| Stranger than Fiction | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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]
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
All compositions by John Surman except where noted.
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.
Fragments is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in January 1986 and released on ECM October later that year. The quartet features reed player John Surman, guitarist Bill Frisell, and drummer Paul Motian.
The Paul Bley Quartet is an album by the Paul Bley Quartet, recorded in November 1987 and released on ECM March the following year. The eponymous quartet features reed player John Surman, guitarist Bill Frisell, and drummer Paul Motian.
In the Evenings out There is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in September 1991 and released on ECM two years later. The quartet features rhythm section Gary Peacock and Tony Oxley and reed player John Surman.
Mountainscapes is an album by American jazz bassist Barre Phillips recorded in March 1976 and released on ECM later that same year. The quartet features reed player John Surman, synthesizer player Dieter Feichtner, and drummer Stu Martin, with a guest appearance from guitarist John Abercrombie on "Mountainscapes VIII".
Silent Feet is an album by German double bassist Eberhard Weber & Colours recorded in November 1977 and released on ECM the following year. Weber's Colours Quartet features saxophonist Charlie Mariano, pianist Rainer Brüninghaus, and drummer John Marshall.
First Meeting is an album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš recorded in May 1979 and released on ECM January the following year. The quartet features reed player John Surman and rhythm section Kenny Kirkland and Jon Christensen.
Upon Reflection is a solo album by English reed player and composer John Surman recorded in May 1979 and released on ECM later that same year.
Little Movements is an album by Eberhard Weber and Colours, recorded in July 1980 and released on ECM the following year. Weber's Colours Quartet features saxophonist Charlie Mariano, pianist Rainer Brüninghaus, and drummer John Marshall.
Real Life Hits is an album by the Gary Burton Quartet recorded in November 1984 and released on ECM March the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Makoto Ozone, Steve Swallow and Michael Hyman.
Journey's End is an album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš recorded in July 1982 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features reed player John Surman, pianist John Taylor, and drummer Jon Christensen.
Such Winters of Memory is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in December 1982 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features singer Karin Krog and drummer Pierre Favre.
Road to Saint Ives is a solo album by the English saxophonist John Surman, recorded in April 1990 and released on ECM the following year.
Adventure Playground is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in September 1991 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Paul Bley, Gary Peacock and Tony Oxley.
The Brass Project is an album by English jazz saxophonist John Surman and Canadian conductor and composer John Warren, recorded in April 1992 and released on ECM the following year. Warren's brass nonet consists trumpeters Henry Lowther, Stephen Waterman, and Stuart Brooks, trombonists Malcolm Griffiths and Chris Pyne, bass trombonists David Stewart and Richard Edwards, and rhythm section Chris Laurence and John Marshall.
Coruscating is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in January 1999 and released by ECM September the following year.
Invisible Nature is a live album by English saxophonist John Surman and American drummer Jack DeJohnette recorded in Tampere and Berlin in November 1999 and released on ECM in 2002.
The Spaces in Between is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in February 2006 and released on ECM the following year.
Nordic Quartet is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in 1994 and released on ECM the following. The quartet features singer Karin Krog, guitarist Terje Rypdal and pianist Vigleik Storaas.
Proverbs and Songs is a live album by the English saxophonist John Surman of a suite of choral settings of Old Testament texts. It was recorded at Salisbury Cathedral on June 1, 1996 with the organist John Taylor and released on ECM the following year. It also featured the 75-strong Salisbury Festival Chorus. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 1998. Surman performed the suite several times after the 1996 performance.