Terry Callier
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Biography
[Edit]For far too long, folk-jazz mystic Terry Callier was the exclusive province of a fierce but small cult following; a singer/songwriter whose cathartic, deeply spiritual music defied simple genre categorization, he went all but unknown for decades, finally beginning to earn the recognition long due him after his rediscovery during the early '90s. Born in Chicago's North Side — also home to Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, and Ramsey Lewis — and raised in the area of the notorious Cabrini Green housing projects, Callier began studying the piano at the age of three, writing his first songs at the age of 11 and regularly singing in doo wop groups throughout his formative years. While attending college, he learned to play guitar, eventually setting up residency at a Chicago coffeehouse dubbed the Fickle Pickle and in time coming to the attention of Chess Records arranger Charles Stepney, who produced Callier's debut single, "Look at Me Now," in 1962.
In 1964, Callier met Prestige label producer Samuel Charters, and a year later they entered the studio to record his full-length bow, The New Folk Sound of Terry Callier; upon completion of the session, however, Charters traveled to Mexico with the master tapes in tow, and the album went unreleased before finally appearing to little fanfare in 1968. Undaunted, Callier remained a fixture of the Windy City club scene, and in 1970 he and partner Larry Wade signed on with his boyhood friend Jerry Butler's Chicago Songwriters Workshop. There they composed material for local labels including Chess and Cadet, most notably authoring the Dells' 1972 smash "The Love We Had Stays on My Mind." The song's success again teamed Callier with Stepney, now a producer at Cadet, and yielded 1973's Occasional Rain, a beautiful fusion of folk and jazz textures that laid the groundwork for the sound further explored on the following year's What Color Is Love?
Despite earning strong critical notices and building up a devoted fan base throughout much of urban America, Callier failed to break through commercially, and after 1975's I Just Can't Help Myself he was dropped by Cadet; in 1976, he also suffered another setback when Butler closed the Songwriters Workshop. Upon signing to Elektra at the behest of label head Don Mizell, Callier resurfaced in 1978 with the lushly orchestrated Fire on Ice; with the follow-up, 1979's Turn You to Love, he finally cracked the pop charts with the single "Sign of the Times," best known as the longtime theme for legendary WBLS-FM disc jockey Frankie Crocker. He even appeared at the Montreux Jazz Festival. However, when Mizell exited Elektra, Callier was quickly dropped from his contract; after a few more years of diligent touring, he largely disappeared from music around during the early '80s; a single parent, he instead accepted a job as a computer programmer, returning to college during the evenings to pursue a degree in sociology.
Although he had essentially retired from performing, Callier continued composing songs, and in 1991 he received a surprise telephone call from fan Eddie Pillar, the head of the U.K. label Acid Jazz. Pillar sought permission to re-release Callier's little-known, self-funded single from 1983, "I Don't Want to See Myself (Without You)." Seemingly overnight, the record became a massive success on the British club circuit, and the singer was soon flown to Britain for a pair of enormously well-received club dates. In the coming months, more gigs followed on both sides of the Atlantic, and in 1996, Callier even recorded a live LP, TC in DC. In 1997, he teamed with British singer Beth Orton, another of his most vocal supporters, to record a pair of tracks for her superb EP Best Bit; the following year, Callier also released his Verve Forecast debut Timepeace, his first major-label effort in close to two decades. Lifetime followed in 1999, and two years later came Alive, recorded live at London's Jazz Cafe. Callier returned in 2002 with Speak Your Peace and 2005 with Lookin' Out. In May of 2009, Hidden Conversations, co-written and produced by Massive Attack, was released on Mr. Bongo in the U.K.; a release in the United States followed in the fall of 2010. Two years later, however, he died from cancer in Chicago on October 27, 2012. Terry Callier was 67 years old.
Title: Essential - The Very Best Of
Artist: Terry Callier
Title: Free Soul The Classic Of Terry Callier
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Soul, Jazz, World Music, Folk
Title: Hidden Conversations
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The New Folk Sound Of Terry Callier (Remastered)
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: First Light: Chicago 1969-71
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, World Music, Folk
Title: I Just Can't Help Myself
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Brother to Brother - Single
Artist: Paul Weller, Terry Callier
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop
Title: Cully Jazz Festival 2004 (Live)
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, World Music, Folk
Title: Occasional Rain
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: What Color Is Love
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Total Recall
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Lookin' Out
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: The New Folk Sound of Terry Callier
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Life Lessons: The Best Of Terry Callier (CD2)
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Speak Your Peace
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Life Lessons: The Best Of Terry Callier (CD1)
Artist: Terry Callier
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Collections
Title: Masterpiece Goldie - Ministry of Sound
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Best of Mr Bongo (Mr Bongo presents)
Genre: Breakbeat , Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Baltic Soul Weekender (Number 2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Mixtape: Chill
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rewind Vol. 2
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: 25 Years of Mr. Bongo: 1989-2014
Genre: Latin
Title: Sweet Soul Jazz Music
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: 15 Years Lost and Found Rarities
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Red Hot + Indigo
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York Jazz Anthems
Genre: Jazz
Title: Compact Disc Club - Dark Pleasure CD 2
Genre: Soul
Title: Chilled Afterhours CD3
Genre: Dancefloor
Title: Ministry Of Sound - Chilled Afterhours CD 3
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, Techno, Electro, Rock
Title: Late Night Tales
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Focal JMlab CD4
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: The Paris Connection (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, House, Electro, Disco
Title: Sea Of Wine By Costas Georgiadis
Genre: Ambient, Trance, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Classical
Title: Global Chill 2012 (CD2)
Genre: Chill Out
Title: Intouchables
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: True Chill Out
Title: Electric Jazz Lounge
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: Cool-Chillout (CD1)
Genre: Chill Out
Title: Science Fiction Jazz Vol. 5
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Lounge
Title: Wicked Jazz Sounds Vol. 5 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Nu Jazz, Disco, Funk
Title: MasterGroove, Pt. 4
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD12)
Genre: Blues
Title: Compact Disc Club: New York New York (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz Vocalists - Verve 50
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 20 Smooth Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Baltic Soul Weekender # 2
Title: Masterpiece Goldie - Ministry (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, House, Rock, Reggae, Funk
Title: Goldie - Masterpiece (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Drum & Bass, Reggae, Funk
Title: Years Of Mr. Bongo: 2014
Title: Latest & Greatest Relaxing Songs (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: My Perfect List 60 Titres SOUL 1 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Alternative Acoustic (CD1)
Title: Jazz For Dinner: Brigitte Edition
Genre: Jazz
Title: DJ Maestro: Delicious Jazz - As You Like It
Genre: Jazz, Acid Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: DJ Maestro As You Like It Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Lifestyle2 - Soul Grooves Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club: Escape (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Nu Jazz, Rock, Latin
Title: 50 Greatest Soul
Title: Smooth Jazz & The City (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Lounge, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: Relax With Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Nova Classics - Coffret One To Ten (CD1: Coffret One)
Genre: Electronica, Reggae, Funk
Title: Nova Classics - Coffret One To Ten (CD5: Coffret Five)
Genre: Electronica, Reggae, Funk
Title: Go Go Power
Title: Alle 40 Goed - Soul (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop, Funk
Title: Luxury Lounge Club, Vol. 1
Title: Craig Charles Funk & Soul Classics (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Featuring albums
Title: Pass In Time- The Definitive Collection
Artist: Beth Orton
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Bop
Title: Trailer Park (Bonus Track Version) [Remastered]
Artist: Beth Orton
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Bop
Title: Trailer Park (Remastered)
Artist: Beth Orton
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Bop
Title: Late Night Tales: Snow Patrol
Artist: Snow Patrol
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Heavyweight Soundclash
Artist: East West Connection
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Late Night Tales: The Cinematic Orchestra
Artist: Cinematic Orchestra
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop, Bop
Title: The Intouchables
Artist: The Intouchables (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: LateNightTales
Artist: Cinematic Orchestra
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Deep House, Soul, Jazz, Pop, Funk, Experimental
Title: Juke Joint
Artist: Boozoo Bajou
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Late Night Tales
Artist: Cinematic Orchestra
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop, Bop
Title: People Get Ready: Songs of Protest From the Warner Jazz Vaults
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smooth Soul Jams
Artist: Ghetto Heaven
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Disco, Funk, Classical, Smooth Jazz