Small Room

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| released = 2000

| recorded = September 1998

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Small Room is a solo piano album by George Colligan. It was recorded in 1998 and released by SteepleChase Records.

Recording and music

The album was recorded in September 1998.{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=282}} The material and performances vary – from standards and ballads to exploratory and impressionistic.

Release and reception

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Small Room was released by SteepleChase Records in 2000.{{cite web |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/small-room-george-colligan-steeplechase-records-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php |title=George Colligan: Small Room |last=Hovan |first=C. Andrew |website=All About Jazz |publisher= |date=April 1, 2000 |access-date=June 4, 2018 |quote=}} The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "This is no premature indulgence. If anything, it's a rather sober effort."

Track listing

  1. "I Love Music" (Emil Boyd)
  2. "Afterthought" (Bill McHenry)
  3. "Exile's Gate" (Gary Thomas)
  4. "Elves" (George Colligan)
  5. "The Dolphin" (Eca)
  6. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (E. A. Swan)
  7. "Small Room" (Colligan)
  8. "Rule's End" (Christoph Schweitzer)
  9. "Voyage" (Kenny Barron)
  10. "Quincy" (David Ephross)
  11. "Some Other Time" (Leonard Bernstein)
  12. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol)
  13. "Only Trust Your Heart" (Brodsky)

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Personnel

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