Collier's unforced eclecticism and the excellent
musicianship by all concerned provide a consistently
melodic invention.
Geoff
Andrew, Time
Out
Mist on Water featuring Geoff Warren.
Featuring
Geoff Warren (saxes
and flute)
Roger
Dean (piano and synthesiser)
Ed Speight (guitar)
Paul Bridge (bass)
Ashley Brown (drums and percussion)
Graham Collier (synthesiser and conductor)
Recording
History
Recorded live in
Hong Kong, December 1985
First issued on LP by Mosaic, 1987
First issued on CD by Disconforme, 2001
Remastered
by Tom Leader of LCL Digital
Reassigned
to jazzcontinuum, 2009
The
Tracks
A set of pieces
written for a British Council tour of the Far East in 1986.
The titles reflect some aspects of British life, as does
the irony of the main title. Geoff Andrews’ comment
‘bugger the berets’ (below) was a riposte to
most other critics who found this departure from my
previous work not to their taste. At this remove I have no
regrets about the album and feel that it does reflect a
certain side of my character as a writer, one that may not
be as apparent in my other work.
Midsummer Dawn
Whirligig
Mist on Water
Queensberry Rules
Spring Rain
Deserted Funfair
Some
Reviews
Bugger
the berets; Collier and Co transcend
categories.
Geoff
Andrew, Time
Out, from which review
the quote in the subheading comes.
He
approaches the synthesiser not as a keyboard player might
but as a composer and orchestrator, using it to extend the
palette on which he places the improvising and textural
resources of the musicians.
Simon Adams,
Jazz
Journal
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