Glen Moore (born October 28, 1941)[1] is an American jazz bassist, who occasionally performs on piano, flute and violin.

Glen Moore
Performing in concert with Oregon
Treibhaus Innsbruck 2010
Background information
Born (1941-10-28) October 28, 1941 (age 83)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationInstrumentalist
Instruments
Years active1955–present

Moore was born in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] His performing career began at age 14 with the Young Oregonians in Portland, where he met and played with Native American saxophonist, Jim Pepper. He graduated with a degree in History and Literature from the University of Oregon. His formal bass instruction started after college with Jerome Magil in Portland, James Harnett in Seattle, Gary Karr in New York, Plough Christenson in Copenhagen, Ludwig Streicher in Vienna and Francois Rabbath in Hawaii. His main instrument is an upright bass which was made by Klotz in Tyrol around 1715. He mostly plays it in a personal unique tuning, using a low and a high C string.

Moore is a founding member of Oregon,[1] but worked also regularly with Rabih Abou-Khalil, Vasant Rai, Nancy King[2] and Larry Karush.

Discography

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  • Trios / Solos with Ralph Towner (ECM, 1972)
  • May 24, 1976 with Larry Karush (JAPO/ECM, 1976)
  • In Concert with David Friesen (Vanguard, 1977)
  • Introducing Glen Moore (Elektra, 1979)
  • Mokave Volume 1 (Audioquest, 1991)
  • Mokave Volume 2 (Audioquest, 1992)
  • Returning with David Friesen (1993)
  • Forces of Flight (ITM, 1995)
  • Dragonetti's Dream (Intuition, 1996)
  • Nude Bass Ascending (Intuition, 1999)

With the Paul Winter Consort

  • Road (1970)

With Oregon

  • Our First Record (Vanguard, recorded 1970, released 1980)
  • Music of Another Present Era (Vanguard, 1972)
  • Distant Hills (Vanguard, 1973)
  • Winter Light (Vanguard, 1974)
  • In Concert (Vanguard, 1975)
  • Together (Vanguard, 1976), with Elvin Jones
  • Friends (Vanguard, 1977)
  • Violin (Vanguard, 1978), with Zbigniew Seifert
  • Moon and Mind (Vanguard, 1979)
  • Out of the Woods (Elektra, 1978)
  • Roots in the Sky (Elektra, 1979)
  • In Performance (Elektra, 1980)
  • Oregon (ECM, 1983)
  • Crossing (ECM, 1984)
  • Ecotopia (ECM, 1987)
  • 45th Parallel (Intuition, 1989)
  • Always, Never, and Forever (Intuition, 1991)
  • Troika (Intuition, 1993)
  • Beyond Words (Intuition, 1995)
  • Northwest Passage (Intuition, 1997)
  • Music for a Midsummer Night's Dream (the Oregon Trio) (Intuition, 1998)
  • In Moscow (Intuition, 2000), with the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
  • Live at Yoshi's (Intuition, 2002)
  • Prime (CAM Jazz, 2005)
  • The Glide (CAM Jazz, 2005)
  • 1000 Kilometers (CAM Jazz, 2007)
  • In Stride (CAM Jazz, 2010)
  • Family Tree (CAM Jazz, 2012)

With Rabih Abou-Khalil

  • Al-Jadida (Enja, 1990)
  • Between Dusk and Dawn (1986)
  • Bukra (1988)
  • Tarab (Enja, 1993)
  • Roots and Sprouts (1990)

With King & Moore

As sideman

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ "Glen Moore | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Afrique". Valleyentertainment.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2010.