Oregon Woods

Long before "New Age" and "World Music" became part of the musical-term language, Oregon was making music that would influence (directly or indirectly) those genres. During the early 1970s, the much-maligned fusion movement in jazz was building up steam, and Oregon, in their quiet, understated way, contributed greatly. The band played acoustically–all the players had jazz backgrounds as well as a strong interest in ethnic musics from around the globe.

Essential: a masterpiece of Jazz-Fusion music
One of the most elegant and smooth jazz albums I ever heard Oregon jazz band from USA, created a very unique album in my opinion with a lots of unusual instruments for this kind of music, like Sitar, Tabla, Flugelhorn and Oboe and give a new dimension to the jazz music.

Written and recorded between 1972 and 1982 in Western Oregon, Back to the Woodlands is a previously unreleased album made by Ernest Hood. CD edition also includes its contemporary Where the Woods Begin.