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Spring Heel Jack – ‘Disappeared’

recording details not provided (disc issued 2000)

John Surman, bass clarinet; Spring Heel Jack (John Coxon, Ashley Wales), everything else

3. Disappeared 1 (Coxon, Surman, Wales) 6:14 Rough Trade 007 [CD], Thirsty Ear 57091.2 [CD]

10. Disappeared 2 (Coxon, Surman, Wales) 4:59 -

Note: Other tracks are without Surman

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Anouar Brahem, John Surman & Dave Holland – radio broadcast

Recorded 19 March 2000, Salvator Kirche, Duisburg, Germany

John Surman, saxophones; Anouar Brahem, oud; Dave Holland, bass

Claquent Les Voiles (Brahem) 7:41 unissued

Kashf (Brahem) 10:45 -

Mazad (Holland) 16:56 -

Houdouth (Brahem) 11:45 -

Al Hizam Al Dhabi (Brahem) 9:50 -

Waqt (Brahem) 14:57 -

Kernow (Surman) 13:18 -

Badhra (Brahem) 10:03 -

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John Surman - Karin Krog – concert recording

Recorded 7 May 2000, Stadtgarten, Köln, MusikTriennale

Voices of the North: John Surman, bass clarinet ,baritone and soprano saxophones, piano; Karin Krog, voice

The Red Wagon/Fly Away (Surman) 15:40 unissued

Seaside Pictrue Postcard 1952 (Surman) 5:06 -

My Friend (Surman) 5:21 -

Afternoon In Paris/In A Sentimental Mood 10:15 -

Voice Shadow (Surman, Krog)/Secret Games (Krog) 8:22 -

The Meaning Of The Blues (Troup) 5:04 -

Don't Just Sing (Krog) 8:57 -

SAS Blues (Krog) 4:30 -

‘Round Midnight 5:32 -

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Tomasz Stanko/The Green Hill Project – radio broadcast

Recorded 16 May 2000, Poznan, Poland

Tomasz Stanko, trumpet; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Dino Saluzzi, bandoneon; Michelle Makarasaki, violin; Anders Jormin, bass; Jon Christensen, drums

Buschka/…Y despues de todo/Love Theme from ‘Farewell to Maria’/Violin solo 21:48 unissued

…From the Green Hill part 1 (Stanko) 8:33 -

…From the Green Hill part 2/Improv - Pantronic/Quintet’s Time (Stanko) 13:25 -

Domino/Stone Ridge (Surman) 14:34 -

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Tomasz Stanko/The Green Hill Project – radio and tv broadcast

Recorded 10 June 2000, JazzBaltica, Salzau Landeskulturzentrum, Germany

Tomasz Stanko, trumpet; John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Dino Saluzzi, bandoneon; Michelle Makarasaki, violin; Anders Jormin, bass; Jon Christensen, drums

Domino (Surman)                                  10:45                                                        unissued
...Y despues de todo (Stanko)               7:51                                                          -
…From the Green Hill (Stanko)            13:02                                                        -
Pantronic (Stanko)                                13:08                                                        -
Quintet's Tme (Stanko)                         4:54                                                          -
Stone Ridge (Surman)                           7:32                                                          -

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The Dowland Project – concert recording

Recorded 6 June 2000, St. Maria im Kapitol, Köln, Romanische Nacht

John Surman, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone; John Potter, tenor voice; Stephen Stubbs, lute; Maya Homburger, baroque violine; Barry Guy, bass

Weep No More, Sad Fountains/Come Again 10:13 unissued

Lachrimae verae 3:19 -

Sleep Wayward Throughts 4:35 -

In Darkness Let Me Dwell 4:07 -

Lachrimae tristes 4:19 -

Come Heavy Sleep 4:57 -

Fine Knacks For Ladies 4:01 -

Flow My Tears 4:49 -

Were Every Thought An Eye 1:51 -

Go Crystel Tears 6:40 -

Lachrimae amantis 4:56 -

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John Surman – concert recording

Recorded 2 July 2000, Abteikerke, Aduard, Provinz Groningen, Netherlands

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clainet, electronics

Unknown title 6:22 unissued

Unknown title 5:02 -

Some Kind Of Blues 6:57 -

Unknown title 21:38 -

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GIGS: 6 August 2000 Hull Jazz Festival; première of a specially-commissioned piece with The Voice of the North jazz orchestra

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John Surman/Jack DeJohnette/London Brass - BBC radio broadcast

Recorded 6 October 2000, Norwich Cathedral

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s ‘Jazz on 3’ on 11 November 2000

John Surman, bass clarinet, baritone and soprano saxophones; Jack Dejohnette, piano, drums; The London Brass: Lindsay Shilling, trombone; David Purser, trombone; Andy Crowley, trumpet; Anne McAneney, trumpet; Paul Beniston, trumpet; David Stuart, bass trombone; Oren Marshall, tuba; Richard Edwards, trombone; John Barclay, trumpet; Richard Bissill, french horn

That's Right (Surman) unissued

Part 1 (Surman) 4:16

Part 2 (Surman) 8:19

Part 3 (Surman) 6:49

Part 4 (Surman) 3:10

Part 5 (Surman) 6:19

Part 6 (Surman) 4:27

Part 7 (Surman) 5:15

Part 8 (Surman) 6:11

Part 9 (Surman) 5:32

Part 10 (Surman) 11:48

Part 11 (Surman) 6:33

Part 12 (Surman) 9:43 (inc)

The first performance of a commission by BBC Radio 3 for the Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2000. The twelve parts do not necessarily reflect different movements of the suite, but are simply convenient index marks on the cd. A revised version recorded in June 2001 was released as ‘Free and Equal’.

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John Surman - Jack DeJohnette – concert recording

Recorded 27 October 2000, Cormons, Jazz Festival

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano

Unknown title unissued

Unknown title -

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John Surman & Jack DeJohnette – radio bradcast

Recorded 3 November 2000, Tampere Jazz Happening, Finland

John Surman, bass clarinet, baritone and soprano saxophones; Jack Dejohnette, piano, drums

Unknown tracklisting unissued in full

Portions of this recording are released on ‘Invisible Nature’; this concert is reviewed in One Final Note, where you can also see some art inspired by it

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John Surman/Jack DeJohnette – ‘Invisible Nature’

recorded November 2000, Tampere Jazz Happening (3 Nov) and JazzFest Berlin (5 Nov)

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Jack DeJohnette, drums, electronic percussion, piano

Mysterium (Surman, DeJohnette) 15:57 ECM 1796

Rising Tide (Surman, DeJohnette) 9:32 -

Outback Spirits (Surman, DeJohnette) 12:30 -

Underground Movement (Surman, DeJohnette) 9:45 -

Ganges Groove (Surman, DeJohnette) 6:36 -

Fair Trade (Surman, DeJohnette) 11:21 -

Song For World Forgiveness (DeJohnette) 9:29 -

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John Surman & Jack DeJohnette – radio broadcast

Recorded 5 November 2000, Kongresshalle, Berlin

John Surman, bass clarinet, baritone and soprano saxophones, flute; Jack Dejohnette, piano, drums, keyboards

Unknown title 9:42 unissued in full

Unknown title 9:30 -

Unknown title 19:36 -

Unknown title 11:26 -

Unknown title 13:18 -

Unknown title 3:45 -

Portions of this recording are released on ‘Invisible Nature’

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John Surman, Chris Laurence and Trans4mation – BBC radio broadcast

Recorded 10 November 2000; first broadcast on BBC Radio 3 ‘In Tune’

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet; Chris Laurence, bass; Trans4mation: Rita Manning, violin; Keith Pascoe, violin; Bill Hawkes, viola; Nick Cooper, cello

Stone Flower 4:59 unissued

Going For A Burton (Surman) 3:33 -

Song Hay Dance (Warren) 2:52 -

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Christine Collister – ‘An Equal Love’

recorded at Wessex Studios and Key Sound, London, date not specified (disc issued 2001)

Christine Collister, voice, acoustic guitar; John Surman, soprano saxophone; Martin Lister, keyboards, programming; Tom Baeppler, acoustic guitar on 5; Rory McFarlane, fretless bass on 1; Louisian Huba, drums on 1

Waiting For My Prayer (Collister) 5:41 Topic TSCD1001 (UK)

An Equal Love (Collister) 5:07 -

The CD booklet states incorrectly that Surman plays tenor saxophone on these tracks. Other tracks are without Surman.

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John Surman/Jack DeJohnette/London Brass – ‘Free and Equal’

recorded June 2001, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet; Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano; London Brass: Andrew Crowley, Paul Archibald, John Barclay, trumpet; Anne McAneney, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Richard Bissill, horn; Dan Jenkins, Richard Edwards, trombone; David Purser, trombone, euphonium; David Stewart, bass trombone; Owen Slade, tuba

Preamble (Surman) 4:11 ECM 1802

Groundwork (Surman) 9:33 -

Sea Change (Surman) 10:14 -

Back and Forth (Surman) 11:51 -

Fire (Surman) 6:47 -

Debased Line (Surman) 5:02 -

In the Shadow (Surman) 6:56 -

Free and Equal (Surman) 8:47 -

Epilogue (Surman) 3:42 -

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John Surman, Chris Laurence and Trans4mation – concert recording

Recorded July 2001, Perugia, Umbria Jazz

John Surman,baritone and soprano saxophoness, bass clarinet; Chris Laurence, bass; Trans4mation: Rita Manning, violin; Keith Pascoe, violin; Bill Hawkes, viola; Nick Cooper, cello

Unknown title 16:53 unissued

Unknown title 10:11 -

Unknown title 18:21 -

Unknown title 6:04 -

Unknown title 3:16 -

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Miles Evans Conducts The Gil Evans Orchestra – concert recording

Recorded 16 July 2001, Teatro Pavone, Perugia, Umbria Jazz

Lew Soloff, trumpet Dave Bergeron, trombone; John Clark, french horn; Chris Hunter, alto and soprano saxophones; Gil Goldstein, keyboards; Delmar Brown, keyboards; Mark Egan, bass; Danny Gottlieb, drums; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones; Bob Berg, tenor saxophone; Gary Valente, trombone; Conrad Herwig, tenor saxophone; Kenny Berger, baritone saxophone; Kenwood Dennard, drums; Peter Levin, synthesizers; Hiram Bullock, guitar, vocals; Miles Evans trumpet

Unknown title 20:05 unissued

Unknown title 16:34 -

Unknown title 10:06 -

Unknown title (fade-out) 28:09 -

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John Surman/Jack DeJohnette/London Brass – radio broadcast

recorded 21 July 2001, Umbria Jazz, Perugia, Italy

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet; Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano; London Brass: Andrew Crowley, John Barclay, trumpet; Paul Archibald, Tony Cross, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Richard Bissill, horn; Dan Jenkins, Richard Edwards, trombone; David Purser, trombone, euphonium; Steve Saunders, bass trombone; Owen Slade, tuba

In Nomine (Gibbons) 6:31 unissued

Suite For A Better World (DeJohnette) 23:30 -

That’s Right (Surman) 44:41 -

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The Dowland Project – ‘Care-charming Sleep’

recorded September 2001, Probstei St. Gerold

John Potter, voice; Stephen Stubbs, chitarrone, baroque guitar; John Surman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet; Maya Homburger, baroque violin; Barry Guy, double-bass

Refrain 1 (Stubbs) 1:43 ECM 1803

Ancor Che Col Partire [violin version] (da Rore) 3:57 -

Gia Piu Volte Tremante (Ferrari) 3:02 -

Care-charming sleep [1st version] (Johnson) 6:51 -

Accenti Queruli (Sances) 6:13 -

Weep, Weep, Mine Eyes (Wilbye) 4:23 -

As I Walked Forth (Johnson) 5:43 -

Refrain 2 (Stubbs) 1:43 -

Refrain 3 (Stubbs) 1:50 -

She Loves And She Confesses (Purcell) 3:32 -

Angela Siete (Busatti) 8:57 -

Have You Seen But A Bright Lily Grow (Johnson) 3:03 -

Refrain 4 / Amor Dov' e La Fe' (Monteverdi) 7:53 -

Care-charming Sleep [2nd version] (Johnson) 2:46 -

Ancor Che Col Partire [vocal version] (da Rore, Rognoni) 4:35 -

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GIGS: John Surman, Chris Laurence and Trans4mation String Quartet – 6 October 2001, St Barnabas’ Church, Jericho, Oxford

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Krog Karin And Her Trio – concert recording

recorded 3 November 2001, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Jazzfest 2001, Berlin

Karin Krog, voice; Vigleik Storaas, piano; Bjørn Alterhaug, bass; Tom Olstad, drums

You Better Love Me 3:05 unissued

Blue Monk 5:14 -

Hi Fly 6:12 -

Sing Me Softly Of The Blues 6:49 -

Who Cares? 4:52 -

Lokk 4:32 -

Don't Get(z) Scared 4:25 -

Oleo 7:23 -

In Candlelight (Surman) 4:34 -

God Bless The Child 3:59 -

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GIGS: John Surman, Jack DeJohnette and the London Brass – 3 February 2002, Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, UK

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John Surman – ‘Apartment #5C’

Recorded February 2002, Broadway Sound and Vertigo Power, New York

John Surman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet; Ben Surman, synthesizer

Beginning Credits/Running Away (Surman) 4:00 MK2 Music 100042/DK 041(France)

Taxi To Brooklyn/Nicky Shoots Herself (Surman) 2:38 -

Saving Nicky (Surman) 2:05 -

Harold Working, Nicky Recovering/Nicky On The Stairs (Surman) 2:32 -

Nicky Helps Harold (Surman) 0:41 -

Finding Works A & B (Surman) 1:53 -

Loneliness/The Crime (Surman) 1:55 -

She Leaves The Swimming Pool/Nicky Knocks The Door (Surman) 2:27 -

Closing Credits (Surman) 5:38 -

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John Surman Quartet – concert recording

Recorded 1 March 2002, Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo Jazz Festival, Italy

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones; John Taylor, piano; Chris Laurence, bass; John Marshall, drums

Unknown title 6:54 unissued

Line One, Part Two (Surman) 11:48 -

Three Four (Surman) 19:27 -

Number Six (Surman) 11:06 -

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John Surman Quartet – radio broadcast

Recorded 5 March 2002, unknown venue, London

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones; John Taylor, piano; Chris Laurence, bass; John Marshall, drums

Going For A Burton (Surman) 11:12 unissued

Line One, Part Two (Surman) 16:12 -

Promising Horizons (Surman, Taylor, Laurence, Marshall) 9:13 -

Number Six (Surman) 9:36 -

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John Surman – ‘Apartment #5C’

Recorded March 2002, Gateway Studios, London

John Surman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet (1-3); Ben Surman, synthesizer (1-3), electronics (4)

Suite From Apartment 5C, part 1 (Surman) 6:49 MK2 Music 100042/DK 041(France)

Suite From Apartment 5C, part 2 (Surman) 6:09 -

Suite From Apartment 5C, part 3 (Surman) 5:39 -

Music From The Club/Total Fragment (Ben Surman) 6:38 -

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John Surman - Jack DeJohnette – concert recording

Recorded 23 April 2002, Mantova

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, recorder, synthesizer; Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano

Unknown title 21:04 unissued

Unknown title 20:48 -

Unknown title 12:38 -

Unknown title 15:49 -

Unknown title 16:51 -

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Karin Krog - John Surman – concert recording

Recorded May 2002, Mai Jazz, Stavanger

Karin Krog, voice; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, synthesizer

In A Sentimental Mood (inc) 3:28 unissued

Utstein Kloster (inc) 3:24 -

Mother Of Light (inc) 5:14 -

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GIGS: John Surman Quartet – 4 May 2002, Cheltenham Jazz Festival; Barry Quick’s photos are here

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John Surman Quartet – BBC radio broadcast

Recorded 18 May 2002, Pizza Express, London

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones; John Taylor, piano; Chris Laurence, bass; John Marshall, drums

Going For A Burton (Surman) 11:13 unissued

Line One, Part Two [a.k.a. Across The Bridge] (Surman) 17:02 -

Promising Horizons (Surman, Taylor, Laurence, Marshall)

Number Six (Surman) 19:51 -

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John Surman – BBC radio broadcast

Recorded 30 May 2002, Pizza Express, London

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, electronics, vocals

Unknown (Surman) 15:40 unissued

Unknown (Surman) 10:56 -

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John Surman & Jack DeJohnette – concert recording

Recorded 21 June 2002, Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, Canada

John Surman; Jack DeJohnette,

Unknown tracklisting unissued

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John Surman, Chris Laurence and Orchestra d'Archi Italiana – concert recording

Recorded 23 August 2002, Roccella Jonica, Rumori Mediterranei, Italy

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet; Chris Laurence, bass; Orchestra d’Archi Italiana cond. Mario Brunello, cello

Dark Corners, Waiting Passengers 9:11 unissued

Unknown title 9:07 -

Argentiera (Damiano) 12:57 Musica Jazz MLCD 1170

Unknown title 7:16 unissued

Unknown title 10:20 -

Musica Jazz MLCD 1170 - Various Artists – ‘Roccellanea - 25 anni di Roccella Jazz’ cd sold together with the Italian magazine “Musica Jazz" no. 8-9 (61), August/September 2005. The other tracks do not feature Surman

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John Surman, John Taylor & Steve Swallow – concert recording

Recorded 31 August 2002, Tremoli Jazz Podium, Italy

John Surman, reeds; John Taylor, piano; Steve Swallow, bass

Unknown title 11:58 unissued

Unknown title 12:15 -

Unknown title 8:31 -

Unknown title 10:57 -

Unknown title 10:59 -

Unknown title 9:26 -

Unknown title 9:35 -

The source of this recording is unknown. There are indications that it is an audience recording

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John Surman Quartet – concert recording

Recorded 12 September 2002, Cité de la Musique, Paris, France

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet; John Taylor, piano; Chris Laurence, bass; John Marshall, drums

Unknown 13:50 unissued

Line One, Part Two (Surman) 16:57 -

Unknown 26:06 -

Unknown 30:09 -

Unknown 6:25 -

The source of this recording is unknown. There are indications that it is an audience recording. A lossless version of this material (currently only in mp3 format) is not known. A review (in French) here

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GIGS: with the Rod Mason Quartet, 11 October 2002, Marsden Jazz Festival, Yorkshire; John Surman and Jack DeJohnette – 26 October 2002, Earshot Jazz Festival. Pictures are here; 22 November 2002, Delhi, India. Reviewed in the Times of India 23/11/2002: “Delhites had a refreshing exposure to jazz last Friday at the yatra organised by Jazz India Delhi in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy. Two Norwegian groups Karin Krog/John Surman Quartet and Knut Riisnaes Quartet provided exciting musical fare. Karin Krog with excellent accompaniment by John Surman on the soprano sax delighted the audience with her singing of Caravan. Knut Riisnaes did wonders on the tenor sax with his warm tone and technique. Dag Arnesen was superb on the piano. Terje Gewelt on the bass and Frank Jakobsen on drums provided a fine rhythm section. The performances warmed our hearts and whetted our appetite for more.”

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Karin Krog – ‘Raindrops, Raindrops’

Recorded between 1966 and 1985. A compilation of previously released recordings, released 2002

Niels Peters, oboe; Alex Riel, drums; Espen Rud, rhythm; Per Walther, violin; Finn Ziegler, vioal; Ole Kock Hansen, piano; Stu Martin, drums; Arild Andersen, bass; Terje Bjorklund, piano; Per Carsten, flute, alto saxophone; Erling Christensen, cello; Jon Christensen, percussion, drums; Niels-Henning Ørdted Pedersen, bass; Bent Larsen, flute; Philip Catherine, guitar; Kenny Drew, organ, piano; Dexter Gordon, tenor saxophone; Karin Krog, voice, tamboura, bells, rhythm; Steve Kuhn, keyboards; John Surman, synthesiser, Moog synthesiser, soprano and baritone saxophones; Steve Swallow, bass guitar; Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet, conductor, arranger

Meaning of Love 5:05 Crippled Dick Hot Wax! CDHW 081

Hold Out Your Hands 2:22 -

Raindrops, Raindrops 3:44 -

New Spring 6:50 -

We Could Be Flying 6:02 -

'Round Midnight 6:59 -

Maiden Voyage/Lazy Afternoon 9:16 -

Time to Go 3:06 -

I'll Wait for You 6:43 -

Karima Two 4:55 -

All of You 5:08 -

Blue Eyes 4:53 -

tracks 1 to 3, 5, 8 - Album: "We Could Be Flying" (1974) Polydor; track 4 - Album: "Cloud Line Blue" (1978) Polydor; track 6 - Album "Live At The Festival" (1973) Enja; track 7 - Album "Joy" (1968) Sonet; track 9 - Album "You Must Believe In Spring" (1974) Polydor; track 10 - Album: "Freestyle" (1985) Odin; track 11 - Album: "Jazz Moments" (1966) Sonet; track 12 - Album: "Some Other Spring" (1970) Sonet. Surman appears on the “Cloud Line Blue” material (track 4)

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Voice of the North Jazz Orchestra – ‘Chain Reaction’

Recorded 2003

Voice Of The North Jazz Orchestra featuring John Surman

Chain Reaction suite, parts 1-7 (Warren) Jazzaction JA02

a promotional cd, not commercially available.

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John Surman – ‘The Cairn’

Recorded May 2003

John Surman, bass clarinet, soprano and baritone saxophones; Ben Surman, electronics

Opening Music (Surman) 5:14 unissued

The Cairn Throbs (Surman) 1:23 -

Rockjam’s Madness (Surman) 1:03 -

Stucker (Surman) 6:03 -

Lovecage and Rockjam (Surman) 1:48 -

The Cairn Screams (Surman) 1:27 -

Behind Dialogue (Surman) 2:20 -

A Constable (Surman) 1:08 -

Constable Cooker Overloads (Surman) 0:54 -

A Number of Constables (Surman) 1:15 -

The Professor (Surman) 4:20 -

This music was written for the installation The Cairn, by David Butler. A work-in-progress version of the piece was presented in October 2003, with the final, official version presented from 1-3 June 2005 in the John Thaw Studio Theatre at the University of Manchester and again at the same venue from 14-16 September 2005; the entire piece ran for just over 60 minutes as an installation. A shortened version, of 39 minutes, was screened late in 2006.

Programme notes for the shortened version, flyer front and back (courtesy of David Butler)

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John Surman Trio – concert recording

recorded 12 July 2003, Cour du Château Assier, Lot, France

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, clarinette, flute; Jean-Paul Celea, bass; Daniel Humair, drums

Unknown title 16.10 unissued

Unknown title 6:48 -

Unknown title 17:39 -

Unknown title 9:40 -

Unknown title 10:15 -

Unknown title 7:29 -

Unknown title 6:30 -

It is not known if a lossless version of this material (currently only known in mp3 format) exists, or if this recording represents the entire performance (unlikely, given the between-track edits)

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John Surman Trio – concert recording

recorded 28 July 2003, Hotel Albret, Paris, France

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, flute; Jean-Paul Celea, bass; Daniel Humair, drums

Unknown title 16.18 unissued

Unknown title 7:03 -

Unknown title 18:35 -

Unknown title 9:54 -

Unknown title 10:42 -

Unknown title 7:55 -

Unknown title 7:04 -

It is not known if a lossless version of this material (currently only known in mp3 format) exists, or if this recording represents the entire performance (unlikely, given the between-track edits)

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John Surman & Pierre Favre – radio broadcast

Recorded 9 October 2003, Jazztage, Leipzig, Germany

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, flute, electronics; Pierre Favre, drums, percussion

Improvisation (Surman, Favre) 9:07 unissued

Improvisation (Surman, Favre) 7:01 -

Improvisation (Surman, Favre) 8:43 -

Improvisation (Surman, Favre) 20:09 -

Improvisation (Surman, Favre) 9:17 -

Improvisation (Surman, Favre) 11:35 -

Improvisation (Surman, Favre) 9:52 -

Improvisation (Surman, Favre) 3:40 -

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John Surman – concert recording

Recorded 22 November 2003, San Juan Bautista Cultural Centre, Ciudad Lineal, Madrid, Spain

John Surman, all instruments

Down Louder (Surman) 18:12 unissued

Saxophone Espanol (Surman) 6:53 -

Unknown 10:21 -

Clear (Surman) 7:55 -

Clarinet improvisation (Surman) 10:00 -

The Potato Song (trad.; arr. Surman) 10:04 -

Lokk (trad.; arr. Surman) 10:02 -

Baritone Blues (Surman) 3:16 -

Excerpts of a two-hour solo concert from the XX Madrid Jazz Festival. It is not known whether the entire concert was taped, or whether a lossless version of this material (currently only known in mp3 format) exists

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GIGS: John Surman – 10 January 2004, Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, UK. A solo performance; the first half of this concert featured pianist Huw Warren.

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John Surman – ‘Rarum XIII Selected Recordings’

Recorded between 1976 and 1999 in Norway, Germany and England. A compilation of previously released recordings, released 10 February 2004.

John Surman, soprano & baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, recorder, keyboards, synthesizer; John Warren, conductor; Henry Lowther, Stephen Waterman, Stuart Brooks, trumpet; Malcolm Griffiths, Chris Pyne, trombone; David Stewart, Richard Edwards, bass trombone; Kenny Kirkland, Paul Bley, Vigleik Storaas, piano; John Abercrombie, Terje Rypdal, guitar; Miroslav Vitous, Marc Johnson, Chris Laurence, Barre Phillips, Gary Peacock, acoustic bass; Jon Christensen, Peter Erskine, John Marshall, Jack DeJohnette, Stu Martin, Tony Oxley, drums; Trans4Mation: Rita Manning, Keith Pascoe, violin; Bill Hawkes, viola; Nick Cooper, cello

Druid's Circle ECM 8013-2

Number Six -

Portrait Of A Romantic -

Ogeda -

Returning Exile, The -

Edges Of Illusion -

The Buccaneers -

Snooper, The -

Mountainscape VIII -

Figfoot -

Piperspool -

Gone To The Dogs -

Stone Flower -

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The Ripple Effect – ‘Hybrids’

recorded and remixed at Magic Moments Studio, New York; Sonic Kitchen, UK; Knowlemusic Studio, UK; Mecchacomputa Audio Assimilation Unit, New York; dates not specified (disc issued 2005) 2, 5 remixed by Ben Surman and Big Al; all others remixed by Ben Surman

Marlui Miranda, voice on 2, 5, 7; John Surman, bass clarinet on 2, soprano saxophone on 4, 6, recorder on 4; Foday Musa Suso, kora on 1, 3, 4, 6; Big Al, guitar and keyboards on 2, 5; Ben Surman, keyboards; Jack DeJohnette, drums, percussion, keyboards on 7, 8, voice on 8

Ancient Techno (DeJohnette, Suso) 9:10 Golden Beams GBP-CD-1114

Na Na Nai (DeJohnette, Miranda) 8:55 -

Worldwide Funk (DeJohnette, Suso) 6:16 -

Rose Garden (DeJohnette, Suso) 8:27 -

Dubwise (DeJohnette, Miranda) 6:07 -

Ocean Wave (DeJohnette, Suso) 8:53 -

Corn Song (DeJohnette, Miranda) 7:56 -

The Just-Us Department (DeJohnette, P.B. Surman) 6:22 -

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Bergen Big Band and Karin Krog – ‘Seagull’

recorded 24-26 January 2005, NRK Studio, Bergen

Karin Krog, voice; John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophone, direction; Bergen Big Band: Martin Winter, Svein Henrik Giske, Are Ovesen, Reid Gilje, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Øyvinde Hage, Sindre Dalhaug, Pål Roseth, trombone; Kjell Erik Husom, bass trombone; Olav Dale, alto saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet; Øystein Søbstad, alto saxophone, flute, alto flute; Zoltan Vincze, tenor saxophone; Ole Jakob Hystad, tenor and baritone saxophone, clarinet; Jan Kåre Hystad, baritone and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute; Ole Thomsen, guitar; Ivar Kolve, vibraphone; Dag Arnesen, piano; Magne Thormodsaeter, bass; Frank Jakobsen, drums; Stein Inge Braekhus, percussion

Sweet Talker (Krog) 3:06 Grappa GRCD4212 (Norway) Muzak MZCF-1067 (Japan)

La Calada (Surman, Krog) 4:10 -

Lament (Johnson, Hendricks) 3:33 -

My Shining Hour (Arlen, Mercer) 4:08 -

The Seagull (Surman, Krog) 7:25 -

Northern Sun (Krog) 4:47 -

Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington, Russell) 3:49 -

Jubilee (Surman, Krog) 4:42 -

Canto Mai (Surman, Krog) 4:18 -

Don't Just Sing (Surman, Krog) 6:24 -

Angel Eyes Dennis, Brent) 5:31 -

You'd Better Love Me (Martin, Grey) 4:09 -

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John Surman - BBC radio broadcast

Recorded 18 March 2005, Sage Centre, Gateshead

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesiser

Late Night, Early Morning (Surman) 16:06 unissued

Four Bridges (Surman) 6:01 -

Say What? (Surman) 7:35 -

Down Louder (Surman) 14:45 -

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GIGS: John Surman and Vigleik Storaas - 24 July 2005, Teatro San Francesco, Tortoli, Sardinia

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Karin Krog, John Surman, Steve Kuhn - radio broadcast

recorded 15 September 2005, Rolf Liebermann Studio, Hamburg

John Surman, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Steve Kuhn, piano; Karin Krog, vocals

The Meaning Of Love 4:38 unissued

Where You At (Surman) 4:41 -

Lazy Afternoon (Latouche, Moross) 6:15 -

Where Flamingos Fly (Kennedy, Spoliansky) 12:26 -

SAS Blues (Krog) - -

In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington, Mills, Kurtz) - -

Going for a Burton (Surman) 4:43 -

Emily (Mandel, Mercer) 7:18 -

Oceans in the Sky (Kuhn) 6:07 -

Airegin (Rollins) 6:50 -

Confirmation (Parker) 5:08 -

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Karin Krog, John Surman, Steve Kuhn - radio broadcast

recorded 16 September 2005, Rolf Liebermann Studio, Hamburg

John Surman, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Steve Kuhn, piano; Karin Krog, vocals

Where Flamingos Fly (Kennedy, Spoliansky) 3:25 unissued

SAS Blues (Krog) 3:26 -

In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington, Mills, Kurtz) 4:37 -

Where You At (Surman) 4:19 -

Lazy Afternoon (Latouche, Moross) 5:25 -

Going for a Burton (Surman) 4:11 -

Emily (Mandel, Mercer) 7:19 -

Oceans in the Sky (Kuhn) 5:41 -

It Could Be Hip (Krog, Surman) 5:51 -

Sweet Talker (Krog, Surman) 4:15 -

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Various Artists - Live Au New Morning 2005 (TV broadcast)

Recorded 8th November 2005. John Surman, reeds; Jean-Paul Celea, acoustic double bass; Daniel Humair, drums

Unknown tracklisting unissued

The rest of this broadcast does not feature Surman

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John Surman Trio - radio broadcast

recorded 11 November 2005, Rencontres Internationales de Jazz de Nevers, France

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophone, flute; Jean-Paul Celea, bass; Daniel Humair, drums

No Finesse (Surman) 20:02 unissued

Canticle (Surman) 9:31 -

Vlada Ve (Humair) 13:30 -

Round Trip (Coleman) 10:09 -

Falling (Surman) 7:05 -

Westminster (Humair) 9:54 -

Revised Edition (Surman) 5:44 -

Sweet Lady (Celea) 6:24 -

Photographs of this show are here

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John Surman Trio and Karin Krog – radio broadcast

Recorded 12 November 2005, Auditorio RSI, Lugano

John Surman, baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, wooden flute; Jean-Paul Celea, bass; Daniel Humair, drums; Karin Krog, voice

Unknown title 11:33 unissued

Unknown title 18:25 -

Unknown title 12:08 -

Unknown title 12:36 -

Unknown title 4:29 -

Unknown title 10:15 -

Unknown title 6:23 -

Unknown title 6:18 -

Unknown title 6:56 -

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John Surman - BBC radio broadcast

Recorded 20 November 2005, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

John Surman, saxophones, bass clarinet; Uri Caine, piano (1); Drew Greg, bass (1); Ben Perowsky, drums (1); BBC Concert Orchestra, cond. Robert Zeigler.

The Weather Forecast (Surman) 14:46 unissued

Polperro (Surman) 1:58 -

Tintagel (Surman) 10:57 -

Trethevy Quoit (Surman) 1:18 -

Rame Head (Surman) 4:50 -

Mevagissey (Surman) 4:52 -

Lostwithiel (Surman) 1:28 -

Perranporth (Surman) 2:01 -

Bodmin Moor (Surman) 7:00 -

Kelly Bray (Surman) 1:38 -

Piperspool (Surman) 4:33 -

Marazion (Surman) 2:14 -

Bedruthan Steps (Surman) 6:12 -

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Various Artists - Jazz Britannia Live At The Barbican (BBC tv broadcast)

The Michael Garrick Big Band, with Michael Garrick, piano; Don Rendell, tenor sax, soprano sax; John Surman, soprano sax; Norma Winstone, vocal.

Dusk Fire (Garrick) unissued

Will you walk a little faster (Ardley) -

Black marigolds (Garrick) -

The rest of this concert does not feature Surman

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GIGS: Jupiter Chamber Orchestra – 5 February 2006; John Surman and Karin Krog – 26 May 2006, The Junction, Cambridge, UK; 27 May 2006, Pavilion, Bath International Jazz Festival, UK; John Surman – John Taylor - 29 July 2006, Registrato a Vicenza, Auditorium Canneti, Italy

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John Surman and Jack DeJohnette – radio broadcast

Recorded 2 September 2006, Jazz Festival Willisau, Switzerland

John Surman, soprani and baritone saxophones, sythesisers; Jack DeJohnette, drums, percussion, piano

Unknown 23:49 unissued

After The Rain (Coltrane) 10:45 -

Unknown 15:35 -

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John Surman and Dave Okumu – BBC radio broadcast

Recorded 25 October 2006, The Roundhouse, Camden

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, electronics; Dave Okumu, guitar; Hugh Hopper, bass (5); Seb Rochford, drums (5); John Taylor, piano (5); Tom Arthurs, flugelhorn, trumpet (5)

Pentecost (Okumu) 6:22 unissued

Tick Tock (Okumu) 5:44 -

Going For A Burton (Surman) 5:27 -

Gone To the Dogs (Surman) 6:11 -

Electric Sextet (Arthurs, Hopper, Okumu, Rochford, Surman, Taylor) 12:40 -

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GIGS: John Surman Quartet - 1 December 2006, CBSO Centre, Birmingham. Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in The Times: “When you hear a mature band, playing grown-up improvisations with total commitment, you realise it's something you ought to expect from most jazz concerts, but is something delivered by very few. John Surman's quartet, with the pianist John Taylor, Chris Laurence on bass and John Marshall on drums, made its first record in 1973, and matured slowly, not producing a follow-up album until 1994.

With all its members now actively involved elsewhere, it does not appear as a group all that often, but its concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary season of Birmingham Jazz showed its perfect inner balance and mutual interdependence is still beyond compare on the British jazz scene.

Its repertoire slips from open, freely improvised playing, such as the opening number, with Surman's corkscrewing soprano saxophone phrases backed by snarling bowed bass and jingling chimes to the English pastoral landscape of lyrical compositions such as Tess or Hay Wain. Surman's dainty tripping saxophone theme and Taylor's sinister piano chords created light and shade over the Latin feel of La Calada , whereas Line One, Part 2 slid into a bluesy groove with Marshall's snare drum backbeat and sonorous cymbals reminding us he was the powerhouse behind such fusion bands as Nucleus and Soft Machine.

Even the through-composed pieces were played with a freedom and spontaneity that showed how the group listens and reacts immediately to one another's ideas. An upwardly moving bass figure in one tune was instantly caught by the soprano saxophone, and a few moments later mirrored on the piano. A nod from Surman could change the group's tempo in a split

second, and his tiny thematic fragments were picked up and developed thoroughly by the other members.

Most fascinating was the way Taylor's austere, minimal piano nevertheless created heat and movement as it counterbalanced the energy of Surman's soprano or baritone saxophone. As the soprano reeled off skeins of notes during Tess, Surman's energetic pastoralism managed another balancing act equally astutely, harnessing images of rural England to the landscape of the blues.”

John Watson in the Express and Star: “Fire Still There in Thrilling Quartet: To describe the playing of saxophonist John Surman as powerful is to risk understatement - in his hands the instrument has sometimes seemed volcanic.

This was well demonstrated in this performance by Surman, who appeared with long-established partners John Taylor on piano, Chris Laurence on bass and drummer John Marshall.

Surman's playing has mellowed over the years, but he showed all his old fire when he brought the concert to a thrilling climax with one of his earlier compositions - a twisting, fast-paced theme for soprano sax simply called Number Six. The group's interplay had been impressive for this concert, but in this particular work the quartet produced a fierce firestorm of sound.

Surman's creations on the baritone and soprano saxophones - and also on the bass clarinet can also convey the most tender emotions, with wisps of sound that are all the more effective by being understated.

His recordings for the German label ECM have won critical acclaim for decades. He can present a broad palette of musical colours, and his compositions encompass not only the wilder shores of jazz but also English folk music, Indian scales and Scandinavian tonal bleakness.” (Thanks to Alan Carter for these reviews).

Russ Escrit’s photo of this show here

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John Surman – concert recording

Recorded 15 February 2007, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli, Rome

John Surman, soprano and baritone saxophones, alto clarinet, wooden flute, synthesisers

Spring Song (Surman) - not recorded

Flamenco Baritone (Surman) 7:38 unissued

Unknown title 11:03 -

First Light (Surman) 6:25 -

Rame Head (Surman) 7:52 -

The Potato Song (trad., arr. Surman) 7:35 -

Unknown title 7:15 -

Baritone Blues (Surman) 7:29 -

Medley (Surman) 15:26 -

Lament/The Keel Row/The Mountain Road (trad., arr. Surman) 4:36 -

Information concerning this concert can be seen here; a review appears here (both in Italian)

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GIGS: John Surman, Jean-Paul Celea and Daniel Humair – 23 March 2007, Moulin Du Roc, Niort, France; Karin Krog/John Surman and The Meantimes - 14 April 2007, Spiller på Quality Astoria Hotel i Bibliotekbaren, Hamar Jazzfestival, Norway; John Surman, Chris Laurence and Trans4mation String Quartet – 12 May 2007, Norwich Cathedral; John Surman/John Taylor – 19 May 2007, Salle Marcel Helie, Coutances