Adventure Playground (album)
| Adventure Playground | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | September 1991 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz, free jazz | |||
| Length | 63:50 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1463 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Adventure Playground is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in September 1991 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Paul Bley, Gary Peacock and Tony Oxley.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by John Surman except where noted.
- "Only Yesterday" (Gary Peacock) – 8:40
- "Fig Foot" (Paul Bley) – 4:30
- "Quadraphonic Question" – 14:14
- "Twice Said Once" (Bley) – 5:51
- "Just for Now" (Tony Oxley) – 3:45
- "As If We Knew" – 7:25
- "Twisted Roots" – 10:16
- "Duet for One" – 3:27
- "Seven" (Carla Bley) – 5:42
Personnel
- John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Paul Bley – piano
- Gary Peacock – bass
- Tony Oxley – drums
References
- ^ "ECM Records". ECM Records. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1364. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
