John Surman At The BBC 1967-68

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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

Side One John Surman-Mike Osborne Quartet 26.2.67 – Mike Osborne (as), John Surman (ss, bs), Harry Miller (b), Alan Jackson (d)

Side Two John Surman-Russ Henderson Calypso Jazz 17.7.68 – Sterling Betancourt for Alan Jackson and add Russ Henderson (p)