Motion/Stillness

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Motion/Stillness
Motion-Stillness.jpg
Live album by
Tom Varner
Released1982
RecordedMarch 19, 1982
GenreJazz
Length71:34
LabelSoul Note
ProducerTom Varner
Tom Varner chronology
Tom Varner Quartet
(1980) 		Motion/Stillness
(1982) 		Jazz French Horn
(1983)

Motion/Stillness is the second album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1982 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and stated, "This 1982 concert features Varner leading an explosive quartet... Highly recommended!".[2]

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

Track listing[]

All compositions by Tom Varner except as indicated
  1. "Subway Awakening" - 11:22
  2. "Study No. 1" - 10:03
  3. "Neutron Bomb Shuffle" - 4:59
  4. "New Moonshiner" - 13:46
  5. "Freddy Did It" - 3:26
  6. "Indian Summer" (Victor Herbert, Al Dubin) - 9:37 Bonus track on CD
  7. "The Otter" - 10:26 Bonus track on CD
  8. "Comme Il Faut" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:55 Bonus track on CD
  • Recorded at Inroads in New York City on March 19, 1982

Personnel[]

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cover photo by Bernard Rickenbach, back photos by Tiani Osborn

References[]

  1. ^ Tom Varner discography Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed July 15, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Dryden, K. 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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