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John Surman: The Spaces in Between
by AAJ Italy Staff
Per questa sua ultima fatica discografica, John Surman sceglie una formazione cameristica: il fido Chris Laurence al contrabbasso, ed un quartetto d'archi. Una configurazione strumentale già sperimentata qualche anno addietro in Coruscating (registrato sempre per l'ECM nel 1999), e che permette al sassofonista inglese di dare spazio alla sua vena meno jazzistica, quella più “classica” ed ...
John Surman: How Many Clouds Can You See?
by John Kelman
While woodwind multi-instrumentalist John Surman's eponymous debut was a strange mixture of everything from free improvisation to calypso, his second date, 1970's How Many Clouds Can You See?, is a much more focused affair. Surman clearly references one of his roots, John Coltrane, albeit on an instrument that the legendary saxophonist never played. Surman plays bass ...
Tales of the Algonquin
By John Surman
Label: Vocalion
Released: 2006
Track listing: With Terry's Help; We'll Make It; The Dandelion; Picture-Tree;
Tales of the Algonquin-The Purple Swan-Shingebis and the North Wind-The Adventures of Manabush-The White Water Lily-Wihio the Wanderer.
John Surman / John Warren: Tales of the Algonquin
by Marc Medwin
Much was in the air in early-'70s British music, where various configurations explored the fringes of tradition while maintaining allegiance to fixed forms. Tales of the Algonquin exemplifies the times perfectly. One complaint: the audio is only passable. (But if this transfer was taken from an LP, the stunted sound is understandable.)In any case, ...
Tales of the Algonquin
By John Surman
Label: Vocalion
Released: 2005
Track listing: With Terry's Help; The Dandelion; We'll Make It; The Picture Tree; Tales of the
Algonquin:
The Purple Swan; Shingebis and the North Wind; The Adventures of Manabrush; The
White
Water Lily; Wihio the Wanderer.
Way Back When
By John Surman
Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Way Back When: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four; Owlshead; Out and About
John Surman/John Warren: Tales of the Algonquin
by John Kelman
As in most European countries, jazz in Britain prior to the '60s was largely a copycat of its American counterparts. But with the emergence of artists like trumpeters Harry Beckett and Kenny Wheeler, bassists Graham Collier and Harry Miller, and saxophonists Stan Sulzmann and Alan Skidmore, a very specific yet remarkably diverse complexion began to emerge. ...
John Surman: Way Back When
by Glenn Astarita
I played this disc before reading the press kit and liners, and was wondering why it took so long for a recording of strikingly good sound quality to be reissued 35 years after the fact. And of course, British saxophonist/composer John Surman's praiseworthy legacy is well-documented. But after finally perusing the press release, it all made ...
John Surman: Way Back When
by AAJ Staff
Most listeners know John Surman for his spacious baritone and soprano saxophone work on around thirty ECM releases, dating back to his appearance on Barre Phillips' Mountainscapes (1976) and his own label debut, Upon Reflection (1979). Surman's saxophone playing tends to be open, articulate, and lyrical, and he's usually at his strongest in acoustic settings. Check ...
John Surman: Way Back When
by Jerry D'Souza
Britain in the sixties was a musical maelstrom. Pop music was witnessing some exciting changes, and so was jazz. While American musicians were influential during this period, a large number of British musicians were beginning to cast their own voices and give the music new extensions in ideas and approaches. John Surman was one of them.
