John Surman Trio – ‘Live In Altena’              

Recorded January 10, 1970, Altena, Germany

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Billie The Kid (Martin)		JG Records 018 (Germany) [LP]
Tallness (Surman)
Dee Tune (Surman)	25:00
In Between (Surman)
Spikenard (Phillips)	18:30

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Portal/Surman/Phillips/Martin/Drouet – ‘Alors!!!’       

Recorded January 27, 1970, Arsonor Studio, Paris

Michel Portal, alto saxophone, bass clarinet; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Jean-Pierre Drouet, percussion

 

Oo Bam Ba Deep (Phillips)	5:20	Futura GER12 (France) [LP/CD]
Billie The Kid (Martin)	1:55
Yes, Oh Yes, You Wonderous Sun-Kissed Maiden! (Surman)	14:10
Ca Boom? (Phillips)	0:57
Y En A Marre (Portal)	5:35
Undercurrent (Surman)	5:30
New Peace (Phillips)	1:55
Ca Boom! (Phillips)	7:45

 

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GIGS: The Trio – January 29 1970, Spectrum Club, Kiel. See a poster here

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The Trio - radio broadcast

Recorded January 30, 1970, Jazzhaus Hamburg

John Surman, reeds; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Foyer Hall (Martin)	14:15	unissued
Silvercloud (Phillips)	12:43
Joachim (Matrin)	9:54
In Between (Surman)	12:05
Caractacus (Surman)	13:37
Tallness (Surman)	19:01
Dee Tune (Surman)	11:11
Porte des Lilas (Cooke)	10:47
B. L. (Phillips)	4:21
Spikenard (Phillips)	3:27

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Manfred Schoof Octet - radio broadcast

Recorded February 18, 1970, WDR Studio 2, Köln

Manfred Schoof, trumpet, flugelhorn; Gerd Dudek, tenor and soprano saxophone; Michel Pilz, bass clarinet; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophone, bass clarinet; Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano; J. B. "Buschi" Niebergall, bass, tuba; Robert Scholar, bass; Paul Lovens, drums, percussion

 

Continental Context (Schoof)	8:04	unissued
Globe City (Schlippenbach)	21:24
Intersections (Schoof) (Part 1)	2:50
Intersections (Schoof) (Part 2)	3:05
Intersections (Schoof) (Part 3)	4:19
Intersections (Schoof) (Part 4)	3:16
Unknown Title	21:28
Piercing (Schoof)	8:53

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GIGS: John Surman Trio – February 1970, Torrington, Finchley; 100 Club, London. Barry McRae in Jazz Journal 23/4 (April 1970) wrote: “Judging from the size of audiences at Finchley’s Torrington and the 100 Club during his February visit, London fans were as pleased to see John Surman as he was to be home. Musically, he reflected this enthusiasm and the new trio, copiously rehearsed in Belgium, is the best he has ever fronted. Bassist Barre Phillips has worked here with Jimmy Giuffre, John Tchicai and our own S.M.E. and both he and fellow American Stu Martin read the Surman method with style and aggression. At the Torrington the trio provided the entire programme and, after acoustical teething problems had been solved offered the best sound balance of the two venues. Phillips’ inventive bass work is not always delivered with either the power or incisiveness to cut through the busy ensemble and at the 100 Club he was occasionally lost in the welter of sound. He did, however, have much to say, and with Martin fragmenting the rhythmic lower layer, it was the bass that carried the responsibility for providing tempo maintenance and chorus ending demarcation lines. Surman, as always when in form, veered from rhapsodic and orthodox balladeering to ragingly hysterical screaming, without any suggestion of incongruity. In fact, in some of freer moments he produced extempore, thematic snippets that show why he produced such good tunes when he sits down in the cold light of day.

At the 100 Club he shared the bill with Mike Osborne. The altoist is now himself an extremely potent performer and he enjoys the very vibrant support of Harry Miller (bs) and the indefatigable Louis Moholo (dm). In a sense their rhythmic approach is the very antithesis of the Surman Trio….

These two trios rate with any in Europe and quite a large number in America and prove that when a saxophonist is truly inventive, he will find no better platform from which to air his voice than a sympathetic trio.”

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 ‘The Trio’ also issued as two separate LPs as ‘John Surman'            

Recorded March 1970, London

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Oh, Dear (Surman)	6:43	Dawn DNLS 3006 (UK) [2LP] Vogue VJD 505/1[LP]
Dousing Rod (Phillips/Surman)	3:22	Beat Goes On BGOCD231 (UK) [2CD]
Silvercloud (Phillips)	7:30
Incantation (Surman)	1:51
Caractacus (Surman)	4:27
Let's Stand (Phillips)	3:23
Foyer Hall (Martin)	7:40
Porte Des Lilas (Cooke)	5:59
Veritably (Phillips)	5:54
In Between (Surman)	9:11	VJD 505/2
6's And 7's (Phillips)	6:26
Green Walnut (Phillips)	11:14
Billie The Kid (Martin)	1:34
Dee Tune (Surman)	8:42
Centering (Phillips)	5:38
Joachim (Martin)	6:50
Drum (Martin)	2:44

 

Jazz Journal review; a 2-CD set called 'The Trio featuring John Surman: The Dawn Sessions' (Sequel NEE CD 303) includes both this set and 'The Trio: Conflagration' (for details of which see below)

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Peter Warren – ‘Bass Is’                

Recorded May 25, 1970, Broadway Palace, New York City

track 1: Dave Holland, Jaime Faunt, Glen Moore, Peter Warren, bass
track 2: Peter Warren, bass
track 3: Dave Holland, Jaime Faunt, Glen Moore, Peter Warren, bass; Barry Altschul, tabla
tracks 4, 5: John Surman, baritone saxophone; Chick Corea, piano; Dave Holland, Glen Moore, Peter Warren, bass; Barry Altschul, Steve Hauss, Stu Martin, drums

 

Bass Is (Holland/Faunt/Moore/Warren)	7:42	Enja 2018 (Germany) [LP/CD]
Interlude (Warren)	1:58
Subra Har (Warren)	8:51
Welcome To New York	13:38
(Surman/Corea/Holland/Moore/Warren/Altschul/Hauss/Martin)
Instrumental no. 2	5:00
(Surman/Corea/Holland/Moore/Warren/Altschul/Hauss/Martin)

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McLaughlin/Surman/Berger/Martin/Holland – ‘Where Fortune Smiles’               

Recorded May 1970, New York City

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; John McLaughlin, guitar; Karl Berger, vibraphone; Dave Holland, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Glancing Backwards (Surman)	8:54	Dawn DNLS 3018 (UK), Pye 12103 [LP], BGO CD191 (UK), One
Earth Bound Hearts (McLaughlin)	4:15	Way OW 29312 [CD]
Where Fortune Smiles (Surman)	4:01
New Place, Old Place (McLaughlin)	10:24
Hope (McLaughlin)	7:19

 

Jazz Journal review; advert; a 2-CD set called 'John Surman and Friends: The Dawn Sessions' (Sequel NEE CD 302) includes both this set and 'Stu Martin/John Surman: Live at Woodstock Town Hall' (for details of which see below)

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Various artists – ‘Remembering '70’

 

Details unknown

JG Records

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Various artists – ‘Internationales New Jazz Meeting Auf Burg Altena’               

Recorded June 1970, Altena, Germany

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Unknown title	6:36	JG 21/22 (Germany) [2LP]
Oh, Dear (Surman)	4:34

                                                                

Other tracks are without Surman

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Harry Beckett – ‘Flare Up’              

Recorded July 15-16, 1970, London

Harry Beckett, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone; Alan Skidmore, tenor and soprano saxophones; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, piano on 3; John Taylor, piano, electric piano; Frank Ricotti, vibraphone, congas; Chris Laurence, bass; John Webb, drums

 

Flare Up (Beckett)	4:01	Philips 6308026 (UK) [LP], Jazzprint JPVP124 (UK) [CD]
Go West (Collier)	6:34
Where Fortune Smiles (Surman)	3:36
Scarlet Mine (Beckett)	3:53
Third Road (Collier)	5:29
Flow Stream Flow (Beckett)	3:43
The Other Side (Collier)	4:02
Rolli's Tune (Collier)	6:18
Fools Play (Beckett)	6:30

 

Jazz Journal review here

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GIGS: Jazz Summer School, Dartington Hall, Totnes – 14-21 July 1970, Mike Westbrook, John Surman and others give tuition and play.

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Recorded August 18-19, 1970, Expo Theatre, Osaka

Karin Krog, voice; Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; Jean-Luc Ponty, violin; Francy Boland, piano; Eddy Louiss, organ; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass; Daniel Humair, drums

 

Queens Of Lufthansa (Surman)		Toshiba Liberty LPC-8045 (Japan) [LP] Far East ETJ-65010 (Japan)
Round About Midnight (Monk)		[LP]
Maiden Voyage (Hancock)
C'Est Tout (Woode)
Triple Play (Boland)
Our Kind Of Sabi (Louiss)

                                                                

Track 3 is erroneously credited to John Surman. Portions of what was probably these concerts were broadcast on the West German/Belgian TV programme Jazz Gehört Und Gesehen number 59 (1971) "European All Stars in Japan"

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Eddie Louiss – ‘Our Kind Of Sabi’ 

Recorded August 27-29, 1970, Tokyo

John Surman, baritone saxophone on 1, soprano saxophone on 3; Eddie Louiss, organ on 1, 3, 4, piano and marimba on 2; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass on 2; Daniel Humair, drums

 

Our Kind Of Sabi (Louiss)	10:15	MPS 15292, MPS/BASF CRM 751, MPS/BASF 21 20751-8,
Zafe Ko Ida (Martinique trad.; arr. Louiss)	7:33	MPS 15049 (France) [LP]
Song For Martine (Louiss)	16:41
Out Of The Sorcellery (Humair)	4:14

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Albert Mangelsdorff/John Surman – ‘Room 1220’    

Recorded August 30, 1970, Tokyo

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, baritone saxophone; Eddy Louis, piano on 2, organ on 3; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass on 2; Daniel Humair, drums on 2

 

Room 1220 (Mangelsdorff)	21:58	Trio RSP-9014 (Japan) [LP], Konnex KCD 5037 (Germany)
Triplet Circle (Mangelsdorff)	8:27	[CD]
My Kind Of Beauty (Mangelsdorff)	12:45

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The Trio – concert recording

Recorded October 12, 1970, Centre, Gottingen, Germany

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Unknown title	8:19	unissued
Unknown title	8:53
Unknown title	15:35
Unknown title	22:44
Unknown title	8:51
Unknown title	11:28
Unknown title	11:54
Unknown title	5:08
Unknown title	8:54
Unknown title	7:52
Unknown title	19:12

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Alan Skidmore Quintet – ‘TCB’      

Recorded October 21, 1970, Philips Studio, London

Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone; John Taylor, piano, electric piano; Chris Laurence, bass; Tony Levin, drums; with John Surman, soprano saxophone on 4-7; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone on 4-7

 

Jack Knife (Surman)	7:58	Philips 6308041 (UK) [LP], Philips UCCM-9140 (Japan) [CD]
Lantern Wood (Warren)	10:00
One On One Off (Warren)	6:56
T.C.B. (Skidmore)	7:30
Walk In And Dance Out (Osborne)	6:12
A.J. (Surman)	3:38
And Think Again (Taylor)	2:44

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The Trio - radio broadcast

Recorded October 24, 1970, Prague, 7th Tschechoslowakisches Jazzfestival 1970

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Billie the Kid (Martin)	0:46	unissued
Nuts (Martin)	4:10
Let’s Stand (Phillips)	1:14
Foyer Hall (Martin)	2:58
Dousing Rod (Phillips/Surman)	2:42
Unknown title	5:42
Caractacus (Surman)	5:22

 

Titles announced from the stage as "Billie the Kid," "Let's Stand," "Foyer Hall," "In Between," "Silvercloud," and "Caractacus."

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various artists – ‘Jazz Jamboree 1970 Vol. 2’              

Recorded live October 31, 1970, Warsaw

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Billie The Kid (Martin)		Muza (S)XL 0697 (Poland) [LP]
Nuts (Martin)
Dousing Rod (Phillips)
Dee Tune (Surman)
6's And 7's (Phillips)
Caractacus (Surman)

 

                                                                

The Trio is featured on side 1 of this LP. Side 2 has tracks by Quinteto Cubano de Jazz and Theo Loevendie

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The Trio – ‘Conflagration’               

Recording date and location not given -- probably London, late 1970

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums; with Harold Beckett, Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Marc Charig, cornet; Nick Evans, Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone, clarinet; Alan Skidmore, soprano and tenor saxophones, flute; Stan Sulzmann, clarinet, flute; Chick Corea, John Taylor, piano; Dave Holland, bass; John Marshall, drums

 

Conflagration (Phillips)	7:35	Dawn DNLS 3022 (UK) [LP] Beat Goes On BGOCD253 (UK)
Malachite (Surman)	8:00	[CD]
Nuts (Martin)	7:00
6's And 7's (Phillips)	7:35
B (Martin)	6:35
Afore The Morrow (Surman)	9:25

 

A 2-CD set called 'The Trio featuring John Surman: The Dawn Sessions' (Sequel NEE CD 303) includes both this set and 'The Trio' (the original 2-LP set, for details of which see above)

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Michael Gibbs – ‘Tanglewood 63’ 

Recorded November & December 1970, Morgan Studios, London

collective personnel: Ken Wheeler, Henry Lowther, Harry Beckett, Nigel Carter, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Chris Pyne, David Horler, Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; Dick Hart, Alfie Reece, tuba; John Surman, Alan Skidmore, Tony Roberts, Stan Sulzmann, Brian Smith, reeds; Chris Spedding, guitar; Mick Pyne, John Taylor, Gordon Beck, keyboards; Frank Ricotti, vibraphone, percussion; Roy Babbington, bass guitar, bass; Jeff Clyne, bass; John Marshall, Clive Thacker, drums; Tony Gilbert, Michael Rennie, Hugh Bean, George French, Bill Armon, Raymond Moseley, Geoff Wakefield, violin; Fred Alexander, Alan Ford, cello; Michael Gibbs, arranger, conductor

 

Tanglewood 63 (Gibbs)	9:57	Deram 1087 (UK) [LP], Deram 844906-2 (UK) [CD] Vocalion
Fanfare (Gibbs)	1:53	CDLK4253 (UK) [2CD]
Sojourn (Gibbs)	7:10
Canticle (Gibbs)	13:06
Five For England (Gibbs)	11:57

 

Jazz Journal review here; the Vocalion 2-CD set includes both this record and 'Michael Gibbs' (for details of which see above)

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Conflagration Ensemble – tv broadcast

Recorded November 26 or 27, 1970, Hamburg

Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; Eje Thelin, trombone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone; Anthony Braxton, alto saxophone; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone; Chick Corea, piano; Dave Holland, bass; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Barry Altschul, drums, percussion

 

Unknown tracklisting

 

This was the rehearsal show for the following item

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Conflagration Ensemble – NDR radio broadcast

Recorded November 27, 1970, Großer Sendesaal des Funkhauses Studio 10, Hamburg (NDR Jazz Workshop No. 69)

Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; Eje Thelin, trombone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone; Anthony Braxton, alto saxophone; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone; Chick Corea, piano; Dave Holland, bass; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Barry Altschul, drums, percussion

 

Conflagration (Phillips)	13:30	unissued
Triplet circle (Mangeldorff)	8 :50
Afore the morrow (Surman)	13:40
We were here some time ago (Corea)	18:55
Nuts (Martin)	16:00
Causes are events (Wheeler)	15:45
Umleitung (Mangelsdorff)	12:45
6s and 7s (Phillips)	11:40
“B” (Martin)	11:20
Malachite (Surman)	12:00
Coins (Corea)	6:25

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Baden-Baden New Jazz Meeting - radio broadcast

Recorded 7-12 December 1970, Südwestfunk Studios, Baden-Baden

Don Cherry, trumpet, flute; Manfred Schoof, trumpet; Tomasz Stanko, trumpet; Paul Rutherford, trombone; Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone; John Tchicai, soprano and alto saxophone; Trevor Watts, alto saxophone; Willem Breuker, alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet; Peter Brötzmann, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone; John Surman, baritone saxophone; Derek Bailey, guitar; Gunter Hampel, vibraphone, bass clarinet; Joachim Kühn, piano, alto saxophone; Irene Aebi, violin, vocal; Dave Holland, bass, cello; Barre Phillips, bass; Johnny Dyani, bass, cello; Peter Warren, bass; John Stevens, drums, percussion, cornet; Han Bennink, drums, percussion, dhung; Stu Martin, drums; Pierre Favre, drums, percussion; Karin Krog, vocal; Norma Winstone, vocal

 

Let's Sing for Him (Stevens)	5:01	unissued
Zwei Quintette (Tchicai)	11:29
After the Fight (Stevens)	15:01
Sound is Time (Warren/Favre)	7:12
Man Peter (Schoof/Warren)	3:22
Duo No. 1 (Bailey/Holland)	2:12
Duo No. 2 (Bailey/Holland)	2:29
Duo No. 3 (Bailey/Holland)	2:08
Toy Room (Holland)	3:46
Floating Room (Holland/Winstone)	10:21
Don Cherry Demonstration	10:51
The Whole Earth Catalog (Cherry)	24:45
Depressions and Illusions (Kühn)	3:08
First Duo (Schoof/Kühn)	3:59
Ballade für Freunde (Stanko/Komeda)	10:21
Inspiration No. 2 (Schoof)	7:45
Lisabeth (Warren)	10:53
A.C. (Holland)	3:19
D.C. (Holland)	1:49
Solo in Ballad Mood (Kühn)	5:14
Nude Mind Chase (Dyani)	15:24
Round and Round and Then We Danced Isigaba (Dyani)	11:30
The Day the Child Cried (Traditional)	6:35
Interactions (Schoof)	13:57
Precipitation Suite (Lacy)	8:22
Es Zeit (Breuker/Hampel)	5:02
Women's Liberation No. 1 (Krog/Winstone)	6:25
Prana (Krog)	5:49
Lazy Afternoon (Latouche/Moross)	3:44
Let's Enjoy This Day (Taylor)	4:37
Please (Creeley)	1:27
Three Playing (Brötzmann/Schoof/Mangelsdorff)	4:42
Solo (Brötzmann)	6:22
Song for Christa (Brötzmann)	19:20
Black Stirrage (Unknown)	6:28
Inspiration No. 1 (Schoof)	4:54
My Old Dutch (Holland/Bennink)	11:19
Electronic Song (Kühn)	5:07
Unknown Title	8:06
Ball for 'Bones (Mangelsdorff/Rutherford)	7:39
Unknown Title	9:52
Santa Monica (Krog)	2:10
Song from Peer's Castle (Kühn)	3:49
Women's Liberation No. 2 (Krog/Winstone)	6:28
Celebration Music (Hampel) (Part 1)	3:11
Celebration Music (Hampel) (Part 2)	7:40
Celebration Music (Hampel) (Part 3)	4:11
Celebration Music (Hampel) (Part 4)	14:23
Centring The Celebration Music (Hampel)	6:56
Near Tear One (Rutherford)	10:04
Sometimes We Walk Home (Mangelsdorff)	9:42
Trauermusik (Breuker)	8:09
Birthday (Kühn)	4:43
Different Things (Kühn/Warren/Favre)	18:20
Güt und Böse (Kühn/Favre)	9:21

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Rolf Kühn Jazzgroup – ‘Going To The Rainbow’        

Recorded December 14 & 15, 1970, Cornet Studios, Cologne

Rolf Kühn, clarinet; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, electric piano; Joachim Kühn, piano, organ; Chick Corea, electric piano; Peter Warren, bass; Tony Oxley, drums

 

Houndhouse Rock (R. Kühn)	4:50	BASF CRC008 (Germany) [LP]
Sad Ballade (J. Kühn)	3:39
T. C. B. (Skidmore)	9:45
Going To The Rainbow (R. Kühn)	12:55
Racing It Down (Surman)	6:55

 

Re-issued in 1978 as ‘Creation’ on Acanta (Germany)

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‘Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath’

Recorded January 9, 1971, London

Mongezi Feza, pocket trumpet, Indian flute; Harry Beckett, trumpet; Mark Charig, cornet; Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans, trombone; Dudu Pukwana, alto saxophone; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone, clarinet; Ronnie Beer, tenor saxophone, Indian flute; Alan Skidmore, tenor and soprano saxophones; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; Chris McGregor, piano, African xylophone; Harry Miller, bass; Louis Moholo, drums

 

Mra (Pukwana)	4:58	RCA Neon NE2 [LP] Repertoire REP4468-WP (Germany)
Davashe's Dream (Davashe)	7:25	[CD]
The Bride (Pukwana)	7:35
Andromeda (McGregor)	4:05
Night Poem (McGregor)	20:37
Union Special (McGregor)	1:42

 

Jazz Journal review

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John Taylor – ‘Pause And Think Again’       

Recorded February 1971, London

Kenny Wheeler, trumpet; Chris Pyne, trombone; Stan Sulzmann, alto saxophone, flute; John Taylor, piano; Chris Laurence, bass; Tony Levin, drums; with John Surman, soprano saxophone on tracks 1, 4; Norma Winstone, voice on track 5

 

Pause (Taylor)	6:30	Turtle 302 (UK) [LP], Future Music CD24-L1295 (UK) [CD]
White Magic (Taylor)	8:00
And Think Again (Taylor)	7:30
Awakening/Eye To Eye (Taylor)	9:30
Interlude/Soft Winds (Taylor)	11:06

 

Jazz Journal review here

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Slide Hampton & Václav Zahradník Big Band – ‘B & S’            

Recorded March 31-April 2, 1971, Supraphon Studios, Prague

Miloslav Bures, Jirí Hlava, trumpet; Jan Capoun, Nikola Janev, trumpet on 1, 2, 3; Jirí Jelínek, Jaroslav Lautner, trumpet on 4, 5; Slide Hampton, Zdenek Pulec, Jan Hyncica, Josef Petrzilka, Miroslav Kozeluh, trombone; Petr Fleischer, tuba; Jirí Stivín, Jirí Válek, flute; Miroslav Krysl, clarinet, alto saxophone; Dusan Húscava, Jan Václavík, clarinet, tenor saxophone; Rudolf Tichácek, clarinet and tenor saxophone on 1, 2, 3; Jaroslav Hájek, clarinet and tenor saxophone on 4, 5; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones; Rudolf Dasek, guitar; Karel Velebný, vibraphone; Laco Gerhardt, piano, electric piano; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Václav Zahradník, conductor

 

The End Of Love (Hampton)	4:40	Supraphon 1 15 0929 (Czechoslovakia) [LP] Curcio/Giganti del Jazz
B & S (Hampton)	7:35	GJ39 (Italy) [LP]
Gardener's Waltz (Hampton)	7:00
Jeannette (Zahradnik)	10:40
Fashank In Blues (Dasek)	8:35

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John Surman/John Warren – ‘Tales Of The Algonquin’          

Recorded April 1971, London

Martin Drover, Kenny Wheeler, Harry Beckett, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Malcolm Griffiths, Ed Harvey, Danny Almark, trombone; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone, clarinet; Stan Sulzmann, alto and soprano saxophones, flute; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone, flute; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; John Warren, baritone saxophone, flute; John Taylor, piano; Harry Miller, Barre Phillips, bass; Alan Jackson, Stu Martin, drums

 

With Terry's Help (Warren)	5:56	Deram SML 1094 (UK) [LP], Deram 844883-2 (UK) [CD] Vocalion
We'll Make It (Warren)	6:21	CDSML8410 (UK) [CD]
The Dandelion (Warren)	6:10
Picture-Tree (Warren)	5:47
The Purple Swan (Warren)	23:15
Shingebis And The North Wind (Warren)
The Adventures of Manabush (Warren)
The White Water Lily (Warren)
Wihio The Wanderer (Warren)

 

Jazz Journal review here

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The Trio – ‘By Contact’                    

Recorded April 16-17, 1971, Tangerine Studios, London

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, cornet; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Flyover (Surman)	10:40	Ogun OG529 (UK) [LP]
Open Brown (Phillips)	12:10
Utah, Oregon (Martin)	6:00
Noninka (Martin)	7:40
Cant (Phillips)	6:00
In The Round (Martin/Phillips/Surman)	5:00

 

first issued in 1987. The credits give the recording date as 1979, but this is apparently a misprint. The liner notes indicate that the recordings are from 1971, when The Trio was an active group.

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Various artists – ‘2. Internationales New Jazz Meeting Auf Burg Altena’           

Recorded June 1971, Altena, Germany

on track 1: Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet & The Trio: Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; Heinz Sauer, tenor saxophone; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; Barre Phillips, Günter Lenz, bass; Stu Martin, Ralf Hübner, drums

on tracks 2-3: Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone; John Surman, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; John Taylor, piano; Norma Winstone, voice; Chris Laurence, bass; Tony Levin, drums

 

Timelife Revisiting (Surman)		JG 27/28 (Germany) [2LP]
KLM
And Think Again (Taylor)

 

Other tracks are without Surman

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The Trio a.o. – tv broadcast

Recorded 1971, Molde Jazz Festival; broadcast on Norwegian television as ‘Jazz I Molde 1971’

John Surman, Barre Phillips, Stu Martin; ‘Molde-Jazz’: John Surman, Dexter Gordon, Jaki Byard, Herbie Hancock, etc.

 

Unknown details

unissued

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various artists – ‘Ossiach Live’    

Recorded June 25-July 5, 1971, Ossiach, Austria

on track 12, George Gruntz group: John Surman, soprano saxophone; Jean-Luc Ponty, violin; George Gruntz, electric piano; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Salah El Mahdi, nai; Jelloul Osman, mezoued; Moktar Slama, zoukra; Hattab Jouini, tabla, darbouka; Limpe Fuchs, voice

on track 13, The Trio: John Surman, baritone saxophone; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Maghreb Suite (Gruntz)	23:00	BASF 4921119-3/1-3 (Germany) [3LP]
Off Dear (Surman)	7:50

 

Additional tracks are by Friedrich Gulda, Weather Report, Dave Pike Set, Tangerine Dream, and others

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John Surman/Jack Bruce/Jon Hiseman - BBC radio broadcast

Recorded 10 August 1971, BBC Maida Vale studio, London; first broadcast 30th August 1971

Jack Bruce, bass, vocals; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, celeste; Jon Hiseman, drums

 

Baru (Surman)		unissued/transcription service CN 1721/S
Powerhouse Sod (Bruce)
Oom Bham She Bam Bom (Surman)
Jack’s Gone (Bruce)
Clearway (Hiseman)
Eleven (Surman)

 

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Weather Report plus three - tv broadcast

Recorded September 3, 1971, Funkhausstellung, Berlin

Wayne Shorter, soprano and tenor saxophone; Josef Zawinul, keyboards; Miroslav Vitous, bass, electric bass; Alphonse Mouzon, drums; Dom Um Romao, percussion, berimbau; Eje Thelin, trombone; Alan Skidmore, flute, tenor saxophone; John Surman, baritone and saxophone, bass clarinet

 

Directions (Zawinul)		unissued
Dr. Honoris Causa (Zawinul)

 

the TV broadcast is a portion of the rehearsal for the following radio broadcast:

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Weather Report plus three – NDR radio broadcast

Recorded September 3, 1971, Funkhausstellung, Berlin

Wayne Shorter, soprano and tenor saxophone; Josef Zawinul, keyboards; Miroslav Vitous, bass, electric bass; Alphonse Mouzon, drums; Dom Um Romao, percussion, berimbau; Eje Thelin, trombone; Alan Skidmore, flute, tenor saxophone; John Surman, baritone and saxophone, bass clarinet

 

I Will Tell Him On You (Vitous)	15:07	unissued
Early Minor (Zawinul)	2:24
Fire Fish (Vitous)	4:03
Early Minor (Zawinul)	2:20
Sunrise (Vitous)	15:15	Norddeutscher Rundfunk: Jazzworkshop 1971 (NDR 654 963)
Moto Grosso Feio (Shorter)	13:30	unissued
Directions (Zawinul)	11:33
Morning Lake (Vitous)	3:43
Waterfall (Zawinul)	5:33
Umbrellas (Vitous/Shorter/Zawinul)	6:41
Orange Lady (Zawinul)	10:50
Dr. Honoris Causa (Zawinul)	15:31
Eurydice (Shorter)	4:16

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The Trio - radio broadcast

Recorded September 1971, Unknown venue, Helsinki

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Unknown Title	14:04	unissued
Utah, Oregon (Martin) (inc)	9:35

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The Trio - radio broadcast

Recorded September 1971, Unknown venue, Stuttgart

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Unknown Title	7:13	unissued
Unknown Title	6:38
Conflagration (Phillips)	8:47
Dee Tune (Surman)	10:48
Unknown Title	6:25
Porte des Lilas (Cooke)	6:12
Nuts (Martin) (inc)	7:03

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The Trio - radio broadcast

Recorded September 1971, Sjalimm Jazz Club, Bern

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, cornet; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Conflagration (Phillips)	11:57	unissued
Let's Stand (Phillips)	8:34
Unknown Title	6:41
Noninka (Martin)	7:49
Cant (Phillips)	11:00
Nuts (Martin)	10:49
Silvercloud (Phillips) (inc)	0:41

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Mike Osborne – ‘Shapes’               

Recorded February 1972, Pye Studios

Mike Osborne, alto saxophone; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; Harry Miller, Earl Freeman, bass; Louis Moholo, drums

 

Shapes	19:50	Future Music CD10 (UK) [CD]
Straight Jack	7:12
Double It	13:15

 

First issued 1995. No composer credits are given

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John Surman Quartet – concert recording

Recorded 17 April 1972, Grass Roots Club, The Swan, Stockwell

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet; Stan Tracey, piano; Harry Miller, bass; Louis Moholo, drums

 

unknown titles

unissued

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John Surman – ‘Westering Home’

recorded September 1972, London

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, recorder, piano, synthesizer, percussion

 

Mock Orange (Surman)	4:31	Island HELP 10 (UK) [LP], Future Music CD16-L795 (UK)
Whirligig (Surman)	3:43	[CD]
Jynjyg (Surman)	5:42
The Druid (Surman)	7:38
Outside The Scorpion (Surman)	2:46
Walrus (Surman)	4:00
Hornpipe (Surman)	5:52
Watershed (Surman)	6:05
Rill-a-ree (Surman)	6:46

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John Surman Group - BBC radio session

Recorded c. January 1973, BBC studio, London; originally broadcast in BBC Radio 3 series "Jazz workshop", January 1973

Karin Krog, vocals; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophone; others?

 

Yorkshire Grey (Surman)		unissued
Where Fortune Smiles (Surman)

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‘Morning Glory’                                  

recorded March 12, 1973, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; John Surman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet; Terje Rypdal, guitar; John Taylor, piano, electric piano; Chris Laurence, bass; John Marshall, drums

 

Cloudless Sky (Surman)		Island ILPS 9237 (UK) [LP], Future Music CD13-L495 (UK)
Iron Man (Surman)	21:28	[CD]
Norwegian Steel/Septimus (Morning Glory/Surman)	9:36
Hinc Illae Lacrimae/For Us All (Morning Glory/Surman)	12:43

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Tentacles – concert recording

Recorded 30 March 1973, Lambeth Town Hall, London

Henry Lowther, trumpet; Harry Beckett trumpet, flugelhorn; Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Nieman, trombones; Trevor Watts, alto saxophone; Art Themen, soprano and tenor saxophones; John Surman, baritone saxophones; Stan Tracey, piano; Harry Miller, bass; Louis Moholo, drums

 

Bella For Bartok		unissued
Other  unknown titles

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‘Music Explosion’

Recorded c.1972-3 (details not given)

Tracks 1, 7 and 10: Harry Thompson, John Hall, alto saxophones; Jake McKay, Dave Bailey,  tenor saxophones; Ken Orton, baritone saxophone; William Johnson, flute; Christine Eames, vocal; Steve Webb, electric piano; Peter Hassan, Keith Green, Mick Clarke, trombones; David Coble, bass trombone; Ian Bartram, tuba; Terry Willits, George Evans, trumpets; Roger Eames, bass; David Collinson, vibes; John Runcie, Jim Walsh, percussion

Tracks 2 and 5: The New Jazz Six - Christine Eames, vocals; Jake McKay, tenor saxophone; Terry Willits, trumpet; John Runcie, percussion; Roger Eames, bass; Steve Webb, piano

Track 3: Ray Harris, flugelhorn soloist; Terry Willits, Bo Wojak, trumpets; David Cole, Mick Chilton, bass trombones; Ian Bartram, tuba; Nick Young, trombone; Roger Eames, bass; Cliff Furnival, drums; Ben Barretto, tabla

Tracks 4, 6, 8 and 9: Harry Thompson, John Hall, alto saxophones; Jake McKay, Dave Bailey, Brian Downes, tenor saxophones; Ken Orton, baritone saxophone; Christine Eames, vocal; Steve Webb, electric piano; Peter Hassan, Keith Green, Mick Clarke, trombones; Terry Willits, George Evans, Max Stanford, trumpets; Roger Eames, bass; David Collinson, vibes; John Runcie, Jim Walsh, percussion; John Surman, soprano saxophone soloist (4 and 9 only)

 

Welford Rodeo (Eames)	2:10	Midland Sound Recordings MSRS 1381
Let It Shine (Westbrook)	2:35
St. Margarets (Eames)	3:40
Exultation (Webb)	9:25
Time To Move On (Webb)	3:40
Maxi's Strut (Stanford)	4:40
Adam and Eve Street (Collinson)	3:40
Over The Edge (Webb)	3:55
Bending Over Backwards (Webb)	6:35
We Shall Overcome (trad.)	1:10

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SOS formed April 1973; first performance October 1973, Brussels. Month-long Italian tour.

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S.O.S. - BBC tv broadcast

Recorded 19 January 1974. First broadcast on BBC TV’s ‘2nd House’

John Surman, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore, saxophones

 

Unknown

unissued

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S.O.S. - radio broadcast

Recorded 31 January 1974, Elzer Hof, Mainz.

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesiser, piano; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone; Alan Skidmore, soprano and tenor saxophones, drums

 

Trio Trio (Surman/Osborne/Skidmore)		unissued
Frog
Three For All	25:16
Signal
Revised Edition (Surman)
Falling (Surman)	30:15

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Capital Radio All-Stars – Capital radio broadcast

Recorded 24 February 1974, Capital Radio, London

Henry Lowther trumpet; Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; Sandy Brown, clarinet; John Surman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet; Trevor Watts, soprano and alto saxophones; Don Weller, tenor saxophone; Stan Tracey, piano; Lindsay Cooper, bass; John Stevens, drums; Paul Lytton, percussion

 

unknown title		unissued
unknown title

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Mike Westbrook and John Surman with the Swedish Radio Jazz Group - radio broadcast

Recorded 28 March 1974, Folkets Hus, Sodertalje, Stockholm, Sweden

Mike Westbrook, conductor, electric piano; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Americo Bellotto, trumpet; Bertil Lövgren, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jan Allan, trumpet, alto horn; Håkan Nyqvist, trumpet, flugelhorn, french horn; Lars Olofsson, trombone; Sven Larsson, bass trombone, tuba; Arne Domnérus, alto saxophone, clarinet; Claes Rosendahl, tenor saxophone, flute; Lennart Åberg, tenor and soprano saxophones, flute; Erik Nilsson, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute; Rune Gustafsson, guitars; Bengt Hallberg, piano; Georg Riedel, bass; Stefan Brolund, bass guitar; Egil Johansen, drums; Jan Bandel, percussion

 

Citadel/Room 315 (suite)	61:00 (approx)	unissued
1. Overture - Construction
2. Pistache
3. View from the drawbridge
4. Love and understanding
5. Tender love
6. Bebop de rigeur
7. Pastorale
8. Sleepwalker awaking in sunlight
9. Outgoing song
10. Finale

 

First performance of 'Citadel/Room 315', recorded for Swedish Radio. Work commissioned and recorded by Swedish Radio. Produced by Bosse Broberg.

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GIGS: SOS – April 1974, 100 Club, London. June 1974, performed with the Carolyn Carlson dance company at the Paris Opera House in the ballet ‘Sablier Prison’

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S.O.S. - radio broadcast/’Balver Hoehle Jazz Festival’

recorded July 27, 1974, Balver Hoehle Jazz Festival, Germany

Mike Osborne, alto saxophone, percussion; Alan Skidmore, soprano and tenor saxophone, drums; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer

 

Suite (Surman/Osborne/Skidmore)	25:29	unissued
Trio Trio (Surman/Osborne/Skidmore)	23:33	JG 36-39
Walms (Skidmore)	16:00
Legends (Surman)	2:43

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Joachim Kühn – radio broadcast

Recorded September 1974, Rottenburg

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet; Joachim Kühn, piano, electric piano; Toto Blanke, guitar; Philip Catherine, guitar; John Lee, bass; Gerry Brown, drums                   

 

Zoom (Kühn/Catherine)	25:42	unissued
Travelling (Kühn)	27:33
Intermission (Kühn)	6:11

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Mike Westbrook Orchestra - BBC radio session

Recorded c. October 1974, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London; originally broadcast in BBC Radio series 'Sounds of jazz', 3rd November 1974

Mike Westbrook, piano, conductor; Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; Martin Drover, Terry Noonan, Henry Lowther, trumpets, flugelhorns; Mo Miller, trumpet, french horn; Paul Rutherford, trombone; Geoff Perkins, bass trombone; Stan Sulzmann, Mike Page, alto saxophones, flutes; Alan Wakeman, Jeff Daly, tenor saxophones, flutes; John Surman, baritone saxophone; Brian Godding, electric guitar; Dave MacRae, electric piano; Chris Laurence, bass; Alan Jackson, drums; John Mitchell, percussion

 

Love/dream and Variations (Westbrook)		unissued
Slow
Medium
Fast
Reprise
Latin
Bridge
Ending

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Mike Westbrook Orchestra - BBC radio session

Recorded c. November 1974, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London; broadcast BBC Radio 3 series "Jazz in Britain", 9th December 1974

Mike Westbrook, piano, conductor; Martin Drover, trumpet; Mike Davis, trumpet; Henry Lowther, trumpet; Mo Miller, trumpet; Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; Paul Rutherford, trombone; Geoff Perkins, trombone; Stan Sulzmann, Mike Page, alto saxophones, flutes; Alan Wakeman, Jeff Daly, tenor saxophones, flutes; John Surman, baritone saxophone; Brian Godding, electric guitar; Dave MacRae, electric piano; Chris Laurence, bass; Alan Jackson, drums; John Mitchell, percussion

 

Citadel/Room 315; excerpts (Westbrook)	21:25	unissued
Overture
Construction
Pistache
Sleepwalker awaking in sunlight
Bebop de rigeur (Westbrook)	5:25

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S.O.S. - BBC radio session

Recording date unknown (probably late 1974), BBC Studio, London; broadcast January 27, 1975

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesiser, piano; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone; Alan Skidmore, soprano and tenor saxophone, drums

 

Looking For The Next One (Skidmore)	14:33	unissued
Rashied (Ali)	8:57
News (Surman)	3:05

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‘S.O.S.’                                                 

Recorded January 2-3 (electronics) and February 9-11, 1975, Saturn Studios, Worthing, England

Mike Osborne, alto saxophone, percussion; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone, drums; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer

 

Country Dance (SOS)	3:58	Ogun OG400 (UK) [LP]/OGCD019 [CD]
Wherever I Am (SOS)	7:55
Chordary (SOS)	4:06
Where's Junior (SOS)	3:31
Cycle Motion (SOS)	3:34
Ist (SOS)	5:26
Goliath (SOS)	4:31
Calypso (SOS)	10:46

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Mike Westbrook - Citadel/Room 315            

Recorded March 21-22, 1975, Phonogram Studios, London

Nigel Carter, Derek Healey, Henry Lowther, Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium; Alf Reece (1, 4-6, 8-11), Geoff Perkins (2, 3, 7), bass trombone; Mike Page, alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet; Alan Wakeman, tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet; John Holbrooke, tenor saxophone, flute; John Warren, baritone saxophone, flute; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Brian Godding, guitar; Dave MacRae, piano, electric piano (2, 8-10); Chris Laurence, bass, bass guitar; Alan Jackson, drums; John Mitchell, percussion; Mike Westbrook, music director, electric piano (2, 4, 5)

 

Overture (Westbrook)	1:40	RCA SF8433 (UK) [LP], RCA ND74987 (UK) [CD], BGO
Construction (Westbrook)	7:36	CD713 (UK) [CD]
Pistache (Westbrook)	3:03
View From The Drawbridge (Westbrook)	8:42
Love And Understanding (Westbrook)	8:41
Tender Love (Westbrook)	3:08
Bebop De Rigueur (Westbrook)	4:39
Pastorale (Westbrook)	11:43
Sleepwalker Awaking In Sunlight (Westbrook)	6:44
Outgoing Song (Westbrook)	5:05
Finale (Westbrook)	0:37

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Stu Martin/John Surman – ‘Live At Woodstock Town Hall’    

Recorded Spring 1975, Woodstock, New York

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Stu Martin, drums, synthesizer

 

Harry Lovett, Man Without A Country (Martin/Surman)	4:49	Dawn DNLS 3072 (UK), Pye 12114 [LP] Beat Goes On
Are You Positive You're Negative? (Martin/Surman)	7:22	BGOCD290 (UK) [CD]
Wrested In Mustard (Martin/Surman)	4:36
Professor's Goodly's Implosion Machine (Martin/Surman)	7:10
Master Of Disaster (Martin/Surman)	7:30
Don't Leave Me Like This (Martin/Surman)	5:07

 

A 2-CD set called 'John Surman and Friends: The Dawn Sessions' (Sequel NEE CD 302) includes both this set and 'McLaughlin/Surman/et al: Where Fortune Smiles' (for details of which see above).

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John Surman/Tony Levin Duo – ‘Live At Moers Festival’         

Recorded May 16, 1975, International New Jazz Festival, Moers, Germany

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizers; Tony Levin, drums

 

Element Of Surprise (Surman)	12:28	Ring 01006 (Germany) [LP]
Resulting Confusion (Surman)	4:40
A Solution Found (Surman)	7:19
Journey In Hope (Surman)	10:21
Speedy Preparation (Surman)	8:13
A Little German Clap And You Have It (Surman)	5:19

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John Surman Trio – radio and tv broadcast

Recorded June 8, 1975, Onkel Pö, Hamburg

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass; Dieter Feichtner, synthesizer

 

When the Bean Cake Rises (Surman/Phillips/Feichtner)

47:19

unissued

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John Surman Sextet – concert recording

Recorded July 9, 1975, Unknown venue, Siegendorff

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, vocals; Alan Skidmore, soprano and tenor saxophone, vocals; George Gruntz, electric piano, synthesiser; Barre Phillips, bass, vocals; Tony Levin, drums

 

Country Dance (Surman/Osborne/Skidmore)		unissued
Falling (Surman)	41:47
Mountainscapes (Phillips)	26:01
The Irish (Surman)	23:55 [inc]

 

As with the earlier Trio performances, these summer 1975 ‘enhanced SOS’ performances are difficult to document: recognisable themes come and go throughout long improvisations, but rarely if ever do tunes develop as in the commercially released versions. Additionally, the identification of the drummer is not always certain: although possibly Tony Levin, in places it sounds like Stu Martin, in others like Alan Skidmore.

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SOS and friends - radio broadcast

Recorded July 24, 1975, Palais des Congres, Juan-le-Pins, Antibes

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, vocals; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone, vocals; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone, vocals; Dieter Feichtner, synthesiser; Barre Phillips, bass, vocals; Tony Levin, drums; Stu Martin, drums

 

Falling (Surman)	5:42	unissued
Mountainscapes (Phillips)	17:56
From 3:52-6:48 Surman and Skidmore play “Caractacus"
Unknown Title	8:37
Mountain Road (Surman)	4:04
Country Dance (Surman)	19:22
Flyover (Surman)	3:19

 

This may actually derive from more than one broadcast of more than one performance

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SOS and Tony Levin – BBC radio broadcast

Recorded September 14, 1975 BBC studios, London; first broadcast on ‘Jazz Club’

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesiser; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone; Alan Skidmore, soprano and tenor saxophone; Tony Levin, drums

 

Country Dance (Surman/Osborne/Skidmore)	7:51	unissued
Q.E. Hall (Surman)	14:22
The Irish (Surman)	4:47

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Claude Sautet et Philippe Sarde – ‘Mado’ film soundtrack    

Recorded 1976

John Surman, baritone saxophone; Claude Savina or Hubert Rostaing conductor

 

Mado (Sarde)	1:57	Festival FLD-667 [FR]
L'epidon Barachet Manecca (Sarde)	2:39
Simon (Sarde)	1:18
Rouse de Nuit (Sarde)	1:34
Solitude (Sarde)	0:38
Mado (Sarde)	3:02
Mado (Sarde)	2:53	universal/emarcy (FR) [CD] 013 061-2

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S.O.S. - BBC radio broadcast

Recorded c. February 1976; broadcast BBC Radio 3 April 27th 1976

John Surman, saxophone, clarinet, electronics; Mike Osborne, alto saxophone, percussion; Alan Skidmore, soprano and tenor saxophone, drums

 

Inventions, harpsichord, BWV787-801 Sinfonia 14 (Bach, arr. Surman)

unissued

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The Trio – concert recording

Recorded March 8, 1976, Z-Club, Vienna

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesiser; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums, synthesizer

 

Unknown Title	36:00	unissued
Band warming up	2:59
Unknown Title	23:31
Unknown Title	33:15
At 8:14 includes Mountainscape VIII
Unknown Title	19:08
Unknown Title	24:08

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Barre Phillips – ‘Mountainscapes’

Recorded March 1976, Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Dieter Feichtner, synthesizer; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums, synthesizer; John Abercrombie, guitar on track 8

 

Mountainscape I (Phillips/Feichtner/Surman/Martin)	5:54	ECM 1076 [LP/CD]
Mountainscape II (Phillips/Feichtner/Surman/Martin)	2:45
Mountainscape III (Phillips/Feichtner/Surman/Martin)	4:21
Mountainscape IV (Phillips/Feichtner/Surman/Martin)	4:25
Mountainscape V (Phillips/Feichtner/Surman/Martin)	4:50
Mountainscape VI (Phillips/Feichtner/Surman/Martin)	4:33
Mountainscape VII (Phillips/Feichtner/Surman/Martin)	3:21
Mountainscape VIII (Phillips/Feichtner/Surman/Martin)	7:12

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The Trio – concert recording

Recorded June 6, 1976, New Jazz Festival, Moers

John Surman soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesiser; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums, synthesiser

 

Timelife Revisiting (Surman)

30:58

unissued

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Mumps – concert recording

Recorded 19 August 1976, Schloss Moosham, Lungau, Austria

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Unknown title	25:30	partly issued on Brain 500.018
Unknown title	31:00
Unknown title	25:55
Unknown title	15:21
Unknown title	20:33
Unknown title	11:29

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Various artists – concert recording

Recorded 20 August 1976, Schloss Moosham, Lungau, Austria

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Cecil Taylor, piano; Friedrich Gulda, piano, flute, percussion; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Ursula Anders, drums, percussion, flute

 

Unknown title

66:18

partly issued on Brain 500.018

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Various artists – concert recording

Recorded 22 August 1976, Schloss Moosham, Lungau, Austria

Tracks 1-2: Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Cecil Taylor, piano; Friedrich Gulda, piano, flute, percussion; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Ursula Anders, drums, percussion, flute             

Tracks 3 - 6: Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Friedrich Gulda, piano, flute, percussion; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Ursula Anders, drums, percussion, flute

 

Unknown title	45:59	partly issued on Brain 500.018
Unknown title	45:55
Unknown title	57:17
Unknown title	28:07
Unknown title	59:20
Unknown title	26:37

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Friedrich Gulda et al – ‘Nachricht Vom Lande’           

Recorded 19-22 August 1976, Schloss Moosham, Lungau, Austria

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, synthesizer; Cecil Taylor, piano; Friedrich Gulda, piano, electric clavichord, bass recorder, bongos; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, Ursula Anders, drums

 

Einsamkeiten		Brain 500.018 (Germany) [2LP]
a) (Anders)	5:54
b) (Gulda)	8:43
c) (Phillips)	3:15
2. Begegnung Auf Moosham (Gulda/Taylor)	5:10
3. Wechselnde Begegnungen Auf Moosham	26:58
a) (Taylor/Phillips/Anders/Gulda)
b) (Surman/Phillips/Gulda/Taylor)
c) (Mangelsdorff/Taylor)
d) (Taylor/Martin)
4. Mooshamer Begegnungen [Fortsetzung]:	19:18
"Das Gewitter" (Martin/Mangelsdorff/Phillips/Surman/Gulda/Anders/Taylor)
5. Mooshamer Begegnungen [Schluss]:
"Nach Dem Gewitter" (Gulda/Phillips/Surman/Martin)	7:16
6. Nachklänge - Rückkehr - Zweisamkeit (Gulda/Anders)	13:30

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Mumps - NDR radio broadcast

Recorded February 18, 1977, NDR Studio, Hamburg; NDR Jazz Workshop No. 125

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums, synthesizer

 

There's a time when (part 1)	33:35	unissued
There’s a time when (part 2)	18:10
There’s a time when (part 3)	24:40
There’s a time when (part 4)	13:10
Dousing Rod (Surman-Phillips)	5:55

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Mumps – ‘A Matter Of Taste’         

Recorded March 13-19, 1977, Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone, guitar, voice; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, piano, synthesizer; Barre Phillips, bass, voice; Stu Martin, drums, synthesizer

 

A Matter Of Taste (Martin/Mangelsdorff/Phillips/Surman)	8:32	MPS 68.169 [LP]
Old Love Never Rusts
(Martin/Mangelsdorff/Phillips/Surman)	4:24
Amber (Martin/Mangelsdorff/Phillips/Surman)	2:10
Electric Waltz (Martin/Mangelsdorff/Phillips/Surman)	5:01
Sparrow Knows (Martin/Mangelsdorff/Phillips/Surman)	5:52
The Strange Tale Of Mr. Misster
(Martin/Mangelsdorff/Phillips/Surman)	4:22
But The Accordion Stays
(Martin/Mangelsdorff/Phillips/Surman)	9:17

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Philippe Sarde – ‘Des Enfants Gâtés’ film soundtrack            

Recorded June 1977, Studio Davout, Paris; directed/conducted/orchestrated by Hubert Rostaing;

John Surman, soprano saxophone; Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone; Jean-Pierre Mas, piano; François Rabbath, Barry Guy, bass; Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, voices on 1; unidentified ensemble on 1, 5

 

Paris Jadis (Sarde; words: J.-R. Caussimon)	3:09	Vogue LDA 20295 (France) [LP]
Anne Et Sa Mere (Sarde)	5:42
Les Locataires (Sarde)	1:21
La Rupture (Sarde)	1:13
St. James Infirmary (trad. arr. Sarde)	3:02
Le Petit Couteau (Sarde)	2:52
Paris Jadis (Sarde)	4:35
Tu Ne Risques Rien (Sarde)	0:50
Anne Et Bernard (Sarde)	1:03
Tant Pis Pour L'Autre (Sarde)	2:21

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Mumps – concert recording

Recorded June 24, 1977, Unknown venue, Balve

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone, vocals; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesiser; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums, synthesiser

 

Unknown Title	12:01	unissued
Unknown Title	5:36
Unknown Title	13:24
Unknown Title (inc)	2:39

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Mumps – concert recording

Recorded 27-28 June 1977, 4 Balve Höhle Jazzfestival, Balve             

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, baritone saxophone, electronics; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums

 

Unknown title

5:02

unissued

 

Possibly the preceding two entries duplicate each other; the date is uncertain

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Mumps – concert recording

Recorded 9 September, 1977, Unknown venue, Debrecen

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone, vocals; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesiser; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums, synthesiser

 

Unknown title	11:04	unissued
Unknown title	7:36
Unknown title	6:41
Unknown title	10:03
Unknown title	6:50

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Mumps – radio broadcast

Recorded October 22, 1977, Unknown venue, Wien

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesiser; Barre Phillips, bass; Stu Martin, drums, synthesiser

 

The Irish (Surman)

35:09

unissued

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Baden-Baden New Jazz Meeting – radio broadcast
Recorded 27-30 November 1977, Baden-Baden, Germany
Tomasz Stanko, trumpet; Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, synthesiser; Stan Tracey, piano; Attila Zoller, guitar; Barre Phillips, bass; Motoharu Yoshizawa, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Karin Krog, vocal

 

A Monk’s Dream	11:27	unissued
Stanko, Mangelsdorff, Griffin, Surman, Tracey, Zoller, Phillips, Martin
Riley’s Mood (Yoshizawa)	14.58
Stanko, Mangelsdorff, Surman, Tracey, Zoller, Phillips, Yoshizawa, Martin
What's New?	5.03
Krog, Zoller
Number Three (Hancock)	7:54
Stanko, Mangelsdorff, Surman, Tracey, Zoller, Phillips, Yoshizawa, Martin, Krog
Instanteous (Mangelsdorff/Surman)	3.52
Surman, Mangelsdorff
AER (Phillips)	6:45
Stanko, Mangelsdorff, Griffin, Surman, Tracey, Zoller, Phillips, Yoshizawa, Martin
Memories Of Before (Surman)	9.28
Stanko, Mangelsdorff, Griffin, Surman, Tracey, Zoller, Phillips, Yoshizawa, Martin, Krog
Beans Dance (Yoshizawa)	4.46
Stanko, Griffin, Surman, Tracey, Zoller, Phillips, Yoshizawa
Moto Barre I (Phillips/Yoshizawa)	5.06
Phillips, Yoshizawa
Moto Bert (Mangelsdorff/Yoshizawa)	4.02
Mangelsdorff, Yoshizawa
Bass Freak	8.52
Surman, Zoller, Phillips, Yoshizawa, Krog
When We Were One	5.22
Griffin, Tracey, Phillips, Martin, Krog
unknown title	10.40
Surman, Zoller, Phillips, Krog
Baden Meeting	4.44
Zoller, Phillips, Martin
The Opener	11:10
Stanko, Mangelsdorff, Surman, Tracey, Phillips, Martin
Doin’ It For Art	5:17
Griffin, Tracey, Phillips, Martin
For Export Only	6.35
Surman, Tracey
Number One	6:19
Stanko, Mangelsdorff, Griffin, Surman, Tracey, Zoller, Phillips, Yoshizawa, Martin
Number Two	6:47
Stanko, Mangelsdorff, Griffin, Surman, Tracey, Zoller, Phillips, Yoshizawa, Martin
Moto Barre II	4.33
Phillips, Yoshizawa
A Monk’s Dream II	11:16
Stanko, Mangelsdorff, Griffin, Surman, Tracey, Phillips, Martin

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Baden-Baden New Jazz Meeting – radio broadcast
Recorded 1 December 1977, Kurfürstlicher Schloss, Mainz, Germany

Tomasz Stanko, trumpet; Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, synthesiser; Stan Tracey, piano; Attila Zoller, guitar; Barre Phillips, bass; Motoharu Yoshizawa, bass; Stu Martin, drums; Karin Krog, vocal

 

Beans Dance (Yoshizawa)	4.01	unissued
Surman, Phillips, Stanko, Griffin, Zoller, Tracey, Yoshizawa
Number Three (Hancock)	13.03
Krog, Surman, Mangelsdorff, Tracey, Yoshizawa, Martin
Double A (Mangelsdorff/Zoller)	9.59
Zoller, Mangelsdorff
Things Are Getting’ Better	4.25
Krog, Griffin, Tracey, Phillips, Martin
When We Were One	6.39
Krog, Griffin, Tracey, Phillips, Martin, Surman
For Export Only	4:39
Surman, Tracey
AER (Phillips)	11.04
Zoller, Stanko, Griffin, Mangelsdorff, Surman, Phillips, Martin, Tracey, Krog, Yoshizawa
Sparrow Knows (Martin/Mangelsdorff/Phillips/Surman)	6.01
Surman, Mangelsdorff, Phillips, Martin
The Opener	4:13
Tracey, Stanko, Surman, Martin, Phillips, Mangelsdorff
Newfane Valley	9.05
Zoller, Krog, Phillips, Surman
Moto Barre [inc.] (Phillips/Yoshizawa)	2.36
Yoshizawa, Phillips
Doin’ It For Art	6.15
Griffin, Tracey, Martin, Phillips
Number Two [inc.]	7.08
Mangelsdorff, Stanko, Martin, Griffin, Surman, Phillips, Tracey

 

‘Doin’ It For Art’ is incorrectly announced as ‘Love Now, Weep Later’

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Karin – tv broadcast

Broadcast 1977 (Norway)

With Karin Krog, John Surman, Jan Garbarek, Carla Bley, etc.

 

Details unknown

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Karin Krog/John Surman – ‘Cloud Line Blue’             

Recorded 1977-78, Riverside Recordings, London, and Talent Studios, Oslo

Karin Krog, voice; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizers, guitar, piano; Janet Cooke, piano on 1, 4, string ensemble on 1, 3, 4, 5; Stu Martin, drums on 2, 4, 7

 

Alone Song (Surman/Rowlands)	4:23	Polydor 2382 093 (Sweden) [LP], Poljazz PSJ-82 (Poland)
New Spring (Surman/Payne/Martin/Rowlands)	6:53	[LP] P-Vine PCD-22063 (Japan) [CD], Meantime 11 (Norway)
Eyeless In Movement (Surman/Krog/Rowlands)	6:26	[CD]
Jonathan (Surman/Krog/Martin/Rowlands)	7:25
Empty Streets (Surman/Rowlands)	4:12
Cloud Line Blue (Surman/Krog/Rowlands)	8:52
Edge Piece (Surman/Martin/Rowlands)	2:53

 

Track 5 is included on the compilation Karin Krog: Jubilee: The Best Of 30 Years (Verve 523716-2 [2CD])

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John Surman/Barre Phillips – ‘Merry-Go-Round’ film soundtrack

Recorded Unknown 1977/8

John Surman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass

                                                              

Opening Theme (Surman)	3:31	unissued
Piece I (Surman, Phillips)	7:14
Cues #1
Cues #2
Cues #3
Cues #4
Cues #5
Piece II (Surman, Phillips)	5:46
Cues #6
Cues #7
Cues #8
Cues #9
Cues #10
Piece III (Surman, Phillips)	6:22
Cues #11
Cues #12
Cues #13
Cues #14
Cues #15

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Alexis Korner and Friends – ‘The Party Album’         

Recorded live 19 April 1978, Pinewood Studios, London

Alexis Korner, voice, guitar; Mike Zwerin, trombone, bass trumpet; Dick Heckstall-Smith, Art Themen, Mel Collins, tenor and soprano saxophone; Dick Morrisey, tenor saxophone; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophone; Zoot Money, electric piano, voice; Colin Hodgkinson, bass guitar; Stu Speer, drums; on tracks 9, 10, 11, add: Chris Farlowe, voice; Duffy Power, Paul Jones, harmonica; Eric Clapton, Neil Ford, guitar

 

Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Ellington/Persons)	7:37	Intercord 170000 [2LP], Castle Music ESMCD 805 (UK) [CD]
Captain's Tiger (Korner)	3:47
Skipping (Korner)	3:24
Spoonful (Dixon)	6:44
Finkle's Cafe (Korner) / Dooji Hooji (Ellington)	9:16
Whole Mess Of Blues (Pomus/Shuman)	5:47
Lining Track (trad. arr. Ledbetter)	3:25
Robert Johnson (Korner/Edwards)	5:50
Hey Pretty Mama (Farlowe)	4:19
Hi-Heel Sneakers (Higginbotham)	9:16
Stormy Monday Blues (Walker)	5:52

 

 

Eat A Little Rhythm And Blues/A Tribute To Alexis Korner – TV broadcast

Possibly a TV broadcast of the same session? Broadcast 1978; no details provided; incomplete personnel all present on the above session

 

Louisiana Blues		unissued
Whole Mess Of Blues (Pomus/Schuman)
Linin' Track (trad. Arr. Leadbetter)
Blue Monday (Domino/Bartholomew)
Skipping (Korner)
Spoonful (Dixon)
Finkle's Café (Korner)
Dooji Woojie (Ellington)
Got To Get You Off My Mind (Burke/Burke/Moore)
Stormy Monday Blues (Walker)
Hi Heel Sneakers (Higginbotham)

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John Surman/Stan Tracey – ‘Sonatinas’     

Recorded 24-25 April 1978, South Hill Park Arts Center, Bracknell, England

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, recorder, synthesizers; Stan Tracey, piano, synthesizers

 

Escape From Waterloo (Surman/Tracey)	10:05	Steam SJ 106 (UK) [LP]
Three Against One (Surman/Tracey)	6:25
Still On The Run (Surman/Tracey)	4:20
Murphy's Dream (Surman/Tracey)	3:40
Fleeting Glances (Surman/Tracey)	8:00
Summer Hobo (Surman/Tracey)	5:55
Chalk Blue (Surman/Tracey)	5:00
Ominoso (Surman/Tracey)	8:05

 

all tracks except track 1 are included on the CD Stan Tracey: Duets, Blue Note (UK) CDP 789450

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Albert Mangelsdorff - John Surman – concert recording

Recorded 15 May 1978, 07 New Jazz Festival, Moers

Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones

 

Room 1220

10:48

unissued

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John Surman, Janet Cooke - BBC radio session

Recorded 31 May 1978, BBC Studio, London; first broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s ‘Jazz in Britain’, 3 July 1978

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, Moog synthesiser, EMS synthesiser; Janet Cooke, ARP synthesiser, String ensemble

 

‘Cypher Ballet Music’
Overture (Cooke)	10:07	unissued
Water Solo (Cooke)	4:30
Scaling Music (Cooke)	5:33
Call Solo (Cooke)	7:34

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At The Third Stroke - BBC radio session

Recorded 26 June 1978, BBC Studio, London; broadcast on BBC's Jazz Club

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Jack Bruce, bass; John Hiseman, drums

 

15 Minutes Past 3 (Surman/Bruce/Hiseman)	7:08	unissued
10 to 4 (Surman/Bruce/Hiseman)	7:34
20 Past 4 (Surman/Bruce/Hiseman)	12:08

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John Surman/Stan Tracey – concert recording

Recorded 8 July 1978, South Hill Park, Bracknell; Crovis broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 28 May 1979

John Surman, reeds; Stan Tracey, piano

 

Unknown Title	11:27	unissued
Crovis	9:29
Three In One (Surman/Tracey)	13:38
Summer Hobo (Surman/Tracey)	6:02
Unknown Title [cut]	5:39
Unknown Title	5:05

 

The broadcast of ‘Crovis’ (in a compilation of various sets from Bracknell 1978 introduced by Ronnie Scott) suggests a radio recording of this concert; the copy I have heard is an audience recording

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John Surman Sextet - BBC radio session

Recorded 10 September 1978, BBC Studio, London

Malcolm Griffiths, trombone; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone; Stan Tracy, piano; Chris Laurence, bass; Tony Levin, drums

 

Revised Edition (Surman)	6:38	unissued
Baru (Surman)	8:30
Involuntary Movements (Surman)	7:16
Groovin' High (Gillespie/Paparelli)	5:29

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Mick Goodrick – ‘In Pas(s)ing’      

Recorded November 1978, Talent Studio, Oslo

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Mick Goodrick, guitar; Eddie Gomez, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums

 

Feebles, Fables And Ferns (Goodrick)	7:57	ECM 1139 [LP/CD]
In The Tavern Of Ruin (Goodrick)	11:28
Summer Band Camp (Goodrick)	6:10
Pedalpusher (Goodrick)	8:11
In Passing (Goodrick/Surman/Gomez/DeJohnette)	8:50

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Miroslav Vitous – ‘First Meeting’  

Recorded May 1979, Talent Studio, Oslo

John Surman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet; Kenny Kirkland, piano; Miroslav Vitous, bass; Jon Christensen, drums

 

Silver Lake (Vitous)	10:47	ECM 1145 [LP/CD]
Beautiful Place To (Vitous)	5:06
Trees (Vitous)	6:05
Recycle (Vitous)	10:10
First Meeting (Vitous)	4:44
Concerto In Three Parts (Vitous)	5:27
You Make Me So Happy (Vitous)	4:32

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John Surman – ‘Upon Reflection’ 

Recorded May 1979, Talent Studio, Oslo

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizers

 

Edges Of Illusion (Surman)	10:10	ECM 1148 [LP/CD]
Filigree (Surman)	3:41
Caithness To Kerry (Surman)	3:51
Beyond A Shadow (Surman)	6:40
Prelude And Rustic Dance (Surman)	5:14
The Lamplighter (Surman)	6:19
Following Behind (Surman)	1:24
Constellation (Surman)	8:16

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Barre Phillips – ‘Journal Violone II’               

Recorded June 1979, Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg

Aina Kemanis, voice; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Barre Phillips, bass

 

Part I (Phillips)	7:10	ECM 1149 [LP/CD]
Part II (Phillips)	6:19
Part III (Phillips)	5:02
Part IV (Phillips)	6:45
Part V [To Aquirax Aida] (Phillips)	3:26
Part VI (Phillips)	11:03

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Barre Phillips, John Surman, Aina Kemanis - radio broadcast

Recorded 13 June 1979, Unknown venue, Unknown

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Barre Phillips, bass; Aina Kemanis, vocal

 

Journal Violone II [first part] (Phillips)

27:04

unissued

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Philipe Sarde – ‘Un Mauvais Fils’ film soundtrack recording

Recording details unknown; film released 1980

Maurice Murphy, trumpet; Archie Shepp, tenor saxophone; John Surman, baritone saxophone; Barry Guy, bass; orchestra conducted by Carlo Savina

 

Un Mauvais Fils cues #1 (Sarde)	2:57	unissued
Un Mauvais Fils cues #2 (Sarde)	1:42
Un Mauvais Fils cues #3 (Sarde)	2:01
Un Mauvais Fils suite (Sarde)	4:44	universal/emarcy (FR) [CD] 013 061-2

 

There is no independent soundtrack release of this material

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Recorded 27 December 1979, unknown venue, Lublin

John Surman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, electric piano, synthesisers; Karin Krog, vocals; Wlodzimierz Nahorny, piano; Pawel Jarzebski, bass; Janusz Stefanski, drums

 

Johnathan (Surman, Krog, Rowlands)	5:53	unissued
Sorrowful Day 1 (Surman)	4:04
Sorrowful Day 2 (Surman)	5:21
Hi-Fly (Weston)	4:38
Empty Streets (Surman, Rowlands)	6:08
Would It Be Me? (Surman)	4:53
Carpet Ride (Surman)	8:43