Songs for My Father

by Graham Collier Music

Songs for My Father cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: Fontana
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 48:05
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: John Taylor, Harry Beckett, Alan Skidmore, Terry Brown, Phil Lee, Derek Wadsworth, Bob Sydor, Alan Wakeman, Tony Roberts, John Webb

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The masterful British bassist and composer delivered an incredibly dense, challenging post-bop masterpiece dedicated to his father.[cite: 1] Featuring elite UK jazz musicians like Harry Beckett and Alan Skidmore, the compositions navigate complex, uncommon time signatures and deeply expressive, avant-garde improvisations.[cite: 1] It stands as a towering achievement of the golden age of British modern jazz.[cite: 1]

Genres

Descriptors: uncommon-time-signatures, improvisation, complex, technical, avant-garde

Tracklist

  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) (7:24)
  5. Song Five (Rubato) (4:44)
  6. Song Six (Dirge) (3:37)
  7. Song Seven (Four-Four Figured) (9:14)

Credits

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