New Graham Collier release. Luminosity - the Last Suites

[mjazzg]

Luminosity-The Last Suites

a double CD, seems to be available at a very reasonable price here

http://www.grahamcolliermusic.com/

http://www.grahamcolliermusic.com/TheStore/TheStore.html

[sidewinder]

Thanks for that. Must get hold of a copy of this one.

[A Lark Ascending]

Collier's later recordings don't get much attention but I've found them to be very strong. Especially liked this one:

Like the line-up of musicians on these two new discs. As it says on the web blurb, friends old and new:

James Allsopp, Roy Babbington, Mark Bassey, Graeme Blevins, Roger Dean, Andy Grappy, John Marshall, Andy Panayi, Ed Speight, Martin Shaw, Art Themen, Trevor Tomkins, Steve Waterman and Jonathan Williams.

Edited March 21, 2014 by A Lark Ascending

[sidewinder]

There's also that DVD of the Derby performance that was given out with 'JazzWise' some years ago. Must dig that out.

[A Lark Ascending]

There seem to be two threads on this accidentally started. Any chance of a join?

[mjazzg]

Oops...appears that we've got two threads on this release. I think I'm the guilty party for starting this one without checking

Mod (not Weller) can you merge please?

[Head Man]

I put my thread under "re-issues" by mistake. Obviously it's a new release.

[mjazzg]

This is very good indeed. All Collier fans, and others, will appreciate its release I think

[Head Man]

This is very good indeed. All Collier fans, and others, will appreciate its release I think

Thanks for the reminder....I've just put my order in.

[Head Man]

I've been playing this on and off now for several weeks and I must admit I'm hugely disappointed with it. To me it sounds formless, more like a rehearsal tape than a finished suite. I know it was recorded posthumously and I wonder whether that might have something to do with it. Perhaps it needed Graham to be there in order to realise what was intended.

Anyway I have lots of other treasured recordings by him, so all is not lost!