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Oregon set lists .

    This is our attempt to create a database of all known Oregon set lists from recorded concerts ,since none seems to be available on the net. I have become extremely frustrated trying to compile Oregon setlists as,unlike many other groups , there has been no repository of sets available on the web .

So this small list is now here for all you Oregon collectors to use .Hopefully some of you will contribute your knowledge to build this base so it becomes more comprehensive.

This page is a tribute to Oregon, the fabulous jazz - world music -fusion quartet which has, over the past 30 years -featured Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Colin Walcott, Glen Moore ,Trilok Gurtu and Mark Walker.

Jazz fusion is not an adequate description of Oregons sublime music, which can vary from beautifully melodic pieces that are almost classical in form , to long dark, dangerous improvised numbers that defy classification.Other numbers have a distinctly Indian feel , where sitar and tablas mingle with jazz forms.This is why the Live Oregon experience is probably superior to their studio albums, as each concert is very different ,even if the same pieces are played each night .

If you can contribute towards updating this base , which is by no means complete- or 100% correct, or if you want to trade, please Contact us.

Concert database

Oregon setlists 1980-1989

 

1980

9-23-80 McCabe's Guitar Shop Santa Monica, CA AUD

3CD set

9-24-80 McCabe's Guitar Shop Santa Monica, CA AUD

9-80 Sydney Town Hall FM 90 mins

Apparently a second concert (or the second half of the first concert ) recorded by the ABC was broadcast a week later , setlist for this was

 

11-2-80 Jazzdays Berlin . Berlin Germany 72 mins

1982

1-30-82 University of Washington Seattle WA

Aud 155 w/Ralph Towner,Paul McCandless,Glen Moore, Colin Walcott

11-12-82 Drumlins Country Club Syracuse NY

1983

6-30-83 Funkhaus Studio 10 Hamburg.

7-2-83 Gladbeck AUD

7-17-83 Jazzfest Weisen 73 min FM

10-23-83 NYC,Symphony Space NYC 90 mins audience

10-28-83 Communications Center Troy NY FM 126 MINS

October 1983 Merkin Concert Hall New York, NY AUD 80 mins

1984

10-5-84 Music Hall East Troy #

10-8-84 Troy Music Hall, Troy, N.Y. 113min FM #

# Its unlikely that the group played two identical sets over two nights at the same venue a few days apart, its most likely this is just one show with a badly transposed date .

10-15-84 Szeged, Hungary FM

Disc 1

10-20-84 Zurich FM

11-1-84 Riccione, Italy. AUD 82 min

11-2-84 Tala di Giganti Padova Italy SBD

Sadly , Oregon percussionist Colin Walcott , along with crew member Jo Haerting , was killed at Magdeburg, East Germany on November 8th 1984 in a car crash , this may be the last recorded show with him as part of the lineup.

After a break of some months a reformed Oregon began to tour again, this time with the talented Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu as part of the band. This new lineup was possibly more rhythmic than before, but the bands sound changed to some extent as they were no longer including sitar in their instrumental blend.

1985

7-15-85 Jonathan Swift's, Cambridge, MA SBD analog master > DAT > Cassette > CD-R
Set 1

08/13/85 New Harmony Coffee 116 Mins aud

 

08/17/85 Bottom Line New York City SBD late.

08/18/85 Bottom Line New York City SBD

1986

07-?-86 Montreal Canada

7-6-86 DeCordova Museum Ampitheater, Lincoln, Mass. U.S.A. Aud

07-10-86 Chestnut Cabaret .Philadelphia, PA (Early Show)

07-11-86 Bottom Line New York City. AUD

11-29-86 Intermedia Centre Huntingdon NY 120 min.

12-03-86 Fat Tuesday NYC 124 Mins Aud

1987

3-5-87, Fabrik Hamburg, 120 min AUD
w/Ralph Towner,Paul McCandless,Glen Moore, Trilok Gurtu

3-8-87, Essen, AUD
w/Ralph Towner,Paul McCandless,Glen Moore, Trilok Gurtu

3-?-87 Burghausen, Jazzfest, , FM, 20m

3-20-87 Mayen 57 min FM

3-30-87 Padova 90 min FM

6-28-87 TV Studio Freiburg Germany FM and DVD 58 mins

7-5-87 Bolzano Italy SBD 60 min

1987 Barcelona TV

11-21-87 McCabes Guitar Shop

11-23-87 Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz Ca

1988

10-30-88 Umea, Sweden FM /SBD 60 min

 

1989

4-15-89 NYC,Town Hall

w/Gurtu,Towner,McCandless,Moore+Nancy King (voc)115 audience

9-28-89 Performing Arts Center ,Carboro, North Carolina. FM 110 Mins.

10-11-89 Stockholm, Sweden fm 50 Min (Trio )

10-15-89 St Johannis Church Hamburg FM 100 mins

10-20-89 Paris New Morning FM 62 Mins

10-25-89 Verone Italy 112 mins Aud

Vancouver 51 mins FM

 

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