John Surman
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[The tracks] come from a unique, some say golden, period of British jazz where artists reframed their music according to their own musical vision, creating original and distinctive music that... —
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Jazzwise, Recommended Reissue/Archive, August 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th August 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021, Reissues/Archive
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, July 2021
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Words Unspoken
John Surman (soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), Rob Luft (guitar), Rob Waring (vibraphone), Thomas Strønen (drums)
Surman’s quartet with effects-guitarist Rob Luft, vibraphonist Rob Waring and ethereal percussionist Thomas Strønen frame his darkly murmuring baritone sax and bass clarinet and poignantly airborne... —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, March 2024
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, 4 Star
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Coruscating
RecommendedTrans4mation, Chris Laurence (double bass), John Surman (baritone saxophone), Bill Hawkes (viola), Nick Cooper (cello), Keith Pascoe (violin), Rita Manning (violin)
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, 4 Star
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Fragments
Paul Bley (piano), John Surman (saxophones/bass clarinet), Bill Frisell (guitar), Paul Motian (drums)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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From The Green Hill
Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), John Surman (baritone saxophone/bass clarinet), Dino Saluzzi (bandoneon), Michelle Makarski (violin), Anders Jormin (double bass), Jon Christensen (drums)
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In The Evenings Out There
Paul Bley (piano), Gary Peacock (bass), Tony Oxley (drums), John Surman (saxophone/clarinet)
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In Pas(s)ing
Mick Goodrick (guitar), John Surman (soprano and baritone saxophones/bass clarinet), Eddie Gomez (double bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums)
...this 1978 ECM session with an A-list quartet already indicates how provocative his accompaniments were, and how inventively he folds solo lines into oddball chords. —
