JAZZ / ALBUM REVIEWS

**** BENN CLATWORTHY “Thanks Horace” Discovery

The London-born Los Angeles-based tenor player makes an imposing debut with his quartet. His melodies (he wrote five for this session) seem to move in all the right directions, and the two composed by his brilliant young pianist, Cecilia Coleman (“Alma,” “Woody”), are no less valuable in this alternately soothing and burning collection. Fine backup work is provided by bassist Dave Carpenter and drummer Kendall Kay. West Coast jazz acquires an invigorating new coloration with this admirable group.