Motion/Stillness

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]

Motion/Stillness
Live album by Tom Varner
Released	1982
Recorded	March 19, 1982
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:34
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Tom Varner
Tom Varner chronology
Tom Varner Quartet (1980) Motion/Stillness (1982) Jazz French Horn (1983)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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."^[3]

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