Portraits (Graham Collier album)

Portraits is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1972 and originally released on the Bristol Saydisc label.[1][2]

Portraits
Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded16 & 17 November 1972
StudioRG Jones, London
GenreJazz
Length37:54
LabelSaydisc
SDL 244
ProducerTerry Brown
Graham Collier chronology
Mosaics
(1970)
Portraits
(1973)
Darius
(1974)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
All About Jazz     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [5]

Allmusic said "This is a more laid-back, yet more challenging listen than any previous Collier outing, but it also dates as one of the best".[3] On All About Jazz Nic Jones noted "it's an outstanding example of work in the modal idiom. With small groups, Collier had really telling abilities that have been banished to the past by his work with large ensembles in the intervening years, but no matter. Here he manages again to coax maximum mileage and color out of a six piece band".[4]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Graham Collier.

  1. "And Now for Something Completely Different Part One" – 16:50
  2. "And Now for Something Completely Different Part Two" – 9:57
  3. "Portraits 1" – 10:57

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Graham Collier Discography, accessed December 29, 2016
  2. ^ Graham Collier: A Tribute, accessed December 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Portraits – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Jones, N. All About Jazz Review, October 1, 2008
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.