| Tales of the Algonquin | ||||
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:34 | |||
| Label | Deram | |||
| Producer | Peter Eden | |||
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Tales of the Algonquin is an album by jazz saxophonists John Surman and John Warren recorded in 1971 and released on the Deram label.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (not rated) [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | 👑 [3] |
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." [2]
All tracks are written by John Warren.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "With Terry's Help" | |
| 2. | "The Dandelion" | |
| 3. | "We'll Make It" | |
| 4. | "The Picture Tree" |
All tracks are written by John Warren.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Tales of the Algonquin"
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