At The BBC 1967-68 [LP]

John Surman - At The BBC 1967-68 [LP]

These two very different sessions involving John Surman and Mike Osborne have much in common. They both share a wonderful sense of liberation, of the joy of making music together and of finding collectively new ways of making jazz happen. And even more importantly, they speak volumes about the eclecticism and openness of British jazz in those years of the mid- to late-sixties and about the creative ambitions of John Surman. In the current absence in the market of his first LP, this is an essential purchase for Surman fans. Notes by Duncan Heining with suggestions from John Surman. These sessions have never previously appeared officially in any form.

A1. 70 Degrees In The Shade
A2. Straightjack
A3. Harem
A4. Open
A5. Slightly Oliver
B1. My Pussin
B2. The Toddy Deuce Calypso
B3. Downstream
B4. Don't Stop The Carnival