Title: Flashpoints and Undercurrents Artist: John Surman Label: Cuneiform Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 045775051529 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2025-01-31 Number of Discs: 2
Featuring truly a 'who's who' of late 60s British jazz, this professionally recorded concert, recorded April 18, 1969 in Germany, has never-before been released. At the time of the recording of this show, Surman had just finished recording his second album as a leader, How Many Clouds Can You See, so this is a unique chance to get an expanded view of his formative work as a leader and also at the early work of his musical compatriots who appear here with him. Surman states that "choice of material was up to me... and I wrote several pieces especially for the workshop-but it was customary to invite a few participants to bring a piece of their own if they wanted to; hence the pieces from Kenny, Erich and Fritz."
Tracks: 1.1 Jack Knife 1.2 Gratuliere 1.3 Hallo Thursday 1.4 Undercurrent 1.5 Mayflower 1.6 Dallab 1.7 Puzzle 1.8 Background 1.9 Where Fortune Smiles 1.10 Aqua Regis 1.11 Beyond the Hill 1.12 Once Upon a Time 1.13 Flashpoint
