Family Tree (Oregon album)
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Released | August 28, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 24–28 April 2012 | |||
Studio | Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz, world fusion | |||
Length | 60:51 | |||
Label | CAM Jazz | |||
Producer | Ermanno Basso, Oregon | |||
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Family Tree is an album by American world music/jazz group Oregon featuring Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Mark Walker recorded in April 2012 and released on the CAM Jazz label.[1] It was the final Oregon recording to feature bassist Glen Moore.
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating that "Oregon have remained vital, restless, and disciplined".[2] In his review for All About Jazz, John Kelman concludes "... with Family Tree this sixteen year-old incarnation has delivered an album that easily stands up to recordings like Winter Light (Vanguard, 1973) and Out of the Woods (Elektra, 1978), as one of Oregon's very best."[3]
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Source | Rating |
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The New York City Jazz Record | (not rated)[4] |
All About Jazz | (very favorable)[3] |
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Ralph Towner except where noted.
- "Bibo Babo" — 6:55
- "Tern" — 5:22
- "The Hexagram" — 5:54
- "Creeper" — 5:34
- "Jurassic" (Oregon) — 2:28
- "Family Tree" — 6:31
- "Stritch" (Oregon) — 2:47
- "Mirror Pond" — 5:53
- "Moot" (Glen Moore) — 5:48
- "Julian" (Paul McCandless) — 4:31
- "Max Alert" (Oregon) — 1:07
- "Carnival Express" — 8:01
Recorded at Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany in April 2012.
Personnel
[edit]- Musicians
- Paul McCandless - bass clarinet, flute, English horn, oboe, soprano saxophone
- Glen Moore - bass
- Ralph Towner - classical guitar, piano, synthesizer
- Mark Walker - drums, hand percussion, percussion
- Production credits
- Andrea Boccalini - photography
- Danilo Rossi - mastering
- Johannes Wohlleben - engineering, mixing
References
[edit]- ^ "Family Tree - Oregon". camjazz.com. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
The New York City Jazz Record
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Family Tree - : Release Information, Reviews and Credits : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
Oregon have remained vital, restless, and disciplined
- ^ a b Kelman, John (31 October 2012). "Oregon: Family Tree". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Greenland, Tom (1 October 2012). "Family Tree - Oregon". camjazz.com. Retrieved 20 April 2013.