Dream Sequence (album)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
All About Jazz	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

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The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson states, "These recordings were made over a period of seven years with a shifting group of sidemen; one track, the lovely 'Hearken,' is a solo piece, and another, the even better 'Drum Sequence,' is a duo for flügelhorn and drums. The most impressive performances, though, are those that incorporate at least a quartet into the dreamy ambience of Wheeler's musical vision. Very highly recommended".^[3]

On All About Jazz, Glenn Astarita noted, "In sum, the musicians project a velvety soundscape supplanted by warmly stated choruses and keenly articulated soloing spots. (Highly recommended...)".^[4]

The Guardian's John Fordham noted, "Kenny Wheeler, a bold trumpet player who avoids standard songs or familiar licks, is an acquired taste for some. But it doesn't take much close listening to detect a shy exuberance under his melancholy music, and a sophistication that imparts a haunting ambiguity to his themes and liberates improvisers ... As ever with Wheeler, the music is the polar opposite of in-your-face, and most of the tempos are slow to middling. But the gentle harmonies are captivating".^[5]

All compositions by Kenny Wheeler except where noted.

1. "Unti" – 13:45
2. "Drum Sequence" – 6:29
3. "Dream Sequence" – 5:11
4. "Cousin Marie" – 9:35
5. "Nonetheless" – 7:05
6. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:46
7. "Hearken" – 4:52
8. "Kind Folks" – 11:46

• Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
• Ray Warleigh – alto saxophone, flute
• Stan Sulzmann – tenor saxophone
• John Parricelli – guitar
• Chris Laurence – bass
• Tony Levin (drummer) – drums