Theme to the Gaurdian

Theme to the Gaurdian
Theme to the Gaurdian
Studio album by Bill Connors
Released	1975
Recorded	November 1974
Studio	Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:30
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Bill Connors chronology

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[5]

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Connors except where noted

No.	Title	Length
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" (Glenn Cronkhite)	5:06
6.	"Frantic Desire"	2:56
7.	"Folk Song"	6:37
8.	"My Favorite Fantasy"	4:26
9.	"The Highest Mountain"	3:25

Personnel

Bill Connors – guitar

References

ECM discography accessed September 5, 2011
Patterson, J. W. Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2011
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 327.
Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 173.
Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 199.

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[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography accessed September 5, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Patterson, J. W. Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2011

[3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 327.

[4] Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 173.

[5] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 199.