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John Surman
English jazz saxophonist, clarinettist and composer
United Kingdom • b. 1944-08-30
John Surman is credited on 780 releases across 170 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
780
Pressings credited
170
Albums
7
Decades active
40
In collections
Credited work
780 releases · 170 albums · active 1965–2026
- Performance · 2,859
- Other credits · 210
- Production · 105
- Engineering · 9
Studios: Rainbow Studio · Talent Studio · Tonstudio Bauer · Umbria Jazz
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Extrapolation
1969

Miroslav Vitous Group
1981

Where Fortune Smiles
1971

Upon Reflection
1979

Live In Berlin 1971
2023

Journeys In Modern Jazz: Britain (1965-1972)
2021

Don't Just Sing | An Anthology: 1963-1999
2015

Everyone Was A Bird
2015

Coruscating
2000

Thimar
1998

Last Session - Live At "Perugia Jazz Festival" July 11, 1987
1993

The Paul Bley Quartet
1988

Such Winters Of Memory
1983

The Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon
1981

In Pas(s)ing
1979

A Matter Of Taste
1977

Citadel/Room 315
1975

Live At Woodstock Town Hall
1975

Fukumura, Hiroshi Quintet
1973

Edge Of Time
1972

Conflagration
1971

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
1971

Off Limits
1971

The Dawn Take-Away Concert
1971
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Karin Krog
- The Trio
- Barre Phillips
- Alexis Korner
- The Mike Westbrook Concert Band
- John Taylor (2)
- The Alan Skidmore Quintet
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