Symmetry

Symmetry from Thomas Heflin is the jazz trumpeter's self-produced debut, and what a coming out party it is. It has tracks ranging from solemn ones to ones that will make you hop up and dance either alone, with a partner or with a whole coterie of folks itching to boogie to good old jazz tunes."Symmetry 1" has quick-witted trumpet work from Heflin as well as drum and cymbal play. It's a great track to begin the album since it announces itself with pronounced hooks and smooth rhythm.On "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" Heflin tones down his trumpeting considerably for a more subdued vibe. There is also percussion and what sounds like piano as well. The sober tone of the song would play well as background music in a film noir motion picture possibly about a sleuth torn between his duty and a seductive temptress."Sketch in Blue" has drum work that is proficient at first, but as it draws on might seem superfluous to listeners. "Night and Day" has a piano intro followed by Heflin's trumpet. This song could be played during a scene in a movie where someone is being pursued and the audience is seeing things from the pursuer's point of view.Thomas Heflin's "Symmetry" is the quintessential name for an album whose instrumentation is in perfect rapport. His trumpet work is beyond compare and the accompanying instruments only add to the work.