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Crossing (album)

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Released
  
1985

Length
  
48:40

Artist
  
Oregon

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Recorded
  
October 1984

Crossing (1984)
  
Ecotopia (1985)

Release date
  
1985

Label
  
ECM Records

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Genres
  
Jazz, Jazz fusion, New-age music, Ethno jazz, Chamber jazz

Similar
  
Oregon albums, Jazz albums

Crossing is an album by American world music/jazz group Oregon featuring Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Collin Walcott which was recorded in 1984 and released on the ECM label. This was the final album recorded with Walcott, released after his death in November 1984.

Contents

Oregon crossing


Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "Ethereal playing with tremendous solos".

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated
  1. "Queen of Sydney" (Paul McCandless) - 8:17
  2. "Pepe' Linque" (Glen Moore) - 4:21
  3. "Alpenbridge" - 6:31
  4. "Travel by Day" (Collin Walcott) - 4:23
  5. "Kronach Waltz" (Moore) - 3:08
  6. "The Glide" - 6:13
  7. "Amaryllis" (McCandless) - 8:55
  8. "Looking-Glass Man" - 4:26
  9. "Crossing" - 3:13
  • Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in October 1984

    • Personnel

  • Paul McCandless - soprano saxophone, oboe, bass clarinet, English horn
  • Glen Moore - bass, flute, piano
  • Ralph Towner - classical guitar, 12 string guitar, piano, synthesizer, cornet, percussion
  • Collin Walcott - tabla, sitar, percussion, bass drum, snare drum

    • Songs

    1Queen of Sydney8:12
    2Pepé Linque4:19
    3Alpenbridge6:28

    References

    Crossing (album) Wikipedia
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