Mosaics (Graham Collier album)


Mosaics is a live album by composer/bassist Graham Collier which was originally released on the British Philips label in 1971.

Reception

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Graham Collier.
  1. "Piano Cadenza " – 2:00
  2. "Theme 1 and Flugel Solo" – 5:58
  3. "Duet Flugel and Soprano and Soprano Cadenza " – 2:51
  4. "Theme 2 and Soprano Solo" – 3:42
  5. "Drum Cadenza Into Theme 3 " – 4:10
  6. "Flugel Cadenza Duet Bass / Flugel" – 3:48
  7. "Theme 6 and Tenor Solo " – 5:01
  8. "Tenor Cadenza and Tenor Duet" – 2:00
  9. "Piano Cadenza Into Theme 2 " – 4:40
  10. "Flugel Solo Over Theme 8 in Tenors" – 6:07

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