Out of the Woods (Oregon album) explained

Out of the Woods
Type:	studio
Artist:	Oregon
Cover:	Oregon_Out_of_the_Woods.jpg
Released:	April
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Elektra
Producer:	Oregon
Prev Title:	Violin
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Roots in the Sky
Next Year:	1978

Out of the Woods is a studio album by the American jazz group Oregon released in April 1978. The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart the same year.^[1]

Critical reception

The Bay State Banner wrote that "Oregon's acoustic beauty and mastery of such difficult reed instruments as the English horn and the oboe are impressive, as are the harmonic abilities of guitarist Ralph Towner."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Yellow Bell" (Ralph Towner) – 7:02
2. "Fall 77" (Glen Moore) – 4:26
3. "Reprise" (Ralph Towner) – 1:02
4. "Cane Fields" (Paul McCandless) – 4:35
5. "Dance to the Morning Star" (Collin Walcott) – 5:36
6. "Vision of a Dancer" (Ralph Towner) – 4:03
7. "Story Telling" (Collin Walcott) – 1:03
8. "Waterwheel" (Ralph Towner) – 6:26
9. "Witchi-Tai-To" (Jim Pepper) – 8:24

Personnel

Musicians

• Paul McCandless – bass clarinet, English horn, oboe
• Glen Moore – bass, guitar
• Ralph Towner – flugelhorn, guitar, 12 String guitar, classical guitar, percussion, piano
• Collin Walcott – guitar, percussion, sitar, tabla

Other credits

• Hayward Connor – liner notes
• Ron Coro – design
• Joe Gastwirt – mastering
• David Greene – engineer
• Jesse Henderson – associate engineer
• Johnny Lee – design
• Matt Murray – associate engineer
• Boe Overlock – photography
• David Wilcox – illustrations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Out of the Woods - Oregon | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 15 March 2014.
2. News: Shades of Blue . Bay State Banner . 3 . 26 Oct 1978 . 17.