| Lantern | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Oregon |
| Cover: | Oregon_Lantern_album_cover.jpg |
| Released: | 2017 |
| Recorded: | November 2016 |
| Studio: | Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 62:00 |
| Label: | CAM Jazz |
| Producer: | Ermanno Basso |
| Prev Title: | Family Tree |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
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.
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."
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."[2]
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."
Cormac Larkin of The Irish Times remarked: "Oregon cover the spectrum from delicate chamber music to full-throated post-bop to funky world grooves."
All compositions by Ralph Towner except where noted.