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Crossing
Studio album by Oregon
Released	1985
Recorded	October 1984
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany
Genre	Chamber jazz, ethno jazz, folk jazz, world fusion, jazz fusion, new-age
Length	48:40
Label	ECM 1291
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Oregon chronology
Oregon (1983) Crossing (1985) Ecotopia (1987)

Crossing is an album by jazz fusion band Oregon recorded in October 1984 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features guitarist Ralph Towner, reed player Paul McCandless, bassist Glen Moore, and percussionist Collin Walcott—their final album with Walcott, who died a month after its recording.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "Ethereal playing with tremendous solos".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated

1. "Queen of Sydney" (Paul McCandless) - 8:17
2. "Pepé Linque" (Glen Moore) - 4:21
3. "Alpenbridge" - 6:31
4. "Travel by Day" (Collin Walcott) - 4:23
5. "Kronach Waltz" (Moore) - 3:08
6. "The Glide" - 6:13
7. "Amaryllis" (McCandless) - 8:55
8. "Looking-Glass Man" - 4:26
9. "Crossing" - 3:13

Personnel

• Paul McCandless - soprano saxophone (tracks 2, 6, 8, 9), oboe (tracks 1, 3, 7), bass clarinet (tracks 2, 5), English horn (tracks 7)
• Glen Moore - bass (tracks 1–4, 6–9), flute (track 1), piano (track 5)
• Ralph Towner - classical guitar (tracks 3, 9), 12 string guitar (tracks 4, 7), piano (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9), Prophet-5 synthesizer (tracks 1–3, 6, 7, 9), cornet (tracks 2, 5, 6), percussion (track 9)
• Collin Walcott - percussion (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9), tabla (tracks 1, 2, 6), sitar (tracks 3, 4), bass drum (tracks 5), snare drum (tracks 5)

References

1. ECM discography Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 23, 2011
2. ^ Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 23, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1099. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• ECM Records albums
• Oregon (band) albums
• 1985 albums
• Albums produced by Manfred Eicher