| Songs about This and That | ||||
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| Released | 29 November 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 23–24 April 2013 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:53 | |||
| Label | Meantime | |||
| Producer | John Surman, Karin Krog | |||
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Songs about This and That is a studio album by English saxophonist John Surman with Norwegian vocalist Karin Krog that was recorded over two days in April 2013 and released by Meantime on 29 November later that year.
Ten songs about "this and that" were commission by the duo for the Vossajazz festival in 2010, nine of which appear on this release. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [2] |
In a 4-star review for The Guardian, Dave Gelly states: "These nine songs, jointly composed, bring out the special qualities of them both. Krog's apparently simple style has a clarity and precision that becomes more telling with the passage of time, while Surman never fails to surprise you with some new texture or sudden change of direction." [2]
All tracks are written by John Surman & Karin Krog
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mirror Song" | 1:37 |
| 2. | "Cherry Tree Song" | 6:12 |
| 3. | "Question Song" | 6:24 |
| 4. | "Circle Song" | 5:47 |
| 5. | "Happy Song" | 5:58 |
| 6. | "Moonlight Song" | 6:51 |
| 7. | "Rain Song" | 7:25 |
| 8. | "Pebble Song" | 6:02 |
| 9. | "Monk Song" | 5:09 |
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