{"product_id":"oregon-45th-parallel-0074644446524","title":"45th Parallel","description":"Album Notes Oregon includes: Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Trilok Gurtu.Additional personnel: Nancy King (vocals).Oregon bothers jazz people because a) they're difficult to categorize, and b) they radiate endlessly cheerful vibes bordering on vacuous new age while maintaining a sharp improvisational edge. So goes this high-profile appearance on Columbia's spinoff label, which sometimes stays within the bounds of post-bop jazz yet is more likely to go veering off in contemplative folk-like, Asiatic, Spanish, or even neo-classical directions. Ralph Towner handles both the piano and various guitars and synthesizers with equal facility, while Paul McCandless' reed work evokes the pure white light of Paul Winter; Glen Moore continues to man the bass; Trilok Gurtu alternates between tabla and traps; and Nancy King checks in with a bout of eccentric scatting on \"Chihuahua Dreams.\" This is intriguing, free-thinking stuff, always intelligent, evidently durable, yet the music misses the spark of true inspiration that could have made it memorable. ~ Richard S. Ginell","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53726832918870,"sku":"0074644446524-V","price":15.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/oregon-45th-parallel-0074644446524","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}