Tales of the Algonquin

Reception

John Kelman in his All About Jazz review states: "The music ranges from brashly swinging full-section charts like 'With Terry's Help,' where Surman's powerful soprano solo demonstrates just how quickly he'd evolved into a singular voice, to the more delicately balladic and Gil Evans-inflected 'The Dandelion'. Despite the scripting inherent in this kind of large ensemble work, there's a refreshing looseness and sense of unfettered exploration throughout."

Track listing

All compositions by John Warren.

Side one

1. "With Terry's Help"
2. "The Dandelion; We'll Make It"
3. "The Picture Tree"

Side two

1. "Tales of the Algonquin"

Personnel