Theme to the Gaurdian
| Theme to the Gaurdian | ||||
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| Studio album by Bill Connors | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | November 1974 | |||
| Studio | Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:30 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Bill Connors chronology | ||||
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Theme to the Gaurdian is the debut album by American jazz guitarist Bill Connors. It was recorded in 1974 and released by ECM Records.[1]
Critical reception
The Allmusic review by John W. Patterson awarded the album four stars stating, "this release of Connors is truly excellent acoustic guitar work with some of the most unique compositions and playing style you will find anywhere. Connors dubs one track as a sort of complex and exotic chordal progression base structure of strummed rhythms and/or a tapestry of finger roll picking. Over this landscape of dreamy, moody, surreal or frenetic design Connors solos and augments the original track of his playing. The effect is a ghostly dance of melancholy angst and passionate wailings".[2]
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Track listing
All tracks written by Bill Connors except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Theme to the Gaurdian" | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Childs Eyes" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Song for a Crow" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Sad Hero" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Sea Song" | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Frantic Desire" (Glenn Cronkhite) | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Folk Song" | 6:37 |
| 8. | "My Favorite Fantasy" | 4:26 |
| 9. | "The Highest Mountain" | 3:25 |
Personnel
- Bill Connors – guitar
References
- ↑ ECM discography accessed September 5, 2011
- 1 2 Patterson, J. W. Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2011