Stranger than Fiction (John Surman album)

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Stranger than Fiction
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 Marshall.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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. ^ a b Yanow. S. Allmusic Review accessed October 5, 2011
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