Upon Reflection
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Upon Reflection |
| type | Album |
| artist | John Surman |
| cover | Upon Reflection.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | |
| studio | Talent Studio |
| Oslo, Norway | |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 45:04 |
| label | ECM 1148 |
| producer | Manfred Eicher |
| chronology | John Surman |
| prev_title | Sonatinas |
| prev_year | 1978 |
| next_title | The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon |
| next_year | 1981 |
| :: |
| name = Upon Reflection | type = Album | artist = John Surman | cover = Upon Reflection.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = Talent Studio Oslo, Norway | genre = Jazz | length = 45:04 | label = ECM 1148 | producer = Manfred Eicher | chronology = John Surman | prev_title = Sonatinas | prev_year = 1978 | next_title = The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon | next_year = 1981
Upon Reflection is a solo album by English reed player and composer John Surman, recorded in May 1979 and released on ECM later that same year.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "an atmospheric solo set that utilizes overdubbing (although leaving space for unaccompanied solo sections)... Fortunately there is enough variety in this generally quiet music to hold one's interest." | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz | rev2Score =
Track listing
| all_writing = John Surman | headline = Side one | title1 = Edges of Illusion | length1 = 10:10 | title2 = Filigree | length2 = 3:41 | title3 = Caithness to Kerry | length3 = 3:51 | title4 = Beyond a Shadow | length4 = 6:40 | total_length = 24:22 | headline = Side two | title1 = Prelude and Rustic Dance | length1 = 5:14 | title2 = The Lamplighter | length2 = 6:19 | title3 = Following Behind | length3 = 1:24 | title4 = Constellation | length4 = 8:16 | total_length = 21:13 45:35
Personnel
References
References
- [http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1100/1148.php? ECM discography] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-09-07 accessed September 14, 2011)
- Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/upon-reflection-r148390 AllMusic Review] accessed September 14, 2011
- Richard Cook and Brian Morton, ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette'' (Penguin, 1992: {{ISBN. 978-0-14-015364-4).
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