Friday 27 March 2009

Oregon - Northwest Passage (1997)

01.Take Heart
02.Don't Knock On My Door
03.Lost In The Hours
04.Over Your Shoulders
05.Claridade
06.Joyful Departure
07.Nightfall
08.Under A Dorian Sky
09.Fortune Cookie
10.Under The Mountain
11.L'assassino Che Suona
12.Intro
13.Yet To Be
14.Northwest Passage.
Paul McCandless (soprano saxophone, english horn, sopranino, oboe, bass clarinet)
Ralph Towner (classical & 12-string guitars, keyboards)
Glen Moore (acoustic bass)
Arto Tuncboyaciyan (Percussion, Cymbals, Drums, Triangle, Vocals, Shaker, Microphone)
Mark Walker (drums, percussion).

Review by Scott Yanow
Oregon's first recording in a while features the three surviving original members (Ralph Towner on guitar and keyboards, bassist Glen Moore, and Paul McCandless, who switches between soprano, English horn, sopranino, oboe and bass clarinet) with either Arto Tuncboyaciyan or Mark Walker on percussion. They perform 14 originals that usually avoid blue notes, making the music sound very folk-oriented. There is plenty of variety in the atmospheres, and the consistently intriguing music should appeal to many listeners, including those who are into mood music, world music or folk songs in addition to jazz.

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  1. Northwest Passage

    Artist...............: Oregon
    Album................: Northwest Passage
    Genre................: Fusion
    Source...............: CD
    Year.................: 1997
    Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
    Codec................: LAME 3.98
    Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
    Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 222kbps)
    Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
    Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
    Information..........: lascintasrecuperadas.blogspot.com
    Playing Time.........: 00:56:48
    Total Size...........: 91.37 MB.

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