Westering Home

by John Surman

Westering Home cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 46:48
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Constructed through intricate studio overdubbing, 'Westering Home' finds the saxophonist creating a dense, entirely solo exploration of avant-garde jazz. The project layers various woodwinds and synthesizers to weave a polyphonic, often anxious tapestry of sound. It marks a significant moment in European free jazz, prioritizing mysterious atmospheric depth alongside technical improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: technical, improvisation, instrumental, polyphonic, experimental, minimal, saxophone, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Mock Orange (4:31)
  2. Whirligig (3:42)
  3. Jynjyg (5:38)
  4. The Druid (6:43)
  5. Outside the Scorpion (3:36)
  6. Walrus (3:59)
  7. Hornpipe (5:50)
  8. Watershed (6:02)
  9. Rill-a-ree (6:42)

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