Surrender to the Air (album)

Surrender to the Air is an album by free jazz ensemble Surrender to the Air, released in 1996.^[7][8]

Surrender to the Air
Studio album by Surrender to the Air
Released	March 12, 1996[1]
Recorded	Spring 1995[2]
Genre	Free jazz
Label	Elektra[3]
Producer	Trey Anastasio

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[6]

Marshall Allen, Michael Ray, and Damon R. Choice were members of Sun Ra's Arkestra.^[7] Phish often watched Sun Ra videos on their tour bus; Jon Fishman would listen to Sun Ra interviews after Phish concerts.^[9]

Surrender to the Air marked the beginning of Trey Anastasio's solo career.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "recalls a free form, improvisation-based jazz record more than hippie rock; in that sense, it is close to the actual spirit of the Grateful Dead, if not their sound."^[4] The Tampa Bay Times called it "more like a disappointing mish-mash of instrumental indulgences than any sort of coherent musical statement."^[10] The Tulsa World called the album "hippie avant garde," writing that Anastasio "jumps feet first into an insanity of jazz."^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:48
2.	"And Furthermore"	7:18
3.	"We Deflate"	7:15
4.	"And Furthermore"	7:05
5.	"Down"	2:50
6.	"Intro"	2:00
7.	"And Furthermore"	4:11
8.	"And Furthermore"	11:10
9.	"Out"	5:38
Total length:		49:15

Personnel

• Marshall Allen: saxophone
• Trey Anastasio: guitar
• Kofi Burbridge: flute
• Oteil Burbridge: bass guitar
• Damon R. Choice: vibraphone
• Jon Fishman: drums
• Bob Gulloti: drums
• James Harvey: trombone
• John Medeski: organ
• Michael Ray: trumpet
• Marc Ribot: guitar