{"product_id":"beyond-words","title":"Beyond Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eRalph Towner on guitar and keyboards, bassist Glen Moore , and Paul McCandless\u003cbr\u003e(playing six different wind instruments) are featured at their most creative. Beyond\u003cbr\u003eWords features Oregon during a period when the group was a trio after the passing of\u003cbr\u003epercussionist Collin Wolcott. The unique band, which blended together modern jazz\u003cbr\u003ewith rhythms, melodies and sounds inspired by the music of other cultures, was\u003cbr\u003ealways unclassifiable and \"beyond words.\"\u003cbr\u003ePerforming originals by Towner and Moore, Jim Pepper's famous \"Witchi-Tai-To,\" and\u003cbr\u003ea three- part free improvisation, the trio displays plenty of variety in moods (ranging\u003cbr\u003efrom the whimsical to the somber), sounds (Towner's acoustic classical guitar\u003cbr\u003econtrasts with his work on synth), and instrumentation with McCandless featured on\u003cbr\u003esoprano, sopranino, oboe, bass clarinet, English horn, and penny whistle. Highlights\u003cbr\u003einclude the driving, rollicking energy of \"Ecotopia,\" the playfully infectious groove of\u003cbr\u003e\"Pepe Linque,\" and a classical-inspired rendition of \"Les Douzilles.\"\u003cbr\u003eMost notably, the trio delivers a deeply introspective version of \"The Silence Of A\u003cbr\u003eCandle,\" and the witty counterpoint of \"Sicilian Walk.\" No matter the mood or the\u003cbr\u003einstrumentation, all of the performances on Beyond Words are as memorable and as\u003cbr\u003ecolourful as the group itself.\u003cbr\u003eThe return of Oregon's Beyond Words is a very welcome event that will be cherished by\u003cbr\u003efans of the band and their innovative music. The title ia reissued on Stereo Hybrid\u003cbr\u003eSACD and 180g One-step Pressing vinyl LP.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Plant","offers":[{"title":"LP 180g Vinyl","offer_id":54784507314499,"sku":"RPT-31041","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/0045717473_10.png?v=1788343494","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/beyond-words","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}