Rain on the Window explained

Rain on the Window
Type:	Album
Artist:	John Surman and Howard Moody
Cover:	Rain on the Window.jpg
Released:	2008
Recorded:	January 2006
Studio:	Ullern Church Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	49:29
Label:	ECM
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	John Surman
Prev Title:	Free and Equal
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	The Spaces in Between
Next Year:	2006

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]

Reception

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]

Track listing

All compositions by John Surman except as indicated

1. "Circum I" - 3:58
2. "Stained Glass" - 3:49
3. "The Old Dutch" - 3:30
4. "Dancing in the Loft" (Howard Moody, John Surman) - 1:53
5. "Step Lively!" (Moody, Surman) - 3:06
6. "Stone Ground" - 4:19
7. "Tierce" (Moody) - 2:59
8. "Circum II" - 2:03
9. "Rain on the Window" - 4:06
10. "Dark Reeds" (Moody, Surman) - 2:50
11. "O Waly Waly" (Traditional) - 2:43
12. "A Spring Wedding" - 3:07
13. "I'm Troubled in Mind" (Traditional) - 2:47
14. "On the Go" - 3:59
15. "Pax Vobiscum" - 4:12

Personnel

• John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Howard Moody – church organ

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1900/1986.php ECM discography
2. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed November 7, 2011