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 Hill, 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 sound. The sitar-fueled “Dark Spirit,” for example, conjures uneasy, snake-charmer dream, 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 McCandle, 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 McCandle, 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
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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