Lantern (Oregon album)
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| Lantern | ||||
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| Released | 2017 | |||
| Recorded | November 2016 | |||
| Studio | Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 62:00 | |||
| Label | CAM Jazz | |||
| Producer | Ermanno Basso | |||
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Lantern is the thirtieth and final 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 only Oregon record to feature bassist Paolino Dalla Porta, who succeeded Oregon's founding member Glen Moore in 2015.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]