Oceans of Time is an album by American jazz drummer Billy Hart recorded in 1996 and released on the Arabesque label.Billy Hart discography accessed February 3, 2015Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography accessed May 14, 2018
Reception The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars.Adler, D. R., [ Allmusic Review] accessed February 3, 2015 JazzTimes' Bill Bennett said "The ensemble concept works from an acoustic foundation, with violin, reeds and guitar layering on timbral and textural range. What Hart seeks, and finds, in his bandmates is that ability to shift gears, to move from inside to outside, to follow his rhythmic cues from the realm of dense, atmospheric arrangements into more direct renderings of the blues sensibility. Hart's inherent lyricism holds it all together, interacting freely with the beat without ever losing the swing factor. This is truly a band worth hearing".Bennett, B., JazzTimes Review, April 1998
Track listing All compositions by Billy Hart except as indicated "One for Carter" (John Stubblefield) - 6:50 "Téulé's Redemption" - 12:03 "Shadow" (Dave Kikoski) - 7:11 "Oceans of Time" - 9:30 "Tosh" (Chris Potter) - 8:36 "Mind Reader" (Santi Debriano) - 10:50 "Father Demo Square" (Mark Feldman) - 8:13 "Offering" (Debriano) - 8:29
Personnel Billy Hart - drums Chris Potter - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet John Stubblefield - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone David Fiuczynski - guitar David Kikoski - piano Mark Feldman - violin Santi Debriano - bass
References