Portraits (Graham Collier album)

Portraits
Studio album by Graham Collier Music
Released	1973
Recorded	16 & 17 November 1972
Studio	RG Jones, London
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:54
Label	Saydisc SDL 244
Producer	Terry Brown
Graham Collier chronology
Mosaics (1970) Portraits (1973) Darius (1974)

Portraits is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1972 and originally released on the Bristol Saydisc label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
All About Jazz	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Allmusic said "This is a more laid-back, yet more challenging listen than any previous Collier outing, but it also dates as one of the best".[3] On All About Jazz Nic Jones noted "it's an outstanding example of work in the modal idiom. With small groups, Collier had really telling abilities that have been banished to the past by his work with large ensembles in the intervening years, but no matter. Here he manages again to coax maximum mileage and color out of a six piece band".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Graham Collier.

1. "And Now for Something Completely Different Part One" – 16:50
2. "And Now for Something Completely Different Part Two" – 9:57
3. "Portraits 1" – 10:57

Personnel

• Graham Collier – bass
• Dick Pearce – flugelhorn
• Peter Hurt – alto saxophone
• Ed Speight – guitar
• Geoff Castle – piano
• John Webb – drums

References

1. Graham Collier Discography, accessed December 29, 2016
2. Graham Collier: A Tribute, accessed December 29, 2016
3. Jurek, Thom. Portraits – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
4. Jones, N. All About Jazz Review, October 1, 2008
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.