Ecotopia (album)

Ecotopia
Studio album by Oregon
Released	1987
Recorded	March 1987
Genre	Chamber jazz, ethno jazz, folk jazz, world fusion, jazz fusion, new-age
Length	48:22
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Oregon chronology
Crossing (1984) Ecotopia (1987) 45th Parallel (1988)

Ecotopia is an album by American world music/jazz group Oregon featuring Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Trilok Gurtu, who replaced Collin Walcott following his accidental death, recorded in 1987 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 1½ stars stating "there is no excuse for this waste of studio time and Manfred Eicher's energy. It is no wonder that he began the ECM New Series a few years before, given the junk churned out by some of label's stable between 1983 and 1988, and this record is a stellar example. Simply put, this is a trite, new age piece of dreck slopped out by a group of musicians whose combined creativity should always take them to stellar heights. There are no redeeming tracks on this disc, and few redeeming moments ".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated

1. "Twice Around the Sun" - 10:31
2. "Innocente" - 6:24
3. "Wbai" (Trilok Gurtu, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Ralph Towner) - 2:02
4. "Zephyr" - 5:55
5. "Ecotopia" - 5:06
6. "Leather Cats" (Glen Moore, Samantha Moore) - 7:39
7. "Redial" - 5:59
8. "Song of the Morrow" (Collin Walcott) - 5:16

• • Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in March 1987

Personnel

• Paul McCandless - soprano saxophone, oboe, English horn, wind driven synthesizers
• Glen Moore - bass
• Ralph Towner - classical guitar, 12 string guitar, piano, synthesizer, drum machine
• Trilok Gurtu - tabla, percussion

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