Motion/Stillness Explained

Motion/Stillness
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Tom Varner
Cover:	Motion-Stillness.jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	March 19, 1982
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	71:34
Label:	Soul Note
Producer:	Tom Varner
Chronology:	Tom Varner
Prev Title:	Tom Varner Quartet
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Jazz French Horn
Next Year:	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]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote that the album "depend[s] on satisfying solos to make a modest impact."

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

• Tom Varner - French horn
• Ed Jackson - alto saxophone
• Ed Schuller - bass
• Billy Hart (tracks 1-5), Adam Nussbaum (tracks 6-8) - drums
• Cover photo by Bernard Rickenbach, back photos by Tiani Osborn

Notes and References

1. http://www.tomvarnermusic.com/alb-varnerqt.htm Tom Varner discography
2. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed July 15, 2011