Distant Hills is a Jazz album by Oregon, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 25 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- sparse
- serene
- pastoral
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, .
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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
Credits
Performers
- Glen MooreBASS ELECTRIC BASS FLUTE
- Ralph TownerGUITAR 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR PIANO
- Paul McCandlessOBOE ENGLISH HORN
- Collin WalcottSITAR TABLA CLARINET
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 25 pressings tracked on Gatefold