A remarkable testament to the creativity and sheer guts of
these young players. A welcome and long overdue
release.
Dave Gelly,
The
Gramophone (1997)
Song Three featuring Derek Wadsworth (trombone).
Manuscript.
Featuring
Harry Beckett
(flugelhorn)
Alan Wakeman (tenor
& soprano sax)
Bob Sydor (tenor
and alto sax)
John Taylor (piano)
John Webb
(drums)
Graham Collier
(bass)
+ on some
tracks
Alan Skidmore and Tony Roberts (tenor saxes)
Derek Wadsworth (trombone)
Phil Lee (guitar)
Recording
History
First issued on LP
by Fontana, 1970
First issued on CD
with two bonus tracks by DNA, 1997
Reissued on CD with no bonus tracks by Disconforme, 2000
Remastered and repackaged by
BGO records as part of a 2 CD compilation,
2007
Remastered
by Tom Leader of LCL Digital.
The
Tracks
Song One
(Seven-Four)
Song Two (Ballad)
Song Three (Nine-Eight Blues)
Song Four (Waltz in Four-Four)
Song Five (Rubato)
Song Six (Dirge)
Song Seven (Four-Four Figured)
Some
Reviews
An
album which confirms Graham Collier's growing stature as an
important jazz composer.
Charles
Fox, Radio
3 (1970)
Unmistakably
Collier. The group really communicates on an emotional
level; it's impossible not to respond to the terrific heat
with which this swinging outfit blows.
The
Melody Maker (1970)
A
most noteworthy addition to the growing number of really
worthwhile British LPs.
Michael
Shera, Jazz Journal
(1970)
The
set dates from the heady days of 1970 and the soloists not
only capture the exuberance of the era but interpret
Graham's compositions with warmth and
passion.
Pete
Martin, Jazz UK
(2001)
While
each album has its own complexion, central to all is
Collier’s exploration of the nexus where form and
freedom meet. Collier’s writing is undeniably
compelling, but without the freedom that he afforded these
three groups, they’d simply not
work.
John
Kelman, All About
Jazz (2007), reviewing
the BGO compilation.
The quote
used in the subheading comes from the review in
Bagatellen
of the BGO package.
Chosen
as one of the records of the year in 1970 by Steve Voce,
Charles Fox and Derek Jewell
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