Crossing cover

Crossing

Released

While many of Oregon’s classics were released on Vanguard, the roving band made three significant voyages on ECM waters, of which Crossing was the second. The music is what fans of the group would expect: an organic mixture of the earthen and the skyward. Setting it apart are the interactions of its musicianship. Paul McCandless’s oboe, Glen Moore’s bass, Ralph Towner’s guitar, and Collin Walcott’s percussion are just the corona of a sun that shines upon many instruments besides, but each choice feels right as rain. The hermetic paths of “Alpenbridge” alone make the journey worth it.

Tyran Grillo

Recommended by

Suggestions
Time Being cover

Time Being

John Taylor, Peter Erskine, Palle Danielsson
Dansere cover

Dansere

Jan Garbarek, Bobo Stenson Quartet
Quartet Plus cover

Quartet Plus

Mason Razavi
Schattseite cover

Schattseite

Adelhard Roidinger
The Sea cover

The Sea

Terje Rypdal, Ketil Bjørnstad, Jon Christensen, David Darling
Birds of Fire cover

Birds of Fire

Mahavishnu Orchestra
Tom Cat cover

Tom Cat

L.A. Express, Tom Scott
Atmosphères cover

Atmosphères

Eivind Aarset, Arve Henriksen, Tigran Hamasyan, Jan Bang
A Show of Hands cover

A Show of Hands

Victor Wooten
Chartres cover

Chartres

Paul Giger