"Colley is the kind of cat that defines jazz and moves it forward. A skillful, well textured date, Colley makes music that sings, zings and swings with none of the stultifying moldy fig laquer that holds too many cats like him back. This is the kind of date you're still going to enjoy digging out a decade from now as well. Hot stuff."
- Chris Spector, Midwest Record Recap

"Colley seems to be growing as a writer and a bassist. The new music is strong in its concept. It doesn't really carry a theme in one bag, but probes different feelings in different ways. It's heady music, but not overly so."
- RJ DeLuke, All About Jazz

If an artist is the sum total of his experiences, then SCOTT COLLEY's reach is nearly limitless. In twenty years the bassist has appeared on nearly 150 albums, ranging from mainstream work with Jim Hall and Carmen McRae to more left-of-center projects with Andrew Hill and Greg Osby. His own releases have been migrating towards a more expansive viewpoint. On Architect of the Silent Moment Colley brings together a collection of players who share his appreciation for what's come before, but are just as concerned with what's to come. His ability to fuse free-form improvisation, complex meters, grooving melodies, rock harmonies and atonality has solidified his position as a New York jazz musician of the new generation. He's been a staple on the NY music scene for some time now, with older established musicians like Pat Metheny, Andrew Hill, John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, Clifford Jordan, Herbie Hancock and many, many more. But also with colleagues like Ravi Coltrane, Chris Potter, Dave Binney or Craig Taborn. He's also recorded steadily, something many bassists can't say. From 1996 to 2002, he had a new recording of his own nearly every year. On Architect of the Silent Moment he displays his considerable writing talents, as well as a strong collaboration with a group of his peers.