Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Tom Varner - The Swiss Duos (December 2021)

Tom Varner is internationally known as one of the top living pioneers of jazz and improvised music on the French horn, as well as an inventive and passionate composer for his different ensembles, which have featured many jazz legends. Varner has been awarded grants from the NEA, Doris Duke Foundation/Chamber Music America, and the Jack Straw Center. He has fourteen recordings as a leader.

1. Bursting Hymn (with George Gruntz) 01:11
2. Quasimodo (with George Gruntz) 05:22
3. Strong (with Christoph Baumann) 00:59
4. What Is This Thing Called First Strike Capability (with Hans Feigenwinter) 05:07
5. Matisse (with Christoph Baumann) 01:48
6. Palestrina (with Hans Feigenwinter) 01:14
7. Big George Blues (with George Gruntz) 05:48
8. Soft (with Gabriela Friedli) 02:52
9. Alien Bug (with Christoph Baumann) 01:39
10. Gabriela (with Gabriela Friedli) 01:20
11. Just Call Me Hans (with Hans Feigenwinter) 07:11
12. Circuits (with Gabriela Friedli) 00:47
13. Johann (with Hans Feigenwinter) 01:17
14. Think Of One (with Hans Feigenwinter) 04:01
15. Big Fall (with Gabriela Friedli) 02:52
16. Funny (with Christoph Baumann) 00:51
17. Elegy (with Hans Feigenwinter) 04:41
18. Cool (with Hans Feigenwinter) 01:12
19. Play (with Christoph Baumann) 01:56
20. Tom's Prayer (with Hans Feigenwinter) 01:19
21. Summertime (with George Gruntz) 04:10
22. Barbarians (with Christoph Baumann) 01:15
23. It Could Happen To You (with George Gruntz) 02:30
24. Transcendent Hymn (with George Gruntz) 01:08

Tom Varner – The Swiss Duos

Tom Varner with: George Gruntz, Christoph Baumann, Gabriela Friedli, and Hans Feigenwinter