Bread and Circuses (Graham Collier album)

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.

Reception

Allmusic said "Graham Collier has built a considerable legacy as a sophisticated composer of considerable depth, and this release builds on that foundation with further evidence of his extraordinary talents ... The Australian Collective acquits itself well, with powerful contributions from many players and tightly focused ensemble performances. For breadth of composition, strong improvisations, and complex, largely conventional writing with a slightly leftward tint, there is very little around that competes with Graham Collier at his best, and this album is among his finest".

Track listing

All compositions by Graham Collier.

"Bread and Circuses: Introduction" - 2:53

"Bread and Circuses: Ballad One" - 2:28

"Bread and Circuses: Clapping" - 4:33

"Bread and Circuses: Pattern One" - 5:25

"Bread and Circuses: Interlude" - 1:54

"Bread and Circuses: Pattern Two" - 5:29

"Bread and Circuses: Ballad Two" - 3:10

"Bread and Circuses: Blues" - 5:51

"Bread and Circuses: Coda" - 3:02

"Oxford Palms: Picky Blues and Ballad One" - 3:14

"Oxford Palms: Open Blues and Ballad Two" - 6:01

"Oxford Palms: One Note Blues and Ballad Three" - 4:26

"Oxford Palms: Clapping Blues and Ballad Four" - 5:49

Personnel

Graham Collier – composer

Adrian Kelly – trumpet

Lucy Fisher – violin

Stephanie Dean – violin

Martin Payne – viola

Jenny Tingley – cello

Lindsay Vickery – soprano saxophone

Graeme Blevins – alto saxophone

Lee Buddle – baritone saxophone

Jeremy Greig – trombone

Kieran Hurley – trombone

Matthew Savage – trombone, euphonium

Phil Waldron – bass

Grant Windsor – piano

Tom O'Halloran – piano

Steve Richter – percussion, marimba

Hans Drieberg – drums, percussion

References

2002 live albums

Graham Collier live albums