Songs for My Father
Studio album by Graham Collier Music
Released	1970
Recorded	1970 London, England
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:02
Label	Fontana 6309 006
Producer	Terry Brown
Graham Collier chronology
Down Another Road (1969) Songs for My Father (1970) Mosaics (1970)

Songs for My Father is an album by composer/bassist Graham Collier recorded in 1970 and originally released on the British Fontana label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
All About Jazz	[4]

Allmusic said "Songs for My Father is the first evidence listeners have of the maturing Collier, moving jazz aesthetics around in order to more fully articulate his sophisticated palette".^[3] On All About Jazz Nic Jones noted "it's the one that offers the greatest insight into Collier's more recent methodology, not least because the numbers of musicians involved are more indicative of his later work with larger ensembles".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Graham Collier.

1. "Song One (Seven-Four)" – 9:34
2. "Song Two (Ballad)" – 5:38
3. "Song Three (Nine-Eight Blues)" – 7:52
4. "Song Four (Waltz in Four-Four)" – 7:42
5. "Song Five (Rubato)" – 4:43
6. "Song Six (Dirge)" – 3:37
7. "Song Seven (Four-Four Figured)" – 9:13

Personnel

• Graham Collier – bass
• Harry Beckett – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Alan Wakeman – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Bob Sydor – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• John Taylor – piano
• John Webb – drums
• Derek Wadsworth – trombone (tracks 1–3 & 7)
• Alan Skidmore, Tony Roberts – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5 & 7)
• Phil Lee – guitar (tracks 1 & 7)

References