| The Mystery of Compassion | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Tom Varner |
| Cover: | The Mystery of Compassion.jpg |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Recorded: | March 5, 6 & 7, 1992 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 44:16 |
| Label: | Soul Note |
| Producer: | Bobby Previte |
| Chronology: | Tom Varner |
| Prev Title: | Long Night Big Day |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Martian Heartache |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
The Mystery of Compassion is an album by American jazz French horn player and composer Tom Varner recorded in 1992 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4 stars stating "Varner's ensemble offers up fascinating music that straddles the borders between jazz and an urban mix with a root or two in noir soundtracks, world music, and who knows what else. The Mystery of Compassion is a must for fans of the jazzier edges of the downtown New York scene".[2]
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars, and wrote: "Varner's alarming juxtapositions make coherent sense without losing their capacity to surprise, and the players involved respond with a passionate intensity which is rare even among these driven musicians."
All compositions and arrangements by Tom Varner