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John Surman: From Boy Choirs to Big Horns
by John Kelman
It's increasingly risky to be a musician on the road. When British saxophonist John Surman was traveling from his home in Oslo, Norway, to New York City in September, 2007 for a recording session, he almost lost his baritone saxophone to the airlines. “It is a nightmare traveling now," says Surman, “and hardly a tour goes ...
John Surman: Brewster's Rooster
by John Kelman
After a string of more jazz-centric ECM releases--1992's relatively free Adventure Playground, the large ensemble of 1993's The Brass Project, and the only document of his ongoing quartet with pianist John Taylor, bassist Chris Laurence and drummer John Marshall, 1994's Stranger Than Fiction--saxophonist John Surman's subsequent output for the label has consisted of unorthodox but no ...
Geoff Eales Trio: Master of the Game
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo Dismantling the Waterfall e Lost Something, splendida testimonianza del lato più avventuroso dell'arrembante etichetta gallese Edition Records, ecco servito Master of the Game. Più canonico nell'interpretazione del piano trio, più ordinato, se vogliamo anche più accomodante, ma comunque con qualche spunto di interesse. Il pianista Geoff Eales ha nel proprio background una intensa carriera nei ...
New View
Label: Basho Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Falling Grace; Scrim; Jack Stix; Where Do We Go From Here? Canter; Mintro; Chappaqua; Going for a Burton; Sly Eyes; Last Chance Lost; Between Moons.
Chris Laurence Quartet: New View
by John Kelman
Bassist Chris Laurence, nearing sixty, has been a fixture on the British scene for many years, working regularly in the jazz sphere with artists including reedman John Surman, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and pianist John Taylor. He's recorded pop sessions with the likes of Elvis Costello, Sting and David Gilmour, and remains active in the classical community, ...
