Mike Osborne

Michael Evans Osborne (28 September 1941 – 19 September 2007) and attended Wycliffe College in Gloucestershire and the Guildhall School of Music. From 1962 to 1972, Osborne belonged to the Mike Westbrook band. During 1974–75, Osborne was part of the saxophone trio S.O.S. with John Surman and Alan Skidmore.

Select discography Mike Osborne Quintet: Outback (Turtle); with Chris McGregor (piano), Harry Miller (bass), and Louis Moholo (drums) Mike Osborne Trio: Border Crossing (Ogun) Mike Osborne Trio: All Night Long (Live at Willisau) (Ogun) Mike Osborne & Stan Tracey: Original (Cadillac) Mike Osborne Force of Nature (REEL) Mike Osborne/Stan Tracey Duo (Cadillac) Tandem: Mike Osborne/Stan Tracey Live at the Bracknell Festival (Ogun) Mike Osborne Quintet: Marcel's Muse (Ogun) Shapes (Future Music)

With Brotherhood of Breath Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath (Neon) Procession (Live at Toulouse) (Ogun) Travelling Somewhere (Cuneiform) Bremen to Bridgwater (Cuneiform) Eclipse at Dawn (Cuneiform)

With Barry Guy/London Jazz Composers' Orchestra Ode (Incus, 1972)

With John Surman John Surman (Deram) How Many Clouds Can You See? (Deram)

With John Surman and Alan Skidmore SOS (1975) (Ogun)

With Mike Westbrook The Mike Westbrook Concert Band: Marching Song Vols. 1 & 2 (Deram) The Mike Westbrook Concert Band: Release (Deram)

With Michael Gibbs Michael Gibbs (Deram)

With Mike Cooper Too Late Now (Dawn) Your Lovely Ways (Dawn) Life and Death in Paradise (Fresh Air)

With Alan Skidmore Alan Skidmore Quintet: T.C.B. (Philips)

With Kenny Wheeler Song for Someone (Incus, 1973)

With Harry Miller Family Affair (Ogun, 1977) Which Way Now: Live in Bremen 1975 (Cuneiform, 2006) recorded in 1975 Full Steam Ahead (Reel Recordings, 2009) recorded during 1975–1977 Different Times, Different Places (Ogun, 2013) recorded during 1973–1976

With Norma Winstone Edge of Time (Algo)

Select bibliography

Ian Carr: Music Outside: Contemporary Jazz in Britain, 2nd edition (London: Northway Publications, 2007)