| Rain on the Window | ||||
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| Studio album by John Surman and Howard Moody | ||||
| Released | 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January 2006 | |||
| Studio | Ullern Church Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:29 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1986 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Rain on the Window is an album by English saxophonist John Surman with organist Howard Moody recorded in January 2006 and released on ECM in 2008. [1]
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars, stating, "If the listener enjoys a variety of folk forms turned into modern music, Rain on the Window may be appropriate, used here and there for any precipitous, or sunny day." [2]
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John Douglas Surman is an English jazz saxophone, clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performances and film soundtracks.
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