''Saltash Bells'' is a

solo album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records coll ...

by the English saxophonist

John Surman John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performanc ...

, recorded in 2009 and released on the ECM label in 2012.ECM catalogue page
/ref> After winning the

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2013 for ''Album of the Year'',jazzfmawards.com
/ref> it was announced in May 2013 that the record has also won the

Parliamentary Jazz Awards The Parliamentary Jazz Awards in the United Kingdom are organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group (APPJAG) at the Houses of Parliament in London. The group consists of over a hundred members drawn from across the UK politica ...

for ''Jazz Album of the Year'' by pointing out that on this "extraordinary solo recording" Surman's "beautiful blend of reeds and electronics summons the mists, moors and mysteries in hauntingly evocative style".jazzservices.org.uk
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Track listing

:''All compositions by John Surman'' # "Whistman's Wood" - 6:32 # "Glass Flower" - 3:13 # "On Staddon Heights" - 7:32 # "Triadichorum" - 3:36 # "Winter Elegy" - 8:17 # "Ælfwin" - 2:17 # "Saltash Bells" - 10:40 # "Dark Reflections" - 3:27 # "The Crooked Inn" - 2:41 # "Sailing Westwards" - 10:37 :*Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in June 2009

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* {{Authority control John Surman albums 2012 albums