Album · 1975
Tracklist
A1 Improvising from a basic motif (over a tapped pulse)
A2 More complex imrovising from a basic motif (over pedal note and pattern)
A3 Several musicians using a pre-arranged form to illustrate simple arrangements and motif improvising
A4 Improvising from a basic motif over a basic blues progression
A5 Chirdal improvising (including passing notes) over a basic blues progression
A6 Several musicians playing short pre-arranged riffs and answering solo fills on a basic blues sequence
A7 Chordal Improvising (with passing notes) over a common bass pattern
A8 Chordal improvising on a common popular song sequence with backings and riffs made up by the other musicians
A9 Illustration of imaginative small group arranging. Opening to 'Portraits I'
B1 Improvising using three scales commonly used over a G7 chord
B2 Improvising using the Dorian Mode
B3 Improvising on blues with a complex time structure - 'Song III'
B4 Improvising on contemporary harmonies - 'Mosaics II'
B5 Improvising on 5/4 blues
B6 Group mood improvisation on 'Ghosts'
B7 Group freely improvising with no pre-conceived structure
B8 Soloist indicating in his cadenza which option he wishes to take
Line-up/Musicians
Bass – Graham Collier
Drums – John Webb
Guitar – Ed Speight
Piano – Geoff Castle
Tenor Saxophone – Art Themen
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Alan Wakeman
Trombone – Derek Wadsworth
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett
About this release
Resources Of Music – 0 521 20564 6 (UK)
This record provides the musical illustrations to accompany the second half of Graham Collier's book 'Jazz: A Student's and Teacher's Guide'.
A9: Fuller recorded versions available on 'Portraits' LP
B3: Fuller recorded versions available on 'Songs For My Father' LP
B4: Fuller recorded versions available on 'Mosaics' LP
Thanks to snobb for the addition