I am a little loathed to review this album, because it is the best album I have ever owned, and I am a bit selfish and it is so good that I really don't want to share it!

In 1983 Terry retired from the music world to become a computer programmer at the University of Chicago. At the start of the 90's Gilles Peterson & Russ Dewbury began to revive interest in ol' Tezza.

OK, now you know a bit about Terry, we should really get into the album.

This is a "lost" album, on it, there are a number of different recordings, most of them live. It contains the original 8 track studio recording that got him his contract with Cadet (record company when he first started recording in the UK). Each track is a reflection of what Terry was about to record, and a lot of the tracks made it onto "Occasional Rain" (1972/3).

So you put your CD in your player and the first song that you will hear is "Ordinary Joe", still a complete classic today, nearly all Callier fans will have heard this track. Terry used this track to open his performance at the Jazz Cafe this year (24 - 25 March 06) and he used it to close his set in Brighton (23 March 06). A really offbeat funky, poppy, soul anthem, really uplifting, the lyrics are beautiful and remind me of a really bright, warm summer day. This track is really chilled out on this album, on "Occasional Rain" is a lot more upbeat, and has an all together different feel. I am biased and definitely prefer this version of the track!

The album, although with lots of different recordings from different times, is arranged beautifully. Ordinary Joe immediately draws you and commands your attention, and as you move further through the album, each track is different and you really loose track of everything else around you as you are immersed in Terry's beautifully pure & soulful voice, each track not only features thought provoking lyrics, but the music is carefully matched to each song to make sure that it really gives you the mood that Terry is trying to get across.

There are not many albums that you can listen to all the way through, and this one is definitely one of them, it is a classic album that will appeal to young and old alike, I have given copies of this album to so many different people, and I have not heard a single bad thing about it.

For those of you that decide to try out this album and want to know as much as you can about this private legend, all I can suggest is you keep your eyes peeled for Jazz Cafe Dates (Terry is back at the end of July), Brighton Dates and O2 Festival Tickets (Terry is playing on the Sunday). I would definitely recommend going to see Terry, it is a very eerie atmosphere. When I saw him at the Jazz Cafe I was probably the youngest by about 10 years (I am 22), but I am not sure how long this is going to last for, I think that Terry is developing yet another generation of fans! When Terry comes on stage there is complete silence, even through his quitter songs you can barely even hear a whisper or a foot shuffle, people hang on his every word!