On October 11, 1994, “ECM” label released “Stranger than Fiction”, the 20^th John Surman album. It was recorded in December 1993, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

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

Track listing:

All tracks by John Surman except where noted.

1. Canticle with Response
2. A Distant Spring
3. Tess
4. Promising Horizons – John Marshall, John Surman, John Taylor
5. Across the Bridge
6. Moonshine Dancer
7. Running Sands
8. Triptych: Hidden Orchid/Synapsis/Paratactic Paths