JAZZ PROG
Feb 04, 2022
2 minutes
(My Only Desire Records) was recorded live in 1975 with the 15-piece Swedish Radio Jazz Group and Collier regulars Harry Beckett (trumpet and flugelhorn) and Ed Speight (guitar). Collier’s trademark mix of taut arrangements and strong melodies provide an ebullient framework for all finds Speight turning on a Fripp-like distortion to rock things up. Within the overall arc of the five pieces, there are microcosms of funky interplay, rhythmic shifts, and ear-worm riffs that Nucleus fans would appreciate. When Collier died in 2011 he left behind a rich and diverse catalogue but having this previously unreleased suite added to his canon of great works feels rather special.
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