Down Another Road

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Down Another Road
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Studio album by
Released1969
Recorded21–22 March 1969
London, England
Genre Jazz
Length48:02
Label Fontana
SFJL 922
Producer Terry Brown
Graham Collier chronology
Deep Dark Blue Centre
(1967)
Down Another Road
(1969)
Songs for My Father
(1970)

Down Another Road is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1969 and originally released on the British Fontana label. [1] [2]

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Reception

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Allmusic said "Collier is an original writer. His works are generally tonally centered and contain melody, but he encourages collective improvisation and stretched harmonies. His pieces carefully balance emotional depth and intellectual rigor, with wonderful harmonies and consistently high levels of performance. This one hits the mark with its carefully constructed compositions and magnificent improvisations". [3] On All About Jazz Nic Jones noted "Collier's working methods, even at this relatively early stage of his career, already had something distinctive about them, and he was blessed in enjoying the services of musicians capable of bringing his ideas to fruition". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Graham Collier except where noted.

  1. "Down Another Road" – 5:09
  2. "Danish Blue" – 17:30
  3. "The Barley Mow" – 5:30
  4. "Aberdeen Angus" – 6:02
  5. "Lullaby for a Lonely Child" (Karl Jenkins) – 5:35
  6. "Molewrench" – 8:54

Personnel

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References

  1. Graham Collier Discography, accessed December 29, 2016
  2. Graham Collier: A Tribute, accessed December 29, 2016
  3. 1 2 Loewy, Steve. Down Another Road – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Jones, N. All About Jazz Review, December 26, 2007