エレクトラ時代の２作目は、コリン・ウォルコットの曲を３曲含んでいます。その分、東洋的
な色彩がやや強くなっています。グレン・ムーアの弾むようなベースのスタイルも、この頃に
完成されたようです。

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Root in the Sky (VACM-3006)
/ Oregon

MUSIC:
1.June Bug (Ralph Towner) [3'56"]
2.Vessel (Ralph Towner) [7'43"]
3.Sierra Leone (Collin Walcott) [4'01"]
4.Ogden Road (Ralph Towner) [6'26"]
5.House of Wax (Collin Walcott) [4'31"]
6.Hungry Heart (Paul McCandless) [4'03"]
7.Orrington's Escape (Ralph Towner) [1'03"]
8.Roots in the Sky (Glen Moore) [4'20"]
9.Longing, So Long (Collin Walcott) [6'53"]

PERSONEL:
Paul McCandless (oboe, English horn, bass clarinet)
Ralph Towner (piano, classical guitar, 12 strings guitar, Flugelhorn, percussion)
Glen Moore (contrabass)
Collin Walcott (tabla, sitar, percussion, guitar)

RECORDING DATA:
Recorded at Longview Firms, North Brookfield, Massacheusetts, December 1978.
Recorded at Columbia Recordeng Studios, New York City, April 1979.
Produced by Oregon.