| Martian Heartache | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Tom Varner |
| Cover: | Martian Heartache.jpg |
| Released: | 1997 |
| Recorded: | March 5 & 6, 1996 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 70:43 |
| Label: | Soul Note |
| Producer: | Tom Varner |
| Chronology: | Tom Varner |
| Prev Title: | The Mystery of Compassion |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | The Window Up Above |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
Martian Heartache is an album by the American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner, recorded in 1996 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
The AllMusic review by Chris Kelsey stated: "This album is one of the finest manifestations of the experimental impulse in jazz to be heard in some time".[2]
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars, and commented: "Sculpted with absolute precision but loose and swinging in feel, the music never turns fragmentary or episodic; even the shortest pieces are fully realized, composed and uncluttered."
Glenn Astarita, writing for All About Jazz, called the album "a poignant and multifaceted project," and stated: "Martian Heartache covers lots of territory. It is apparent that this gang was having loads of fun in the process and the entertainment factor rates a perfect 10!... The compositions have staying power and like the proverbial fine wine, get better with age. Highly Recommended!"[3]
All compositions and arrangements by Tom Varner except as indicated