| Mosaics | ||||
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| Live album by Graham Collier Music featuring Harry Beckett | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 8 December 1970 | |||
| Venue | The Torrington, North Finchley, England | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:30 | |||
| Label | Philips 6308 051 | |||
| Producer | Terry Brown | |||
| Graham Collier chronology | ||||
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Mosaics is a live album by composer/bassist Graham Collier which was originally released on the British Philips label in 1971. [1] [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| All About Jazz | [5] |
Allmusic said "Mosaics is one of Collier's most provocative works yet, and stands the test of time extremely well". [4] 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". [5]
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