Melodically dark and strong, with roots in both the black
American jazz and European composed music, all integrated
into a personal statement of an incredible depth.
Erling Kroner, Jazz
Special, Denmark
The Hackney Five
Featuring
The
Jazz
Ensemble directed by
Graham Collier
Henry Lowther,
Steve Waterman, Patrick White (trumpet)
Hugh Fraser, Bill Mee (trombone)
Andy Grappy (tuba)
Mark Lockheart, Art Themen, Geoff Warren, Chris Biscoe
(saxophones)
Ed Speight (guitar)
Pete Saberton (piano)
Dudley Phillips (bass)
John Marshall (drums)
Recording History
Recorded live at
the London Jazz Festival May 1994
Released on CD by Boathouse, 1999
Rereleased by Jazzprint, 2003
Remastered
by Tom Leader of LCL Digital.
Reassigned to
jazzcontinuum, 2009
The
Tracks
The Hackney Five
Charles River Fragments
(Under the Pier, a
favourite performance piece for many years, was recorded at
the same concert but had to be omitted from the CD because
of length. It may well turn up as a free download at some
point.)
Some
Reviews
The quote
in the subheading comes from Philippe Renaud in
Improjazz.
Graham
Collier remains one of the most interesting purveyors of
big-band jazz around. In the same way that an accomplished
painter can make one see a colour as if for the first time,
Collier combines brass, woodwind
and rhythm section in startlingly fresh ways. He has moved
far beyond the awful cliches which kept so much big-band
writing and arranging in a half-century-old
straightjacket.
John Shand,
Sydney Morning
Herald
Collier
is a man with a composer’s
vision and astute arranging instincts…
he has equipped himself with a formidable solo roster and
he deploys his solo permutations with skill.
Barry McRae,
Jazz
Journal
A
magnificently sustained presentation of the artistry and
craftsmanship which combine
so seamlessly here to create such positive, exhilarating
music.
Ken
Rattenbury, Crescendo
A
magnificent big band composition…
the powerful solo performances are thrilling.
Swing Journal, Japan
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