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Ecotopia is an album by jazz fusion band Oregon recorded in March 1987 and released on ECM later that year. The quartet consists reed player Paul McCandless, guitarist Ralph Towner, bassist Glen Moore, and percussionist Trilok Gurtu—replacing Collin Walcott following his accidental death

Reception

Writing in progarchives com, Ian Alterman called the album “the perfect mixture of Oregon compositions… In my opinion, Ecotopia is the group’s best post-Walcott album.

Track listing
All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated
“Twice Around the Sun” – 10:31
“Innocente” – 6:24
“WBAI” (Trilok Gurtu, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Ralph Towner) – 2:02
“Zephyr” – 5:55
“Ecotopia” – 5:06
“Leather Cats” (Glen Moore, Samantha Moore) – 7:39
“ReDial” – 5:59
“Song of the Morrow” (Collin Walcott) – 5:16

Personnel
Paul McCandless – soprano saxophone, oboe, English horn; wind driven synthesizers on “WBAI”
Ralph Towner – classical guitar, 12 string guitar, piano, Prophet-10 synthesizer; drum machine on “Twice Around the Sun”
Glen Moore – bass
Trilok Gurtu – tabla, percussion

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Released: 1987
Recorded: March 1987
Studios: Tonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Length: 48:22
Label: ECM 1354
Producer: Manfred Eicher