Adventure Playground (album)

Adventure Playground
Studio album by John Surman
Released	1992
Recorded	September 1991
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:50
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Surman chronology
Road to Saint Ives (1990) Adventure Playground (1991) The Brass Project (1992)

Adventure Playground is an album by English saxophonist John Surman featuring Paul Bley, Gary Peacock and Tony Oxley recorded in 1991 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Surman except as indicated

1. "Only Yesterday" (Gary Peacock) - 8:40
2. "Fig Foot" (Paul Bley) - 4:30
3. "Quadraphonic Question" – 14:14
4. "Twice Said Once" (Bley) - 5:51
5. "Just for Now" (Tony Oxley) - 3:45
6. "As If We Knew" - 7:25
7. "Twisted Roots" - 10:16
8. "Duet for One" - 3:27
9. "Seven" (Carla Bley) - 5:42

• • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in September 1991

Personnel

• John Surman — soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Paul Bley — piano
• Gary Peacock — bass
• Tony Oxley — drums

References