Terry Callier Occasional Rain

Terry Callier - Occasional Rain (1972) {Verve Originals B0011107-02 rel 2008}
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© 1972, 2008 Cadet / Verve / Universal | B0011107-02
R&B / Baroque Folk / Chicago Soul / Folk Jazz

'Lost Masterpiece', 'Forgotten Classic', 'An Album You Must Hear Before You Die' - take your pick… Because 1971's "Occasional Rain" by TERRY CALLIER genuinely fits them all - it really does. A mesmerizing masterpiece of poetic baroque folk from this unclassifiable Chicagoan. Producer Charles Stepney's organ and harpsichord and a choir featuring Minnie Riperton lend a shimmering beauty to this 1972 recording.

Terry Callier - First Light: Chicago 1969-1971 (1998) {Premonition Records}
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© 1969-71, 1998 Premonition Records | 6691 7 90740 2 3
R&B / Baroque Folk / Chicago Soul / Folk Jazz

Despite the lag between the 1965 recording of his debut album The New Folk Sound of Terry Callier and his 1972 sophomore effort Occasional Rain, Callier was far from inactive – in addition to regularly playing on the Chicago club circuit, he also cut a series of extraordinary demos which have finally surfaced almost three decades later as First Light. In the nine studio tracks which comprise the collection – a superb 1971 solo benefit date is also included – it's possible to hear the foundations of the aesthetic perfected on his classic Cadet recordings of the mid-1970s; on early renditions of songs like "Ordinary Joe" and "Alley Wind Song," all the pieces are already in place, as the haunted soulfulness of Callier's vocals blends perfectly with waves of acoustic folk guitar and subtle jazz textures.