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 of modern musical artistry 5 stars."

Personnel: John Surman (soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer); Jack DeJohnette (drums, congas, electric piano)

1. Part I - Nestor's Saga (The Tale of the Ancient)
2. Part II - The Buccaneers
3. Part III - Kentish Hunting (Lady Margaret's Air)
4. Part IV - The Pilgrim's Way (To the Seventeen Walls)
5. Part V - Within The Halls Of Neptune
6. Part VI - Phoenix And The Fire
7. Part VII - Fide et Amore (By Faith and Love)
8. Part VIII - Merry Pranks (Jester's Song)
9. Part IX - A Fitting Epitaph