Oregon – Best Of The Vanguard Years

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Label:	Vanguard – 79560-2
Format:	CD, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	2000
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Contemporary Jazz

Tracklist

1	Tide Pool Bass, Electric Bass, Violin, Flute – Glen Moore Classical Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Piano, French Horn, Drums [Clay], Handclaps – Ralph Towner Oboe, English Horn, Bass Clarinet – Paul McCandless Tabla, Sitar, Percussion [Pakhawaj], Congas, Percussion, Dulcimer, Clarinet – Collin Walcott Written-By – Ralph Towner	8:33
2	Grazing Dreams Classical Guitar – Ralph Towner Congas – David Earl Johnson* Double Bass – Glen Moore English Horn – Paul McCandless Sitar – Collin Walcott Written-By – Collin Walcott	3:35
3	Cry Of The Peacock / Coral Bass, Flute – Glen Moore Classical Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Piano, Mellophone – Ralph Towner Oboe, English Horn – Paul McCandless Tabla, Sitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Percussion, Esraj – Collin Walcott Written-By – Collin Walcott, Ralph Towner	6:24
4	Aurora Bass, Electric Bass, Flute, Violin – Glen Moore Guitar, Piano, Trumpet – Ralph Towner Oboe – Paul McCandless Tabla – Collin Walcott Written-By – Ralph Towner	7:43
5	Margueritte Bass, Flute – Glen Moore Classical Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Piano, Mellophone – Ralph Towner Oboe, English Horn – Paul McCandless Tabla, Sitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Percussion, Esraj – Collin Walcott Written-By – Collin Walcott	4:06
6	Canyon Song Bass, Flute – Glen Moore Classical Guitar, Piano, Mellophone – Ralph Towner Oboe, English Horn – Paul McCandless Tabla, Sitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Percussion, Esraj – Collin Walcott Written-By – Ralph Towner	5:00
7	Improvisation On Robert De Visee's Menuet II Acoustic Bass – Glen Moore Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Larry Coryell Guitar – Ralph Towner Tabla, Congas – Collin Walcott Written-By – Larry Coryell	8:14
8	Gospel Song Bass Clarinet – Paul McCandless Double Bass – Glen Moore Tenor Saxophone – Bennie Lee Wallace* Written-By – Paul McCandless	2:28
9	Interstate Congas, Timbales – David Earl Johnson* Double Bass – Glen Moore Oboe – Paul McCandless Piano – Ralph Towner Tabla – Collin Walcott Written-By – Ralph Towner	8:43
10	Yet To Be Double Bass, Flute, Violin – Glen Moore Oboe, English Horn, Bass Clarinet, Flute [Wooden] – Paul McCandless Piano, Guitar [Twelve-String], Classical Guitar, Mellophone, French Horn, Trumpet – Ralph Towner Sitar, Tabla, Clarinet, Percussion, Congas – Collin Walcott Written-By – Ralph Towner	6:54
11	Serenade Bass – Glen Moore Classical Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Ralph Towner Oboe, Bass Clarinet – Paul McCandless Tabla, Percussion – Collin Walcott Violin [Guest Artist] – Zbigniew Seifert Written-By – Ralph Towner	2:07
12	Charango Double Bass – Glen Moore Drums – Elvin Jones Oboe, English Horn, Bass Clarinet, Flute – Paul McCandless Tabla, Congas – Collin Walcott Twelve-String Guitar, Classical Guitar, Piano – Ralph Towner Written-By – Oregon	3:58
13	Dust Devil Flute – Paul McCandless Tabla – Collin Walcott Written-By – Paul McCandless	3:03
14	Sail Electric Bass – Glen Moore English Horn – Paul McCandless Percussion, Rhythm Guitar – Collin Walcott Twelve-String Guitar – Ralph Towner Written-By – Collin Walcott	4:29

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Vanguard Records
Copyright © – Vanguard Records

Credits

Design – Drew Cartwright
Engineer [Compilation] – Jeff Zaraya
Ensemble – Oregon
Liner Notes – Sam Graham
Other [Creative Services] – Georgette Cartwright
Producer – Oregon (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14)
Producer [CD Compilation] – Tom Vickers

Notes

Track 1 is from the album "Winter Light" (VSD 79350), 1974.
Track 2, 8 & 9 are from the album "Friends" (VSD 79370), 1977.
Track 3, 5 & 6 are from the album "Our First Record" (VSD 79432), 1980. Recorded in the summer of 1970 at "The Farm", Los Angeles.
Track 4 is from the album "Distant Hills" (VSD 79341), 1974.
Track 7 (*) is from the album of Larry Coryell's "The Restful Mind" (VSD 79353), 1975.
Track 10 (*) is from the album "In Concert" (VSD 79358), 1975. Recorded live at Vanquard's Studio in New York, April 8 & 9, 1975.
Track 11 (*) is from the album "Violin" (VSD 79397), 1978.
Track 12 (*) is from the album Oregon / Elvin Jones "Together" (VSD 79377), 1976. Recorded at Vanguard's Studio in New York, January 1976.
Track 13 is from the album "Moon and Mind" (VSD 79419), 1979.
Track 14 is from the album "Music of An Other Present Era" (VSD 79326), 1973.

(*) = previously unreleased on CD.