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Released
  
1985

Studio
  
Rainbow Studio, Oslo

Withholding Pattern (1985)
  
Private City (1987)

Release date
  
1985

Label
  
ECM Records

Recorded
  
December 1984

Length
  
42:36

Artist
  
John Surman

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

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Similar
  
John Surman albums, Jazz albums

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

Contents

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."

Track listing

All compositions by John Surman.

  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

Personnel

  • John Surman – baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, recorder, piano, synthesizer

    • Songs

    1Doxology6:02
    2Changes of Season9:27
    3All Cat's Whiskers and Bee's Knees2:54

    References

    Withholding Pattern Wikipedia
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