Once Upon a Time

by The Alan Skidmore Quintet

Once Upon a Time cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1970
  • Label: Deram
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 37:57
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring the legendary John Surman alongside pianist John Taylor, the acclaimed British saxophonist directed an immensely powerful, highly advanced acoustic session. The entirely original compositions flawlessly balance intense, challenging free jazz blowing with structured, highly communicative modal frameworks. It is universally celebrated as a towering, quintessential masterpiece of the immensely creative British modern jazz era.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone

Tracklist

  1. Once Upon A Time (7:00)
  2. Majaera (3:56)
  3. The Yolk (5:48)
  4. Old San Juan (11:50)
  5. Free For Al (4:32)
  6. Image (4:49)

Credits

  • The Alan Skidmore Quintet - primary artist
  • Harry Miller - bass
  • Tony Oxley - drums, written-by
  • Kenny Wheeler - flugelhorn
  • John Taylor - piano, written-by
  • Roger Eames - sleeve notes
  • Alan Skidmore - tenor saxophone, written-by
  • John Surman - written-by
  • John Warren - Written-By

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