Till We Have Faces (Gary Thomas album) explained

Till We Have Faces
Type:	Album
Artist:	Gary Thomas
Cover:	Till We Have Faces (Gary Thomas album).jpg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	May 8–14, 1992
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	60:48
Label:	JMT JMT 514 000
Producer:	Stefan Winter
Chronology:	Gary Thomas
Prev Title:	The Kold Kage
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Exile's Gate
Next Year:	1993

Till We Have Faces is the sixth album by saxophonist Gary Thomas which was recorded in 1992 and released on the JMT label.^[1] As with his previous album While the Gate Is Open (1990), it features Thomas' interpretations of eight jazz standards.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "This is Thomas' best moment on record thus far, and a casebook example of reinterpreting the jazz genre."^[2] The Chicago Tribune's Jack Fuller noted "The combination of Gary Thomas' whirling dervish tenor saxophone and Pat Metheny's guitar makes this an outstanding recording".^[3]

Personnel

• Gary Thomas – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Pat Metheny – electric guitar (tracks 1-6 & 8)
• Tim Murphy – piano (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)
• Anthony Cox – bass (tracks 1, 5 & 6), Ed Howard (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 8)
• Terri Lyne Carrington – drums (tracks 1, 2 & 4-8)
• Steve Moss – percussion (track 6)

Notes and References

1. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed November 14, 2014
2. Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed November 17, 2014
3. Fuller, J., Chicago Tribune Review, June 20, 1993