Lantern
Studio album by
Oregon
Released2017
RecordedNovember 2016
StudioBauer Studios, Ludwigsburg
GenreJazz
Length62:00
LabelCAM Jazz
ProducerErmanno Basso
Oregon chronology
Family Tree
(2012)		 Lantern
(2017)

Lantern is the thirtieth album by American world music/jazz group Oregon featuring Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Paolino Dalla Porta, and Mark Walker recorded in November 2016 and released on the CAM Jazz label in 2017.[1] It is the first Oregon record to feature bassist Paolino Dalla Porta, who replaced Oregon's founding member Glen Moore in 2015.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[2]
The Guardian[3]
The Irish Times[4]

On June 26, 2017, All About Jazz critic John Kelman wrote: "Lantern makes clear that... Oregon remains as effortlessly surprising and holistically inimitable as it's ever been." Regarding the band's new bassist, Kelman remarked: "...while the influx of new blood has altered the group's complexion to some extent, it remains a group that sounds like no other. Simply put: Lantern remains an album that could be made by no-one else but Oregon."[2]

DownBeat's Bobby Reed called the album "terrific," and stated: "Throughout the program, all four musicians' exquisite solos are featured amid polished, profound cohesion. Graceful teamwork is what makes Lantern shine so brightly."[5]

The Guardian's John Ford praised the band's "subtle way with poignant and lyrical music," and commented: "They still sound as if they know how to have some very sophisticated fun."[3]

Cormac Larkin of The Irish Times remarked: "Oregon cover the spectrum from delicate chamber music to full-throated post-bop to funky world grooves."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except where noted.

  1. "Dolomiti Dance" — 6:11
  2. "Duende" — 5:59
  3. "Walk the Walk" (Mark Walker) — 6:35
  4. "Not Forgotten" — 4:31
  5. "Hop, Skip and A Thump" — 6:24
  6. "Figurine" — 2:54
  7. "The Glide" — 8:07
  8. "Aeolian Tale" (Paolino Dalla Porta) — 5:46
  9. "Lantern" (Oregon) — 7:58
  10. "The Water Is Wide" (Traditional, arranged by Paul McCandless) — 7:07

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Lantern – Oregon". camjazz.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 Kelman, John (26 June 2017). "Oregon: Lantern". All About Jazz. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ford, John (6 July 2017). "Oregon: Lantern review – poignant reveries and sophisticated fun". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 Larkin, Cormac (10 August 2017). "Oregon: Lantern – bright, crystalline melodies from 1970s vets". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Reed, Bobby (2017). "Oregon: Lantern". DownBeat. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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