Mosaics (Graham Collier album) explained

Mosaics
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Graham Collier Music featuring Harry Beckett
Cover:	Mosaics (Graham Collier album).jpg
Released:	1971
Recorded:	8 December 1970
Venue:	The Torrington, North Finchley, England
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:30
Label:	Philips 6308 051
Producer:	Terry Brown
Chronology:	Graham Collier
Prev Title:	Songs for My Father
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Portraits
Next Year:	1972

Mosaics is a live album by composer/bassist Graham Collier which was originally released on the British Philips label in 1971.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Allmusic said "Mosaics is one of Collier's most provocative works yet, and stands the test of time extremely well". On All About Jazz Nic Jones noted "As a bandleader Collier was by this time fashioning some distinctive frameworks for improvisation, and the group as a whole, with alto and tenor saxophonist Bob Sydor joining Beckett and Wakeman in the front line, seems so "bedded in" with Collier's work that the result is only stimulating listening of a rarefied order".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Graham Collier.

1. "Piano Cadenza (Including Theme 1)" – 2:00
2. "Theme 1 (Ensemble) and Flugel Solo" – 5:58
3. "Duet Flugel and Soprano and Soprano Cadenza (Including Theme 4)" – 2:51
4. "Theme 2 (Soprano and Rhythm) and Soprano Solo" – 3:42
5. "Drum Cadenza (Including Theme 2) Into Theme 3 (Ensemble)" – 4:10
6. "Flugel Cadenza (Including Theme 4) Duet Bass / Flugel" – 3:48
7. "Theme 6 (Ensemble) and Tenor Solo (Sydor)" – 5:01
8. "Tenor Cadenza (Sydor) and Tenor Duet" – 2:00
9. "Piano Cadenza Into Theme 2 (Piano and Rhythm)" – 4:40
10. "Flugel Solo Over Theme 8 in Tenors" – 6:07

Personnel

• Graham Collier – bass
• Harry Beckett – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Alan Wakeman – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Bob Sydor – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
• Geoff Castle – piano
• John Webb – drums

Notes and References

1. http://music.geocities.jp/softsjp/collier05.html Graham Collier Discography
2. http://www.discospat.net/homenaje-graham-collier/ Graham Collier: A Tribute
3. http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/artist/graham-collier-music-featuring-harry-beckett 45 World: album entry
4. Jones, N. All About Jazz Review, December 26, 2007