Album
Distant Hills
1973 · Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Distant Hills is a Jazz album by Oregon, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 25 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
Distant Hills, Oregon’s 1973 follow-up to Music From Another Present Era, is as eclectic, genre-bending, and pleasurable as its predecessor. The unique talents of multi-instrumentalists Collin Walcott, Glen Moore, Ralph Towner, and Paul McCandless work together in a fashion that recalls the collective precision of 20th-century classical chamber music, yet with the range and improvisatory flair of jazz. Like most of Oregon’s output, Distant Hills is marked by forays into trans-global sounds. The sitar-fueled “Dark Spirit,” for example, conjures uneasy, snake-charmer dreams, and the bongos-and-violin duet of “Mi Chinita Suite” sounds like an avant-garde recital in the Amazon. The high, reedy keen of “Confession” and the dramatic shape-shifting of “Canyon Song” testify to the fact that although Oregon’s music is quite accessible, at its root it is dedicated to vital experimentation. Track Listing 1. Aurora (Ralph Towner) – 7:42 2. Dark Spirit (Ralph Towner) – 5:50 3. Mi Chinita (Collin Walcott, Glen Moore, Paul McCandless, Ralph Towner) – 7:00 4. Distant Hills (Ralph Towner) – 6:31 5. Canyon Song (Ralph Towner) – 4:56 6. Song For A Friend (Ralph Towner) – 5:19 7. Confession (Collin Walcott, Glen Moore, Paul McCandless, Ralph Towner) – 6:24 Credits Artwork By (Cover Painting & Calligraphy) – Leanne Harrison Bass – Glen Moore (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6) Clarinet – Collin Walcott (tracks: 3, 4) Drums – Collin Walcott (tracks: 5) Electric Bass – Glen Moore (tracks: 1) Engineer, Mixed By – Jeff Zaraya English Horn – Paul McCandless (tracks: 3, 4) Flute – Glen Moore (tracks: 1, 3) Guitar – Collin Walcott (tracks: 4), Ralph Towner (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7) Mellophone – Ralph Towner (tracks: 3) Oboe – Paul McCandless (tracks: 1, 3 To 5, 7) Photography (Back Cover) – Monica Mosley Piano – Glen Moore (tracks: 4, 7), Ralph Towner (tracks: 1) Piano, Marimba, Congas – Collin Walcott (tracks: 3) Producer – Oregon Sitar – Collin Walcott (tracks: 2, 7) Tabla – Collin Walcott (tracks: 1) Tambura – Collin Walcott (tracks: 4) Trumpet – Ralph Towner (tracks: 1, 3) Violin – Glen Moore (tracks: 1, 3) Recorded at Vanguard’s 23rd Street Studio, New York City, July 2, 3, 5, 1973.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Aurora7:42
- A2Dark Spirit5:50
- A3Mi Chinita6:57
Side B
- B1Distant Hills6:30
- B2Canyon Song4:59
- B3Song For A Friend5:19
- B4Confession6:23
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- sparse
- serene
- pastoral
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Issued with a die-cut printed Vanguard inner sleeve.
First pressing on gold Vanguard labels.
Recorded at Vanguard's 23rd Street Studio, New York City, July 2, 3, 5, 1973.
Runouts are stamped.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Collin WalcottCLARINET DRUMS GUITAR
- Glen MooreBASS ELECTRIC BASS FLUTE
- Paul McCandlessENGLISH HORN OBOE OBOE, ENGLISH HORN
- Ralph TownerGUITAR GUITAR, PIANO, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, TRUMPET, MELLOPHONE PIANO
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 25 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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