Theme to the Gaurdian

Theme to the Gaurdian
Studio album by Bill Connors
Released	1975
Recorded	November 1974
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:30
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Bill Connors chronology
Theme to the Gaurdian (1974) Of Mist and Melting (1977)

Theme to the Gaurdian is the debut album by American guitarist and composer Bill Connors recorded in 1974 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by John W. Patterson awarded the album 4 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Connors except as indicated

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

• Recorded at Arne Bendiksen Studio in Oslo, Norway in November 1974

Personnel

• Bill Connors — guitar

References

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