Songs for My Father is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1970 and originally released on the British Fontana label.[1][2]
| Songs for My Father | ||||
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| Studio album by Graham Collier Music | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 London, England | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:02 | |||
| Label | Fontana 6309 006 | |||
| Producer | Terry Brown | |||
| Graham Collier chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| All About Jazz | [4] |
Allmusic said "Songs for My Father is the first evidence listeners have of the maturing Collier, moving jazz aesthetics around in order to more fully articulate his sophisticated palette".[3] On All About Jazz Nic Jones noted "it's the one that offers the greatest insight into Collier's more recent methodology, not least because the numbers of musicians involved are more indicative of his later work with larger ensembles".[4]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Graham Collier.
- "Song One (Seven-Four)" – 9:34
- "Song Two (Ballad)" – 5:38
- "Song Three (Nine-Eight Blues)" – 7:52
- "Song Four (Waltz in Four-Four)" – 7:42
- "Song Five (Rubato)" – 4:43
- "Song Six (Dirge)" – 3:37
- "Song Seven (Four-Four Figured)" – 9:13
Personnel edit
- Graham Collier – bass
- Harry Beckett – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Alan Wakeman – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Bob Sydor – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- John Taylor – piano
- John Webb – drums
- Derek Wadsworth – trombone (tracks 1–3 & 7)
- Alan Skidmore, Tony Roberts – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
- Phil Lee – guitar (tracks 1 & 7)
References edit
- ^ Graham Collier Discography, accessed December 29, 2016
- ^ Graham Collier: A Tribute, accessed December 29, 2016
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Songs for My Father – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Jones, N. All About Jazz Review, December 26, 2007