22 January 2025
Live 1969 Surman recording set for release
Cuneiform Records release a double CD of recordings by veteran British saxophonist John Surman on January 31.
Caught live in Germany in April 1969, Flashpoints and Crosscurrents features Surman's large ensemble with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonists Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne and Ronnie Scott, trombonists Malcolm Griffiths and Erich Kleinschuster, pianist Fritz Pauer, bassist Harry Miller, and drummer Alan Jackson.
It follows Cuneiform's previous Surman recordings including Way Back When, which features the saxophonist's 1969 quintet, and Looking for the Next One, a 2-CD set by SOS, Surman's group with Osborne and Skidmore.