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)
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Allmusic [1]

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

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Ron Wynn 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."[1]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wynn, Ron. Withholding Pattern at AllMusic accessed 1 May 2010