{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Wiktionary hatnote}}{{Infobox album| | name = Coruscating | type = studio | artist = John Surman | cover = Coruscating.jpg | released = September 21, 2000 | recorded = January 1999 | venue = | studio = CTS Studios<br>London, England | genre = Jazz | length = 53:57 | label = ECM<br>ECM 1702 | producer = Manfred Eicher | chronology = John Surman | prev_title = Proverbs and Songs | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Invisible Nature | next_year = 2000 }}

'''''Coruscating''''' is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in January 1999 and released by ECM September the following year. Surman is backed by bassist Chris Laurence and string quartet Trans4mation, consisting violinists Rita Manning and Keith Pascoe, violist Bill Hawkes, and cellist Nick Cooper.<ref name="ECM discography">[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1702.php ECM discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907214006/http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1702.php |date=2012-09-07 }} accessed October 4, 2011</ref>

==Reception== The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "''Coruscating'' is one of the finer moments in an already stellar career. ''Coruscating'''s mood and timbre is delicate, mysterious, and gentle, but its musical reach is muscular and wide."<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |last1=Jurek |first1=Thom |title=John Surman - Coruscating |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/coruscating-mw0000103716 |website=AllMusic |access-date=24 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

{{Music ratings | rev1 = ''AllMusic'' | rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> | rev2 = ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' | rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1365}}</ref> }}

==Track listing== All compositions by John Surman.

# "At Dusk" – 2:20 # "Dark Corners" – 5:01 # "Stone Flower" – 5:53 # "Moonless Midnight" – 7:37 # "Winding Passages" – 6:49 # "An Illusive Shadow" – 9:28 # "Crystal Walls" – 9:53 # "For the Moment" – 6:56

==Personnel==

=== Musicians === * John Surman – soprano and baritone saxophones, bass and contrabass clarinets * Chris Laurence – double bass * Trans4mation ** Rita Manning, Keith Pascoe – violins ** Bill Hawkes – viola ** Nick Cooper – cello

=== Technical personnel === * Manfred Eicher – producer * Markus Heiland – engineer * Sandro Kancheli – layout * Dieter Rehm – cover photos * Roberto Masotti – liner photo * John Surman – liner notes

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