John Surman - At The BBC 1967-68

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: R&B185
Barcode: 5060331754343
Release Date: 17 Apr 2026
Genre: Jazz

UNOFFICIAL RSD26 RELEASE
NON-RETURNABLE

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.
Side One 26.2.67 - Mike Osborne (as), John Surman (ss, bs), Harry Miller (b), Alan Jackson (d) - Side Two 17.7.68 - Sterling Betancourt for Alan Jackson and add Russ Henderson (p)

Tracklisting

Side One
1. 70 Degrees In The Shade
2. Straightjack
3. Harem
4. Open
5. Slightly Oliver
John Surman-Mike Osborne Quartet

Side Two
1. My Pussin
2. The Toddy Deuce Calypso
3. Downstream
4. Don’t Stop The Carnival
John Surman-Russ Henderson Calypso Jazz

Mono. Audio fidelity while not studio quality is nevertheless very good.