Tom Varner Quartet
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | August 29, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:16 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Tom Varner | |||
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Tom Varner Quartet is the debut album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1980 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
Reception[]
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars and stated, "Tom Varner turned heads and opened eyes on the jazz scene in the early '80s. There weren't, and still aren't, many French horn players who improvise and play with the facility he demonstrated on this 1980 session".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Track listing[]
- All compositions written and arranged by Tom Varner
- "The Otter" - 7:43
- "Radiator" - 8:26
- "12 12" - 7:39
- "TV TV" - 10:05
- "Heaps" - 10:28
- Recorded at Sorcerer Sound in New York City on August 29, 1980
- Cover photo by Vittorio Sacco, back photos by Lee Snider and Carlo Verri
Personnel[]
- Tom Varner - French horn
- Ed Jackson - alto saxophone
- Fred Hopkins - bass
- Billy Hart - drums
References[]
- ^ Tom Varner discography accessed June 2, 2011
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed June 2, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1441. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Categories:
- Black Saint/Soul Note albums
- Tom Varner albums
- 1980 albums