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

Stranger than Fiction is an album by the John Surman Quartet recorded in December 1993 and released on ECM October the following year. The quartet features rhythm section John Taylor, Chris Laurence and John Marshall.[1]

Reception

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

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]

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

John Surman Quartet

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed October 5, 2011
  2. 1 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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