John Surman – Part I: Nestor’s Saga (The Tale Of The Ancient)!

The fantastic track “Part I: Nestor’s Saga (The Tale Of The Ancient)” is taken from John Surman’s great album “The Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon” (1981) resp. from the sampler album “John Surman – :rarum” (2004). The album is recorded by ECM Records in excellent audio quality. Listen and enjoy it. MUSICIANS: John Surman – Soprano & baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Synthesizer Jack DeJohnette – Drums, Congas, Electric Piano Produced by Manfred Eicher (ECM Records, 1981). “John Surman was one of the very few saxmen in England to find a significant audience in rock during the late ’60s, playing gigs regularly at venues like the Marquee Club in London. Also a clarinetist of some renown, and no slouch on keyboards either, the atmospheric sounds that Surman creates on his horns has been a major asset to the ECM label ever since the late ’70s; but, before that, he was an extremely prolific artist on Deram, Futura, Dawn, and Island, cutting seven solo albums between 1968 and 1974 on those mainstream pop-oriented labels, as well as recording with Morning Glory on Island. One of England’s top jazz players of the past several decades, Surman is particularly strong on the baritone. Surman played in jazz workshops while still in high school. He studied at the London College of Music and London University Institute of Education in the mid-’60s, played with Alexis Korner and Mike Westbrook until the late ’60s, and recorded with the latter until the mid-’70s. He was voted best …

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