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Out of the Woods (Oregon album)

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Out of the Woods
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1978 (1978)
GenreJazz
Length42:37
LabelElektra
ProducerOregon
Oregon chronology
Violin
(1977)
Out of the Woods
(1978)
Roots in the Sky
(1978)

Out of the Woods is a studio album by the American jazz group Oregon released in April 1978. The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart the same year.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(very favorable)[3]
AllMusic[2]

The Bay State Banner wrote that "Oregon's acoustic beauty and mastery of such difficult reed instruments as the English horn and the oboe are impressive, as are the harmonic abilities of guitarist Ralph Towner."[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Yellow Bell" (Ralph Towner) – 7:02
  2. "Fall 77" (Glen Moore) – 4:26
  3. "Reprise" (Ralph Towner) – 1:02
  4. "Cane Fields" (Paul McCandless) – 4:35
  5. "Dance to the Morning Star" (Collin Walcott) – 5:36
  6. "Vision of a Dancer" (Ralph Towner) – 4:03
  7. "Story Telling" (Collin Walcott) – 1:03
  8. "Waterwheel" (Ralph Towner) – 6:26
  9. "Witchi-Tai-To" (Jim Pepper) – 8:24

Personnel

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Musicians
Other credits
  • Hayward Connor – liner notes
  • Ron Coro – design
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • David Greene – engineer
  • Jesse Henderson – associate engineer
  • Johnny Lee – design
  • Matt Murray – associate engineer
  • Boe Overlock – photography
  • David Wilcox – illustrations

Charts

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Year Chart Position
1978 Billboard Jazz Albums 17[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Out of the Woods - Oregon | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Out of the Woods - Oregon Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ^ Miller, J. Glenn (25 January 2007). "Oregon: Out of the Woods". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 3. 26 Oct 1978. p. 17.