Tom Varner Quartet

Tom Varner Quartet
Studio album by Tom Varner
Released	1980
Recorded	August 29, 1980
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:16
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Tom Varner
Tom Varner chronology
Tom Varner Quartet (1980) Motion/Stillness (1983)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions written and arranged by Tom Varner

1. "The Otter" - 7:43
2. "Radiator" - 8:26
3. "12 12" - 7:39
4. "TV TV" - 10:05
5. "Heaps" - 10:28

• Recorded at Sorcerer Sound in New York City on August 29, 1980

Personnel

• Tom Varner - French horn
• Ed Jackson - alto saxophone
• Fred Hopkins - bass
• Billy Hart - drums

References