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	Graham Collier Charles River Fragments Genres: Jazz, Latin Music Track Listings (2) - Disc #1 The Hackney Five Charles River Fragments Charles River Fragments by Graham Collier
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All Artists: Graham Collier
Title: Charles River Fragments
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: jazzcontinuum
Release Date: 6/29/2009
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Latin Music
Styles: Latin Jazz, Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 604388495122

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Charles River Fragments by Graham Collier

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Starts great then...

M. Harris | BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX United Kingdom | 01/28/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"There is something about British Jazz that seems to embrace the 'free' element and unfortunately Graham Collier is one of them. That is for every good moment the next is disjointed noise or 'free' soloing. For the listener this proves an endurance test and i had difficulty getting through the 55 minute suite.If only the opener 'hackney five' had been the benchmark for the rest, but it isn't. The first two movements have some excellant ensemble playing and Art Themen plays a great solo and after that it is all downhill. Solo's are played alone or mesh with each other and the opening theme gets buried in the molase. I'd suggest novices go for 'songs for my father' which is coherant and accesible, but this well its just dull."