Drummer and composer Tim Horner puts together a thoughtful but excitingly energetic team of Joe Locke/vib, Jim Ridl/p, Steve Allee/key-acc, Ted Nash/woodwinds and Dean Johnson/b. The music is highly rhythmic, with drums, piano and vibes ricocheting in enthusiastic directions on “The Dance,” while “Requiem” has some wonderful sounds coming from Nash. Horner displays his own wares on “The Drums, and the whole band creates enthusiastic finish of the session with “Ta Da.” The music throughout has a wholeness that makes it sound like a giant suite, flowing from one mood to the next in ebbs and flows. Take it in on one complete sitting for best appreciation.
Origin Records
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