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Tom Collier

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In a career spanning 60+ years, Tom Collier celebrated his first public performance playing the marimba at the age of 5 in 1954 and marked the 60th anniversary of that performance with a 2014 concert at Meany Hall Studio Theater on the University of Washington campus. The concert featured several guest artists including guitarist Larry Coryell, mallet virtuoso Emil Richards, clarinetist William O. "Bill" Smith, drummer Moyes Lucas, pianist Marc Seales, and longtime musical cohort/electric bassist Dan Dean. After a six year gap between album projects, Tom released "The Color Of Wood" (Summit Records, April 2022) comprised of mostly original compositions written for and performed exclusively on the marimba

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Boomer Vibes, Volume 1

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Magic Fingers; At Last; Both Sides Now; We Gotta Get Out Of This Place; People Make The World Go Round; Just A Little Lovin’ (Early In The Morning); There’s Always Something There To Remind Me; Wild Horses; One Fine Day; Yes It Is; As Tears Go By

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The Color Of Wood

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: The Color Of Wood; Five Reflections On Wood - Portraint Of Cheryl; Five Reflections On Wood - A Sister’s Radiant Painting; Five Reflections On Wood - Portrait Of A Scarlet Flower; Five Reflections On Wood - Shelling At Horsehead Bay; Five Reflections On Wood - Ode To A Sunset; Dance Of The Avaricious Dolt; Little Sunflower; Galvanic Juncture; I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry; Genesee; Hopscotch; I Haven't Seen The Rain; The Owls Seem What They Want; Crying

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Article: Profile

20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Marc Seales

Read "20 Seattle Jazz Musicians You Should Know: Marc Seales" reviewed by Paul Rauch


The city of Seattle has a jazz history that dates back to the very beginnings of the form. It was home to the first integrated club scene in America on Jackson St in the 1920's and 30's. It saw a young Ray Charles arrive as a teenager to escape the nightmare of Jim Crow in the ...

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Impulsive Illuminations

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Impulsive Illuminations; Odious Mode; Out Of The Cistern; Ligneous Oscillations; Discontinuous Impunity.

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Across The Bridge

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: The Junction; Beach Drive; Gold 'N' Blues; The Admiral's Point Of View; 47th 'N' Hudson; Genesee; Harmonious Effusion On Olga Street; Fauntleroy Mist; Across The Bridge.

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Article: Year in Review

Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases Of 2016

Read "Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases Of 2016" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The music keeps moving forward, evolving to higher levels. My search for the best jazz recordings of 2016 led me to these marvelous CDs. Wadada Leo SmithAmerica's National Parks Cuneiform Records Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has attempted in, the new millennium, to create his magnum opus. He may have succeeded ...

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Odious Mode

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Label: Origin Records
Released: 2016
Duration: 10:21

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Article: Album Review

Tom Collier: Impulsive Illuminations

Read "Impulsive Illuminations" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Vibraphonist Tom Collier offers up something quite different from his previous Origin Records CDs, where he covered the jazz standards like John Coltrane's “Giant Steps; Miles Davis' “So What," and some seemingly unlikely pop hits: The Rolling Stones “What a Shame" and Brian Wilson's “God Only Knows," alongside his own always engaging compositions. With Impulsive Illuminations, ...

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Article: Album Review

Tom Collier: Across The Bridge

Read "Across The Bridge" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Ruminations on the past, musical or otherwise, are often weighed down by the sediment of sentiment. But it certainly doesn't have to be that way. Looking back can provide an outlet for the imagination to take control, and vibraphonist Tom Collier seems well aware of that. On Across The Bridge, Collier revisits his youth, delivering nine ...


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