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Theme to the Gaurdian
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedNovember 1974
StudioArne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length40:30
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Bill Connors chronology
Theme to the Gaurdian
(1975)
Pyramid
(1977)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Connors except where noted

No.TitleLength
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

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 5, 2011
  2. ^ a b Patterson, J. W. Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2011