Paul McCandless
An excellent multi-instrumentalist who plays with passion and distinction on oboe, English horn, bass clarinet and soprano saxophone, Paul McCandless is a fine improviser even though much of what he's done with various groups hasn't been jazz. He's worked with the Winter Consort, Gallery and Oregon, each a band with as much, if not more, classical, ethnic and even New Age influence as jazz and blues links. McCandless began playing clarinet at nine, and moved from Pennsylvania to New York in the late '60s. He studied oboe at the Manhattan School of Music, working with Robert Bloom. He played in Paul Winter's band The Winter Consort from 1968 to 1973, and was a co-founder with Ralph Towner, Glen Moore and Collin Walcott of Oregon. McCandless led his own ocetet in 1979 and played with Gallery in the '80s. He continued recording in the '80s and '90s. McCandless has done sessions as a leader for Elektra and Windham Hill. He has some dates available on CD, as well as many with Oregon.
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Evansiana
Paul McCandless, John Taylor, Pierluigi Balducci, Michele Rabbia
Jazz - Released by Dodicilune on 28 feb. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Skylight
Art Lande, David Samuels, Paul McCandless
Jazz - Released by ECM on 1 jan. 1981
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Silence of a Candle
Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Trilok Gurtu
Jazz - Released by SWR Jazzhaus on 9 feb. 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Premonition
Jazz - Released by Windham Hill - Legacy on 7 jan. 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Birds of Prey
New age - Released by Point of Light Records on 12 jan. 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Drive Time Rx
Steven Halpern, Paul McCandless
Jazz - Released by Steven Halpern's Inner Peace Music on 4 apr. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert (Live)
Jazz - Released by Ancient-Future.com Records on 20 jan. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo