Oregon

Oregon/Elvin Jones - Together (1976) {2001 Vanguard/Universe Italy}  Music

Posted by TestTickles at Sept. 5, 2021
Oregon/Elvin Jones - Together (1976) {2001 Vanguard/Universe Italy}

Oregon/Elvin Jones - Together (1976) {2001 Vanguard/Universe Italy}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 286 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 116 mb
Genre: jazz

Together is a 1976 collaborative album between Oregon and drummer Elvin Jones. This is the 2001 remaster reissued in Italy by Vanguard/Universe.
The Oregon Symphony, James DePreist - Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk; Symphony in F sharp major, Op. 40 (1998)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Sea Hawk; Symphony in F sharp major, Op. 40 (1998)
The Oregon Symphony, conducted by James DePreist

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 266 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 160 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Delos | # DE 3234 | Time: 01:01:56

The Symphony receives a particularly warm and beautiful interpretation. DePreist has a sympathetic feeling for contrasts of textures; the tempi are excellently judged and atmospheres powerful, with a vigorous sense of energy, tension and release. The Sea Hawk, though, is allowed to wallow. Particular poignancy is added through the presence of Korngold’s granddaughter Kathrin as a violinist member of the orchestra.

Oregon - Crossing (1984) {ECM}  Music

Posted by TestTickles at Sept. 4, 2021
Oregon - Crossing (1984) {ECM}

Oregon - Crossing (1985) {ECM}
EAC Rip | FLAC with log | scans | 211 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 113 mb
Genre: jazz, contemporary jazz

Crossing is the 1985 album by jazz group Oregon, the final album recorded with Collin Walcott who died a month after the sessions were complete. This was released by ECM and this West German pressing is considered "unremastered".

Oregon - Treffpunkt Jazz, Germany 1990 (2024)  Music

Posted by delpotro at March 7, 2024
Oregon - Treffpunkt Jazz, Germany 1990 (2024)

Oregon - Treffpunkt Jazz, Germany 1990 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 728 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 312 Mb | 02:15:05
Jazz Fusion, World Fusion | Label: Jazzhaus Records

Although Oregon was founded as an ensemble of soloists, their strength has always been their ability to integrate as a band, a result of their unusual combination of talent and curiosity. None of the members was content with just one instrumental style, but instead developed connections with classical Indian and European music, bluegrass, folk, jazz and experimental avant-garde. With such a solid musical foundation, the Oregon four needed to do little more than appear within a zeitgeist that welcomed improvisational and chamber jazz sounds, and before an audience that valued their wild mix of characters and compositional talents.

Oregon - Live In Bremen 1974 (2021)  Music

Posted by delpotro at July 30, 2021
Oregon - Live In Bremen 1974 (2021)

Oregon - Live In Bremen 1974 (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 588 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 237 Mb | 01:43:34
Jazz, Ethnic Fusion | Label: MIG Music

regon, 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).

Oregon - Oregon (1983) {ECM 1258}  Music

Posted by tiburon at July 8, 2020
Oregon - Oregon (1983) {ECM 1258}

Oregon - Oregon (1983) {ECM 1258}
EAC 1.0b2 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U+MD5 | Full Scans 300dpi | 212MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 103MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Fusion, World Fusion

In 1983, the ubiquitous composers' collective known as Oregon left its old homestead of Vanguard Records and moved over to Manfred Eicher's ECM. It was also one of the final recordings the band did with multi-instrumentalist Collin Walcott; he was killed in a car accident a year later. Here's the strange thing about this date: Since the early '70s, Oregon had been an acoustic, chamber jazz/improvisational group.
Oregon - Our First Record (1970) {Vanguard--PJL Japan MTCJ-2550 rel 2004, Paper Sleeve}

Oregon - Our First Record (1970) {Vanguard–PJL Japan MTCJ-2550 rel 2004, Paper Sleeve}
XLD rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 252 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 115 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 23 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1970, 2004 Vanguard / PJL Japan | MTCJ-2550
Jazz / World Jazz / Progressive Jazz / Folk Jazz

Let's get one thing straight from the outset: Oregon is not nor were they Ever a "New Age" group. There is nothing saccahrinely simple or cloyingly pretty about this music - it is harmonically complex, rhythmically interesting and melodically uncliched. I have never understood why this band came to be labeled in such a facile and flagrantly inaccurate way. Along with bandleader Paul Winter (and coming from a completely different place,) Miles Davis, they were the true godfathers of what's come to be known as world jazz. Not to mention important contributors to 3rd stream music.

Oregon - Prime (2005) {CamJazz}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 2, 2021
Oregon - Prime (2005) {CamJazz}

Oregon - Prime (2005) {CamJazz}
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 400dpi | 496MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 146MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion

This recording celebrates the 35th anniversary of the unique folk/jazz group Oregon. The group originals, which include a five-song "Monterey Suite" (the final five selections), each contain their unpredictable moments and feature the four musicians both in interplay with each other and as the lead. Paul McCandless, who is in particularly rewarding form, generally takes honors even though Ralph Towner wrote the majority of the selections.

Oregon - Troika (1995) {Intuition}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 2, 2021
Oregon - Troika (1995) {Intuition}

Oregon - Troika (1995) {Intuition}
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 400dpi | 315MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 131MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion

This is one of only 2 discs Oregon recorded as a trio. The original quartet with percussionist/sitarist Colin Wallcot was intact until Walcott's death in a tour bus accident in November '84 after many recordings with the group. After a break, percussionist Trilok Gurtu entered the band for the next 3 recordings spanning a handful of years, but then departed. Instead of running out and hiring another percussionist, the remaining trio of founding members starting touring and recording as a trio, up until 1997's "Northwest Passage" CD, where they featured 2 different percusionists. The bands only other trio recording, following "Troika",is 1995's "Beyond Words" which takes a completely different approach as "Beyond" is basically a live-in-the-studio recording replicating an Oregon live performance in the context of a high quality studio sound recording.

Oregon - 1000 Kilometers (2007) {CAM Jazz}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 2, 2021
Oregon - 1000 Kilometers (2007) {CAM Jazz}

Oregon - 1000 Kilometers (2007) {CAM Jazz}
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 400dpi | 496MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 142MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion

The challenge facing any longstanding group is retaining its core qualities while remaining contemporary and vital as the years pass. Oregon may well be the longest-running group in jazz today, with three of its four members together since its inception in 1970. Its ability to combine detailed composition with near-telepathic free improvisation can still be heard on 1000 Kilometers, the group's 24th recording, but what's also immediately evident is a group that's by no means standing still. Had original percussionist/sitarist Colin Walcott not died in a tragic accident in 1984, it's a near certainty that he'd still be playing with woodwind multi-instrumentalist Paul McCandless, guitarist/keyboardist Ralph Towner and bassist Glen Moore today. Still, drummer/percussionist Mark Walker has been with the group for more than a decade, so it's time to stop considering him the new kid on the block.