| Portraits | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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Portraits is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1972 and originally released on the Bristol Saydisc label. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
All compositions by Graham Collier.
For Alto is a jazz double-LP by composer/multi-reedist Anthony Braxton, recorded in 1969 and released on Delmark Records in 1971. Braxton performs the pieces on this album entirely on alto saxophone, with no additional musicians, instrumentation or overdubbing. Although other jazz musicians, such as Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, and Eric Dolphy, had recorded unaccompanied saxophone solos, For Alto was the first jazz album composed solely of solo saxophone music.
In East Berlin is an album featuring two concerts by Cecil Taylor, one solo and one accompanied by Günter Sommer, recorded in Berlin on June 20 and 21, 1988 as part of a month-long series of concerts by Taylor and released on the FMP label.
Getting Sentimental is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Michael Moore and Philly Joe Jones recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1978 but not released until 2003 on the Milestone label.
New Orleans Suite is a studio album by the American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded and released on the Atlantic label in 1970. The album contains the final recordings of longtime Ellington saxophonist Johnny Hodges, who died between the album's two recording sessions. The album won a Grammy Award in 1971 for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band.
Ca'Purange is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released by Prestige.
The Crossing is 2001 studio album by pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet.
New York, New Sound is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 2003 and released on the Mack Avenue label.
Hoarded Dreams is a live album by bassist/composer Graham Collier featuring a composition commissioned for the Bracknell Jazz Festival by the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1983 and released on the Cuneiform label in 2007.
The Day of the Dead is an album by composer Graham Collier featuring his composition to accompany the writings of Malcolm Lowry, released on his own Mosaic label in 1978 as a double LP.
Symphony of Scorpions is a live album by composer/bassist Graham Collier featuring eponymous composition recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1976 which was originally released on his own Mosaic label in 1977.
New Conditions is an album by composer Graham Collier which was originally released on his own Mosaic label in 1976.
Midnight Blue is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1975 and originally released on his own Mosaic label.
Darius is a live album by composer/bassist Graham Collier which was originally released on his own Mosaic label in 1974.
Mosaics is a live album by composer/bassist Graham Collier which was originally released on the British Philips label in 1971.
Songs for My Father is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1970 and originally released on the British Fontana label.
Down Another Road is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1969 and originally released on the British Fontana label.
Deep Dark Blue Centre is the debut album by composer and bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1967 and originally released on the British Deram label.
Something British Made in Hong Kong is a live album by composer Graham Collier featuring a six-part composition written especially for the groups British Council organized Far-East tour which was originally released on his own Mosaic label in 1987.
Winter Oranges is a live album by composer Graham Collier accompanied by the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra featuring a four-part composition written especially for the group which was released on the Jazzprint label in 2002.
Bread and Circuses is a live album by composer Graham Collier accompanied by the Collective featuring two suites performed in Australia and released on the Jazzprint label in 2002.