Withholding Pattern

Withholding Pattern
Studio album by John Surman
Released 1985
Recorded December 1984
Genre Jazz
Length 42:36
Label ECM
Producer Manfred Eicher
John Surman chronology
Such Winters of Memory
(1982)		 Withholding Pattern
(1985)		 Private City
(1987)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]

Withholding Pattern is a solo album by English saxophonist John Surman, released on the ECM label in 1985.

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awards the album 4 stars and states "Saxophone workout from '85 by outstanding British player John Surman. While solo sax can be extremely tiring, Surman mixes enough elements of rock, free, blues, and hard bop to keep the songs varied. His aggressive style, especially on baritone, keeps the energy level high."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Doxology" – 6:02
  2. "Changes of Season" – 9:30
  3. "All Cat's Whiskers and Bee's Knees" – 2:59
  4. "Holding Pattern I" – 5:02
  5. "Skating on Thin Ice" – 4:53
  6. "The Snooper" – 1:59
  7. "Wildcat Blues" – 3:48
  8. "Holding Pattern II" – 8:17
All compositions by John Surman
  • Recorded December 1984 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Wynn, R. Allmusic Review: Withholding Pattern accessed 1 May 2010
John Surman
Studio albums
John Surman • Way Back When • Glancing Backwards • Tales Of The Algonquin • Westering Home • Upon Reflection • The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon • Such Winters of Memory • Withholding Pattern • Private City • Road to Saint Ives • Adventure Playground • The Brass Project • Stranger than Fiction • Nordic Quartet  • A Biography of the Rev. Absalom Dawe • Coruscating • Rain on the Window • The Spaces in Between • Brewster's Rooster
Live albums