John Surman

JOHN SURMAN: John Douglas Surman (1944) is an English jazz player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music as a basis. In 1969 he founded the well-regarded and influential group The Trio along with bassist Barre Phillips and drummer Stu Martin. In the mid-1970s he founded one of the earliest all-saxophone jazz groups, S.O.S., along with alto saxophonist Mike Osborne and tenor saxophonist Alan Skidmore.

(*) “ There is so much top-flight jazz in this set that it’s quite indispensable, and brought together in one place and remastered to a consistent standard,  it’s breathtaking”.

PERSONNEL:

Martin Drover, Kenny Wheeler, Harry Beckett (tp,flhn),
Malcolm Griffiths, Eddie Harvey, Danny Almark (tb)
Mike Osborne (as,cl)
Stan Sulzmann (as, ss, fl)
Alan Skidmore (ts, fl, a-fl)
John Surman (bs, ss),
John Warren (bs, fl)
John Taylor (p)
Harry Miller, Barre Phillips (b)
Alan Jackson, Stu Martin (d, perc).

London, 1971. ( Originally Deram)

Tracks:
01. With Terry’s Help (All Warren)
02. The Dandelion
03. We’ll Make It
04. Picture-Tree;
TALES OF THE ALGONQUIN (Suite In 5 Parts)
05. The Purple Swan
06. Shingebis And The North Wind;
07. The Adventures Of Manabush
08. The White Water Lily
09. Wihio The Wandere