Bread and Circuses (Graham Collier album)

Bread and Circuses
Live album by
Graham Collier and the Collective
Released2002
Recorded12 September 2001
Perth, Australia
GenreJazz
Length51:13
LabelJazzprint
JPVP131CD
ProducerGraham Collier
Graham Collier chronology
Winter Oranges
(2000) 		Bread and Circuses
(2002) 		Directing 14 Jackson Pollocks
(2004)

Bread and Circuses is a live album by composer Graham Collier accompanied by the Collective featuring two suites performed in Australia and released on the Jazzprint label in 2002.[1][2]

Reception

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

Allmusic said "Graham Collier has built a considerable legacy as a sophisticated composer of considerable depth, and this release builds on that foundation with further evidence of his extraordinary talents ... The Australian Collective acquits itself well, with powerful contributions from many players and tightly focused ensemble performances. For breadth of composition, strong improvisations, and complex, largely conventional writing with a slightly leftward tint, there is very little around that competes with Graham Collier at his best, and this album is among his finest".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Graham Collier.

  1. "Bread and Circuses: Introduction" - 2:53
  2. "Bread and Circuses: Ballad One" - 2:28
  3. "Bread and Circuses: Clapping" - 4:33
  4. "Bread and Circuses: Pattern One" - 5:25
  5. "Bread and Circuses: Interlude" - 1:54
  6. "Bread and Circuses: Pattern Two" - 5:29
  7. "Bread and Circuses: Ballad Two" - 3:10
  8. "Bread and Circuses: Blues" - 5:51
  9. "Bread and Circuses: Coda" - 3:02
  10. "Oxford Palms: Picky Blues and Ballad One" - 3:14
  11. "Oxford Palms: Open Blues and Ballad Two" - 6:01
  12. "Oxford Palms: One Note Blues and Ballad Three" - 4:26
  13. "Oxford Palms: Clapping Blues and Ballad Four" - 5:49

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Graham Collier Discography, accessed December 30, 2016
  2. ^ Graham Collier: A Tribute, accessed December 30, 2016
  3. ^ a b Loewy, Steve. Bread and Circuses – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.