Name: Private City
Brand: John Surman

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Universal Music GmbH

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Touchstones

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Release date

2008-09-19

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1775856

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602517758568

Artist

John Surman

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Ecm Records

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ECM Records, also known as "The Creative Label," is a German independent label that was co-founded by producer Manfred Eicher, Manfred Scheffner, and Karl Egger in Munich (Pasing) in 1969. With the label code LC 2516 / LC 02516, ECM stands for Edition of Contemporary Music and focuses on jazz and Western classical music. They showcase both acoustic and electronic artists who produce eclectic versions of contemporary music.

ECM's extensive catalog features a wide range of genres, from contemporary works by renowned composers like Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt, and Philip Glass to experimental and electronic jazz from artists such as Nils Petter Molvær, Pat Metheny Group, and Jan Garbarek. Over the past 40+ years, ECM has released more than 1500 recordings that have been acclaimed for their exceptional music quality, creative production techniques, and outstanding sound.

Although an independent label, ECM titles are distributed by Universal Music Group (UMG) in the US, Japan, and throughout Europe. However, they have also collaborated with other distributors over the years. Notably during the period when Polydor distributed ECM products in Germany; [l447694] was used for pressing identified by a CP suffix on labels and runouts. Afterward,[l25946] became their primary distributor.

John Surman is an English jazz musician and composer known for his mastery of multiple instruments including the baritone and soprano saxophone, alto, contra-bass, bass clarinet, recorders, piano, and synthesizer. Born on August 30th, 1944 in Tavistock, Devon, Surman has established himself as a versatile artist with a wide range of musical talents.

In 2013, Surman's album "Songs About This And That" earned him the prestigious Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) for best jazz album. This recognition further solidified his reputation as one of the most accomplished jazz musicians of his time.

Surman's unique style and innovative approach to music have drawn comparisons to other notable artists such as *Misha Alperin*, *Bobo Stenson Trio*, *Arild Andersen*, *Trygve Seim*, and many others. His ability to seamlessly blend different instruments and genres sets him apart from his contemporaries.

Newest Listed Items

john surman's solo albums occupy a special and important place in his discography. saltash bells is the first since 1994's a biography of the rev. absalom dawe, and it joins a line of distinguished recordings that begins with westering home and continues with the ecm albums upon reflection, withholding pattern, private city and the road to st ives. in the british reedman's multi-facetted music the solo recordings provide perhaps the clearest insights into his melodic imagination, and saltash bells ranks with the best of them. this time around the compositions were inspired by the west country of john's english childhood, memories of special places - and sounds. the title track refers to the echoes of bell ringing from saltash church resounding around the tamar river valley, at the border of cornwall and devon. 'whistman's wood', meanwhile, evokes the mysterious petrified forest of dartmoor... and so it goes, ancient haunts inspiring vivid new music. saltash bells re-emphasizes the uniqueness of surman's solo work: here he plays soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones, alto, bass and contrabass clarinets, as well as harmonica and synthesizer. surman has long used the synthesizer, in his solo works, as "a tool for sculpting texture and atmosphere, and for creating new contexts for improvisation which could be different from playing regular time with a bass player and drummer". nowhere else do his reeds stretch out quite as sensuously, with melodies that continue to unfold all the way to the horizon, the title track implying the clear days when you can see, and hear, forever. in the multi-tracked and delay-system pieces surman finds an accord with the 'other players' which no real-time acoustic group music could duplicate. there is beautiful playing on each of his saxophones and clarinets and - listen closely to the backgrounds of 'sailing westwards' - some effective harmonica, too - a recorded debut for an instrument surman has toyed with since his teens.

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