John Surman and Jack DeJohnette first played together in 1968, but didn’t make a duo album together until The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon in 1981. Immediately recognised as a special album it won the Record of the Year Award in Jazz Forum’s Readers Poll. The press was equally enthusiastic. Down Beat: “Unrestrained delight! The stunning Adventures of Simon Simon shatters through several stylistic barriers in the most swingful of fashions – and goes right to the heart ofmodern musical artistry…5 stars.”

• 1. Nestor's Saga (the Tale of the Ancient) (10:50)
• 2. The Buccaneers (04:01)
• 3. Kentish Hunting (Lady Margaret's Air) (03:01)
• 4. The Pilgrim's Way (To the Seventeen Walls) (05:49)
• 5. Within the Halls of Neptune (04:01)
• 6. Phoenix and the Fire (06:17)
• 7. Fide Et Amore (By Faith and Love) (04:51)
• 8. Merry Pranks (the Jester's Song) (02:56)
• 9. A Fitting Epitaph (03:29)