Family Tree (Oregon album)

Oregon
Studio album by Oregon
Released	28 August 2012
Recorded	and mixed in Ludwigsburg on 24-28 April 2012 at Bauer Studios in Germany
Genre	Jazz, world fusion
Length	60:51
Label	CAM Jazz
Producer	Ermanno Basso, Oregon
Oregon chronology
In Stride (2010) Family Tree (2012)

Family Tree is an album by American world music/jazz group Oregon featuring Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Mark Walker recorded in April 2012 and released on the CAM Jazz label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating that "Oregon have remained vital, restless, and disciplined".^[2] In his review for All About Jazz, John Kelman concludes "... with Family Tree this sixteen year-old incarnation has delivered an album that easily stands up to recordings like Winter Light (Vanguard, 1973) and Out of the Woods (Elektra, 1978), as one of Oregon's very best."^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The New York City Jazz Record	(not rated)[4]
All About Jazz	(very favorable)[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated

1. "Bibo Babo" — 6:55
2. "Tern" — 5:22
3. "The Hexagram" — 5:54
4. "Creeper" — 5:34
5. "Jurassic" (Oregon) — 2:28
6. "Family Tree" — 6:31
7. "Stritch" (Oregon) — 2:47
8. "Mirror Pond" — 5:53
9. "Moot" (Glen Moore) — 5:48
10. "Julian" (Paul McCandless) — 4:31
11. "Max Alert" (Oregon) — 1:07
12. "Carnival Express" — 8:01

Recorded at Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany in April 2012.

Personnel

Musicians

• Paul McCandless - bass clarinet, flute, horn, oboe, soprano saxophone
• Glen Moore - bass
• Ralph Towner - classical guitar, piano, synthesizer
• Mark Walker - drums, hand percussion, percussion

Production credits

• Andrea Boccalini - photography
• Danilo Rossi - mastering
• Johannes Wohlleben - engineering, mixing

References