Songs for My Father

This article is about the album by Graham Collier. For the album by Horace Silver, see Song for My Father (album).

Songs for My Father
Studio album by
Graham Collier Music
Released1970
Recorded1970
London, England
GenreJazz
Length48:02
LabelFontana
6309 006
ProducerTerry Brown
Graham Collier chronology
Down Another Road
(1969) 		Songs for My Father
(1970) 		Mosaics
(1970)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All compositions by Graham Collier.

  1. "Song One (Seven-Four)" – 9:34
  2. "Song Two (Ballad)" – 5:38
  3. "Song Three (Nine-Eight Blues)" – 7:52
  4. "Song Four (Waltz in Four-Four)" – 7:42
  5. "Song Five (Rubato)" – 4:43
  6. "Song Six (Dirge)" – 3:37
  7. "Song Seven (Four-Four Figured)" – 9:13

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Graham Collier Discography, accessed December 29, 2016
  2. ^ Graham Collier: A Tribute, accessed December 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Songs for My Father – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Jones, N. All About Jazz Review, December 26, 2007