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George Colligan: Blood Pressure
by Budd Kopman
Even a quick glance at George Colligan's discography is easily impressive: he has twenty releases as a leader and four times that many as a sideman. Why he is so prolific can easily be heard on Blood Pressure, an album of all original compositions. Last year's Renderings, with Andrew Rathbun on reeds, showed ...
Blood Pressure
Label: Ultimatum Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Rose Colored Glass; Debonaire; Blood Pressure; Enjoy It While It Lasts; Nightmare 1; Interiors;
Big Trouble; Kerry
George Colligan Trio: Blood Pressure
by John Kelman
One look at George Colligan's discography as a sideman and the word “multifaceted" comes immediately to mind. From the post bop of Eddie Henderson to the complex orchestrations of Jamie Baum and the gritty R&B of Don Byron's tribute to Junior Walker, Colligan has done it all. In 2005 the pianist released the mainstream Past-Present-Future (Criss ...
George Colligan: Blood Pressure
by Mark Corroto
For the past ten years, every article or review about pianist George Colligan's music has opined as to when this very talented musician would become a household name. He has amassed an impressive list of sideman gigs with the likes of Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Buster Williams, Benny Golson and Lonnie Plaxico. His discography as a ...
Past-Present-Future
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Sophisticated Lady; Akatumbo; East of the Sun; This Nearly Was Mine; Past Present Future; Three Views of a Secret; Cinema Paradiso; Holiday for Strings; Body and Soul; Invitation.
Realization
Label: Sirocco Music Limited
Released: 2005
Track listing: Grounded; Snidely Whiplash; Realization; Oblivion; Blue Box; Human Need; Utopian Struggle; Muse; Reminder; Goblet of Rock; Stockholm Street Breakdown
George Colligan: Past-Present-Future; Realization
by David Adler
With a string of recordings for Fresh Sound and Steeplechase, George Colligan established himself as one of the strongest new pianists in jazz. His first Criss Cross outing, Ultimatum (2002), focused exclusively on original material. George Colligan Past-Present-Future Criss Cross 2005 On the followup, Past-Present-Future, only the title ...
George Colligan's Mad Science: Realization
by John Kelman
Since emerging on the scene a scant ten years ago, pianist George Colligan has built the kind of body of work that some artists don't manage in twice or thrice the time. Appearing on over seventy recordings, including over a dozen as a leader, Colligan has proven that one doesn't have to be stylistically myopic to ...
George Colligan: Past-Present-Future
by John Kelman
In the decade since pianist George Colligan emerged, he's established himself as a player of choice for artists like Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, and Buster Williams. While he's yet to achieve the kind of status of Brad Mehldau, it's certainly no surprise why, in these days of shtick-inflected piano trios like the Bad Plus, Colligan remains ...
Mad Science
Label: Sunny Sky
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. Barbarians (Colligan) - 10:03
2. Earth Signs (Colligan) - 7:06
3. Out from the Underground (Guarna) - 6:35
4. Mad Science (Colligan) - 11:50
5. Seduction (Colligan) - 6:43
6. Thought Police (Colligan) - 7:44
7. Alaska Basin (Guarna) - 7:38
8. Modieidi's Modalities (Colligan) - 6:24
