trilok Gurtu's departure, the group continued as a trio, issuing two albums during that period. The 1997 album Northwest Passage marked a return to the inclusion of percussion, featuring either drummer Mark Walker or percussionist on most tracks; subsequently, Walker was taken on as a full member. In 1999 the ensemble traveled to Moscow, Russia to record with the, premiering orchestral compositions that had been in development for years, some dating back to their first days with the Winter Consort; that project's 2000 release Oregon in Moscow garnered four nominations. 2002 saw the release of Live at Yoshi's, recorded in San Francisco, the first live Oregon recording in two decades. In March 2015, it was announced that Glen Moore was departing from the group, with bassist Paolino Dalla Porta replacing him.

• 'We've always had a real approach to music that's very influenced by classical articulation and dynamics.We've always thought of ourselves as a small orchestra.' -- Ralph Towner on National Public Radio, Weekend Edition, 03/18/01 • 'As in previous Spacejazz excursions, we favor the more melodic or space creating players over the instrumental technicians.

We'll be hearing from the group OREGON with music from 45th PARALLEL;' -- Music from the Hearts of Space, Program 260: 'Spacejazz 6 Animato' External links [ ] • • • • •.