Small Room
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| released = 2000
| recorded = September 1998
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| genre = Jazz
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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
- "I Love Music" (Emil Boyd)
- "Afterthought" (Bill McHenry)
- "Exile's Gate" (Gary Thomas)
- "Elves" (George Colligan)
- "The Dolphin" (Eca)
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (E. A. Swan)
- "Small Room" (Colligan)
- "Rule's End" (Christoph Schweitzer)
- "Voyage" (Kenny Barron)
- "Quincy" (David Ephross)
- "Some Other Time" (Leonard Bernstein)
- "Caravan" (Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol)
- "Only Trust Your Heart" (Brodsky)
Personnel
- George Colligan – piano