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DISTANT HILLS

Oregon

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Jazz Rock/Fusion

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3.50 | 16 ratings | 2 reviews | 25% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1974

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Aurora (Towner) - 7:42
2. Dark Spirit (Towner) - 5:50
3. Mi Chinita (McCandless/Moore/Towner/Walcott) - 6:57
4. Distant Hills (Towner) - 6:30
5. Canyon Song (Towner) - 4:59
6. Song for a Friend (Towner) - 5:19
7. Confession (McCandless/Moore/Towner/Walcott) - 6:23

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Line-up / Musicians

Ralph Towner - Guitar, Piano, Trumpet
Collin Walcott - Clarinet, Piano, Conga, Drums, Marimbas, Sitar, Tabla, Tambourine
Glen Moore - Bass, Flute, Piano, Violin, Guitar (Bass)
Paul McCandless - Horn (English), Oboe

Releases information

Vanguard VMD-79341

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Aurora Distant Hills, 1974

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Oregon Distant Hills Japan Promo White Label Vinyl LP OBI Ralph Towner ECM	US $119.99	59m 25s
Distant Hills - Oregon LP	US $7.99 [0 bids] US $24.99	19h 21m
1972 Folk/Rock LP OREGON Distant Hills VANGUARD VG++	US $5.99	3 days
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OREGON Japan 1974 NM LP DISTANT HILLS	US $29.99	3 days
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Oregon - Distant Hills - Beautiful E+ LP on Vanguard label	US $8.00	11 days
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OREGON distant hills LP SEALED Walcott Towner McCandles	US $49.99	13 days
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OREGONDISTANT HILLSCD	US $11.03	28 days
* OREGON - Distant Hills (1987)	US $6.99	29 days
CD: DISTANT HILLS - OREGON - Sealed	US $18.05	29 days

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OREGON Distant Hills ratings distribution

3.50
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Review by oliverstoned
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3,5 stars

"Distant Hills" manage to come back to the second album's inspiration. A voluptuous album with a meditative mind, one of their very best. "Canyon song" features a luminous instrumental flight, this tune has a recurrent melodic theme among Oregon's discography. The other pieces are in a contemplative, introspective mood with a rich instrumentation featuring superb sitar parts by Collin Walcott, excellent acoustic guitar by Ralph Towner, to say the least.

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4 stars One of the early classics, if rather Towner top-heavy composition-wise. I prefer this version of the title track to the Solstice remake. Canyon Song is inspirational in this genre - truly timeless. Essential for an understanding of the group's development from unpolished Paul Winter Consort ... (read more)

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