Jazz French Horn

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Jazz French Horn
Jazz French Horn.jpg
Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedOctober 8 & 9, 1985
GenreJazz
Length44:16
LabelSoul Note
ProducerTom Varner
Tom Varner chronology
Motion/Stillness
(1983)
Jazz French Horn
(1985)

(1988)

Jazz French Horn is the third album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1985 and released as an LP on the New Note label, and later as a CD on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, calling it, "A perfect introduction to both Tom Varner and the "jazz French horn"".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Tom Varner except as indicated
  1. "What Is This Thing Called First Strike Capability?" - 6:13
  2. "Quasimodo" (Charlie Parker) - 4:41
  3. "Blues for Z" - 4:05
  4. "Lost in the Stars" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) - 3:49
  5. "So Sorry Please" (Bud Powell) - 5:30
  6. "April Remembrance" - 10:09
  7. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 4:50
  8. "Quasimodo" [alternate take] (Parker) - 8:51
  9. "So Sorry Please" [alternate take] (Powell) - 5:20
  10. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 2:57
  • Recorded at Classic Sound in New York City on October 8 & 9, 1985

All photos by Roe DiBona

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Tom Varner discography accessed July 15, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 15, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1441. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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