Theme to the Gaurdian

Theme to the Gaurdian
Studio album by
Bill Connors
Released1975 (1975)
RecordedNovember 1974 (1974-11)
StudioArne Bendiksen Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length40:30
LabelECM 1057 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Bill Connors chronology
Theme to the Gaurdian
(1975) 		Pyramid
(1977)

Theme to the Gaurdian is the debut album by American jazz guitarist Bill Connors, recorded in November 1974 and released on ECM the following year.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[5]

The AllMusic review by John W. Patterson awarded the album four stars stating:

This release of Connors is truly excellent acoustic guitar work with some of the most unique compositions and playing style you will find anywhere. Connors dubs one track as a sort of complex and exotic chordal progression base structure of strummed rhythms and/or a tapestry of finger roll picking. Over this landscape of dreamy, moody, surreal or frenetic design Connors solos and augments the original track of his playing. The effect is a ghostly dance of melancholy angst and passionate wailings.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Connors except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Theme to the Gaurdian" 5:20
2."Childs Eyes" 4:26
3."Song for a Crow" 4:16
4."Sad Hero" 4:30
5."Sea Song"Glenn Cronkhite5:06
6."Frantic Desire" 2:56
7."Folk Song" 6:37
8."My Favorite Fantasy" 4:26
9."The Highest Mountain" 3:25

Personnel

  • Bill Connors – guitar

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 5, 2011
  2. ^ a b Patterson, J. W. AllMusic Review accessed September 5, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 327.
  4. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 173.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 199.