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 SongVanguard 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 StarVanguard 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

AuroraVanguard 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 PoolVanguard 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

IntroductionVanguard 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 VinVanguard 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

InterstateVanguard 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

ViolinVanguard 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 BellElektra 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 BugElektra 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

BuzzboxElektra 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-PersonVanguard 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 RapidsECM (G) ECM 1258, 831 623-2
BeaconECM (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 SydneyECM (G) ECM 1291
Pepe Linque-
Alpenbridge-
Travel By DayECM (G) ECM 1291, 837 276-1
Kronach WaltzECM (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 SunECM (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.PageantPortrait 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

IfCAM 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 SixCAM 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-ItCAM 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 BaboCAM 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