Centripetal Force
Jazz musicians rarely borrow concepts from physics for their album titles, yet Terrell Stafford seems to have gotten it just right in naming this collection. The ensemble settings and the material, though quite diverse, lead the listener directly to the unifying center of Stafford's horn. He is the centripetal force that drives and directs the music. It's an album of even greater depth and daring than his debut, Time To Let Go (CND 79702). Stafford leads on trumpet and flugelhorn with all star sidemen; John Clark (french horn), Ron Blake (tenor saxophone) Tim Warfield Jr (tenor saxophone), Russell Malone (guitar), Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Stephen Scott (piano), Ed Howard (drums) and Daniel Moreno (percussion).