''Crossing'' is an album by
jazz fusion
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band
Oregon
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recorded in October 1984 and released on
ECM
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the following year. The quartet features guitarist
Ralph Towner
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, reed player
Paul McCandless
Paul Brownlee McCandless Jr. (born March 24, 1947) is an American multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the American jazz group Oregon. He is one of the few jazz oboists. He also plays bass clarinet, English horn, flute, penny whistle, ...
, bassist
Glen Moore
Glen Moore (born October 28, 1941) is an American jazz bassist, who occasionally performs on piano, flute and violin.
Moore was born in Portland, Oregon, United States. His performing career began at age 14 with the Young Oregonians in Portlan ...
, and percussionist
Collin Walcott
Collin Walcott (April 24, 1945 – November 8, 1984) was an American musician who worked on jazz and world music.
Early life
Walcott was born in New York City, United States. He studied violin and tympani in his youth, and was a percussion stud ...
—their final album with Walcott, who died a month after its recording.
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Reception
The
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review by Ron Wynn stated: "Ethereal playing with tremendous solos".
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Track listing
:''All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated''
# "Queen of Sydney" (Paul McCandless) - 8:17
# "Pepé Linque" (Glen Moore) - 4:21
# "Alpenbridge" - 6:31
# "Travel by Day" (Collin Walcott) - 4:23
# "Kronach Waltz" (Moore) - 3:08
# "The Glide" - 6:13
# "Amaryllis" (McCandless) - 8:55
# "Looking-Glass Man" - 4:26
# "Crossing" - 3:13
Personnel
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Paul McCandless
Paul Brownlee McCandless Jr. (born March 24, 1947) is an American multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the American jazz group Oregon. He is one of the few jazz oboists. He also plays bass clarinet, English horn, flute, penny whistle, ...
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soprano saxophone
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(tracks 2, 6, 8, 9),
oboe
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The most common type of oboe, the soprano oboe pitched in C, ...
(tracks 1, 3, 7),
bass clarinet
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(tracks 2, 5),
English horn
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(tracks 7)
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Glen Moore
Glen Moore (born October 28, 1941) is an American jazz bassist, who occasionally performs on piano, flute and violin.
Moore was born in Portland, Oregon, United States. His performing career began at age 14 with the Young Oregonians in Portlan ...
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bass
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(tracks 1–4, 6–9),
flute
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(track 1),
piano
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(track 5)
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Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner (born March 1, 1940) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet and French horn.
Biography
Towner was born i ...
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classical guitar
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(tracks 3, 9),
12 string guitar
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(tracks 4, 7), piano
(tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9),
Prophet-5 synthesizer (tracks 1–3, 6, 7, 9),
cornet
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(tracks 2, 5, 6),
percussion
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(track 9)
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Collin Walcott
Collin Walcott (April 24, 1945 – November 8, 1984) was an American musician who worked on jazz and world music.
Early life
Walcott was born in New York City, United States. He studied violin and tympani in his youth, and was a percussion stud ...
- percussion
(tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9),
tabla
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(tracks 1, 2, 6),
sitar
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(tracks 3, 4),
bass drum
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(tracks 5),
snare drum
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(tracks 5)
References
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ECM Records albums
Oregon (band) albums
1985 albums
Albums produced by Manfred Eicher