Stranger than Fiction (John Surman Quartet album)

Stranger than Fiction is an album by English saxophonist John Surman featuring John Taylor, Chris Laurence and John Marshall recorded in 1993 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Stranger than Fiction
Studio album by
John Surman Quartet
ReleasedOctober 11, 1994
RecordedDecember 1993
StudioRainbow Studio, Oslo
GenrePost-bop
Length64:42
LabelECM
ECM 1534
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Surman chronology
The Brass Project
(1992)		 Stranger than Fiction
(1994)		 Nordic Quartet
(1994)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Surman always sounds relaxed, even on the more heated originals. It's an interesting set of generally introverted music".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Surman except where noted.

  1. "Canticle with Response" – 6:10
  2. "A Distant Spring" – 7:45
  3. "Tess" – 6:44
  4. "Promising Horizons" (Marshall, Surman, Taylor) – 5:32
  5. "Across the Bridge" – 7:55
  6. "Moonshine Dancer" – 6:43
  7. "Running Sands" – 9:10
  8. "Triptych: Hidden Orchid/Synapsis/Paratactic Paths" – 14:43

Personnel

References
  1. ECM discography accessed October 5, 2011
  2. Yanow. S. Allmusic Review accessed October 5, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1364. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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