Adventure Playground (album)

Adventure Playground is an album by English saxophonist John Surman featuring Paul Bley, Gary Peacock and Tony Oxley recorded in 1991 and released by ECM.[1]

Adventure Playground
Studio album by John Surman
Released	1992
Recorded	September 1991
Studio	Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, free jazz
Length	63:50
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Surman chronology
Road to Saint Ives (1990) Adventure Playground (1992) The Brass Project (1992)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Surman except where noted.

1. "Only Yesterday" (Gary Peacock) – 8:40
2. "Fig Foot" (Paul Bley) – 4:30
3. "Quadraphonic Question" – 14:14
4. "Twice Said Once" (Bley) – 5:51
5. "Just for Now" (Tony Oxley) – 3:45
6. "As If We Knew" – 7:25
7. "Twisted Roots" – 10:16
8. "Duet for One" – 3:27
9. "Seven" (Carla Bley) – 5:42

Personnel

• John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Paul Bley – piano
• Gary Peacock – bass
• Tony Oxley – drums

References

1. "ECM Records". ECM Records. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
2. Allmusic Review accessed October 4, 2011