Small Room Explained

Small Room
Type:	studio
Artist:	George Colligan
Cover:	Small Room.jpg
Released:	2000
Recorded:	September 1998
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	SteepleChase

Small Room is a solo piano album by George Colligan. It was recorded in 1998 and released by SteepleChase Records.

Recording and music

The album was recorded in September 1998.^[1] The material and performances vary – from standards and ballads to exploratory and impressionistic.

Release and reception

Small Room was released by SteepleChase Records in 2000.^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "This is no premature indulgence. If anything, it's a rather sober effort."

Track listing

1. "I Love Music" (Emil Boyd)
2. "Afterthought" (Bill McHenry)
3. "Exile's Gate" (Gary Thomas)
4. "Elves" (George Colligan)
5. "The Dolphin" (Eca)
6. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (E. A. Swan)
7. "Small Room" (Colligan)
8. "Rule's End" (Christoph Schweitzer)
9. "Voyage" (Kenny Barron)
10. "Quincy" (David Ephross)
11. "Some Other Time" (Leonard Bernstein)
12. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol)
13. "Only Trust Your Heart" (Brodsky)

Source:^[3]

Personnel

• George Colligan – piano

Notes and References

1. Book: Cook . Richard . Richard Cook (journalist) . Morton . Brian . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . . 2008 . 9th . . 978-0-141-03401-0 . 282.
2. Web site: George Colligan: Small Room . Hovan . C. Andrew . All About Jazz . April 1, 2000 . June 4, 2018 .
3. Web site: George Colligan – Small Room (SCCD 31470) . steeplechase.dk . June 4, 2018 .