Search results for "John Surman"

John Surman: Kentish Hunting (Lady Margaret's Air) (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music March 22, 08

John Surman is a saxophonist of extraordinary musical interests and diversity. His explorations transcend the boundar...

John Surman: Haywain (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music August 03, 09

In 1992, Surman and Abercombie teamed up with Peter Erskine and Marc Johnson for Abercrombie’s exceptional November p...

John Surman: Fide et Amore (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 31, 08

This duet between two great musicians, whose musical vision bridges the Atlantic and reaches the universal, is more t...

John McLaughlin: Glancing Backwards (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music February 22, 09

Where Fortune Smiles is a real curio for fusion and free jazz devotees. Of interest to jazz-rock fans are McLaughlin'...

John McLaughlin: Earth Bound Hearts (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music February 22, 09

This slow, melancholy ballad is one of only two straightforward jazz cuts on Where Fortune Smiles. It is performed in...

John McLaughlin: New Place, Old Place (Rating: 75/100) posted in Music February 22, 09

Vibraphonist Karl Berger's curious riffs call for an answer. Guitarist John McLaughlin quickly responds. Saxophonist ...

John Abercrombie: The Cat's Back (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music August 07, 08

This track is less a song than a musical conversation among masters. After Abercrombie begins the dialogue, the Great...

John McLaughlin: Hope (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music April 11, 08

Where Fortune Smiles was not originally designed as a John McLaughlin release. The record came out under his name for...

John McLaughlin: Arjen’s Bag (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

The regular bass player in this short lived quartet had been Dave Holland, who a few months earlier responded to the ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: EUROPEAN JAZZ

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John McLaughlin: Extrapolation (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music February 20, 08

McLaughlin's first album was a classic some feel he never topped, a precursor to the jazz-rock movement, and a showca...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR

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Paul Bley: Line Down (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music June 12, 09

An intensely dramatic piece from the quartet of Paul Bley, John Surman, Bill Frisell, and Paul Motian. The individua...

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Paul Bley: Seven (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 12, 09

A profoundly beautiful composition by Carla Bley, brought to life patiently and selflessly by Paul Bley, John Surman,...

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Anouar Brahem: Al Hizam Al Dhahbi (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music March 07, 08

Known for his borderless approach to music, Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem exemplifies expert fusion of local trad...

Mike Westbrook: Hooray! (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 09, 07

This album led trumpeter and author Ian Carr to say that Westbrook had “emancipated British jazz from American slaver...

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Chris McGregor: MRA (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music January 21, 08

In the early '70s, Chris McGregor and the members of his Blue Notes – who had fled the apartheid regime of their nati...

John Abercrombie: J.S. (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music April 01, 08

Like Claude Monet’s use of colors, John Abercrombie makes musical statements throughout his album November that are o...

John McLaughlin: Really You Know (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music December 08, 08

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings says that Extrapolation, to which they give their "Crown" rating, was the most i...

John McLaughlin: Where Fortune Smiles (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music February 24, 09

Saxophonist John Surman wrote the title cut for Where Fortune Smiles. He and John McLaughlin had shared lead playing ...

John Abercrombie: To Be (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 01, 08

John Abercrombie always finds a way to draw you in with his ethereal guitar work. The trademark ever-so- slight echo ...

John McLaughlin: Binky's Dream (Binky's Beam) (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music August 01, 08

The Internet is a wonderful thing. You can find pretty much anything you want on it. Today I did a Google search on t...

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