Stranger than Fiction (John Surman album)

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]

Stranger than Fiction
Studio album by the John Surman Quartet
Released	October 11, 1994
Recorded	December 1993
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Post-bop
Length	64:42
Label	ECM ECM 1534
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Surman chronology
The Brass Project (1992) Stranger than Fiction (1994) Nordic Quartet (1994)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• John Surman – soprano and baritone saxophones, alto and bass clarinets
• John Taylor – piano
• Chris Laurence – bass
• John Marshall – drums