Collage - Forty Seven Minutes Four Seconds

The group COLLAGE was founded in 1966, it comprised students from Tallinn conservatory in Estonia grouped around Raivo Dikson. Why "COLLAGE"? That's precisely the band originality. They didn't want only to be a vocal jazz band or a folk band or a classical band. This approach 44 years later seems really modern. What's modern Pop today...? Most of innovative bands today have this hybrid, crossover vision of music. For that reason COLLAGE music is very impressive and instructive. Inspired by folk Estonian tradition and more precisely by the work of Swedish pianist and composer Jan Johansson, they were also full of Michel Legrand, Antonio Carlos Jobim music. Wool recordings already released in 2004 an EP of COLLAGE music. Today we're happy to present a larger selection of COLLAGE work. We wanted to restitute the band poetry, his inalienable love for nature and freedom. Each song of COLLAGE has his own secret meaning in the context of USSR domination, something between fragility and eternity. It's time to celebrate this radiant and sensitive band called COLLAGE not only for Jazz addicts or DJs but also for fans of STEREOLAB, BELLE AND SEBASTIAN. Including one unreleased song! BIOGRAPHY: The Estonian ensemble COLLAGE was founded in 1966 by Rivo Dikson and included students from The Tallinn Conservatory and The Tallinn School Of Music and Pedagological Institute. Anne Erm, one of the band's original voices, named the band "COLLAGE" as its repertoire included a broad range of music: jazzed-up pop songs, arrangements of classical instrumental music, scores for small formations, large jazz orchestras and original works by Estonian Composers. Soon the Repertoire was further expanded to include Estonian folk music thanks to a request from Estonian Television which commissioned five folk songs as part of an ethnographic program. These songs were also included in the ensemble's first LP: "Collage", released in 1970 (recording company "Melodija", D-028231-2). Estonian traditional folk songs (known as runo-songs) had not received widespread use in pop music. It seemed that such use had potential. From then on folk music achieved a significant position in the band's repertoire. Contact with the work of Swedish pianist and composer Jan Johansson (1931-1968) at The Tallinn Jazz Festival in 1966 and 1967, as well as the work of Estonian composer Veljo Tormis (1930) influenced the band to an active involvement with folk music. COLLAGE'S use of runo-songs has in turn influenced the activities of other ensembles through the years within the Estonian musical landscape and abroad. Tracks : Complete listening download only for our partners  HYPERLINK "http://www.wool-recordings.com/collage.zip" here.  Original recordings taken from Melodija records or directly from Estonian radio Studios. KEY SELLING POINTS: - Special digipack with 3 parts - Including 1 unreleased song. - A wonderful lost jewel of Estonian Jazz from the 70's. Modern and hybrid Jazzy pop somewhere between Carlos Jobim, Michel Legrand, Stereolab, Jan Johansson. PRESS: The first EP “12’50” gained big support throughout the eclectic scene – even without any promo. Playlisted by Offtrack, Beyond Jazz, Multikulti, Radio 42, Basic Soul & Compost Radioshow .... FILE UNDER: C / Jazz / Indie / Folk / Pop FOR FANS OF: MICHEL LEGRAND / DOUBLE SIX / STEREOLAB / BELLE & SEBASTIAN / CARLOS JOBIM  LINKS www.discogs.com/artist/Collage+(8)  www.woolrecordings.blogspot.com 

Tracklisting:

1. Suur tam 3:48  (taken from LP "Kaokiri" 1977)  2. Petis peiu 3:30(taken from LP "Kadriko" 1975)  3. Vastlalaul              2:03 (taken from LP "Collage" 1971)  4. Halb sirp 2:27 (taken from LP "Kadriko" 1975) 5. Neiud lähevad ära 2:12(taken from LP "Kadriko" 1975) 6. Tähemõrsja 4:27(taken from LP "Collage" 1971)  7. Hällilaul  2:55 (taken from LP "Kaokiri" 1977)  8. Kiik tahab kindaid 2:59 (taken from LP "Kadriko" 1975)  9. Ehted kadunud 4:30 (previously unrealeased 1970 (Estonian radio studios) 10. Tütar nutab ema 4:35  (taken from LP "Kadriko" 1975)  11. Mardilaul 2:12 (taken from LP "Kadriko" 1975) 12. Memme vaev 3:54 (taken from LP "Kaokiri" 1977 ) 13. Laula kuni elad 3:08 (taken from LP "Kaokiri" 1977) 14. Une sulased 4:00 (taken from LP "Kadriko" 1975) 15. Üheskoos 2:48 (taken from “Collage EP” 1970)  16. Mets neidude vahel 3:36 (taken from LP "Kaokiri" 1977 ) 17. Talgulugu 1:26 (taken from LP "Collage" 1971) 

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