Pianist Quinn Johnson’s collection of original tunes, composed during the past twenty years, is presented with technical mastery and goodness in every note played. Thus, Pastimes (From Times Past) exhibits both virtuosity and virtue. Accompanied by bass, drums and percussion, we hear Johnson’s arrangements emphasize care, compassion, gratitude, honesty and charity. “Carol's Delight” is a memorial tribute to Anna Carolina Affonso.  “Child's Song – Portrait” and “Child's Song - First Steps” were written for his son, Lucas. Johnson’s most impressionistic piece is “After Silence,” inspired by a quote from Aldous Huxley who wrote “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” “When All is Done (and Said)” establishes a nice groove, “Remembrance” offers a more nostalgic context, and “Falling Forward” seems to balance the yin and yang in his music. For that reason, I especially enjoyed “Bayou Baião” that incorporated another lead instrument (Bob Mann’s guitar) into the conversation to provide tension and release, call and response into the dynamics. Johnson closes the album with “Impromptu,” a solo improvisation that allows us to reflect and release. Quinn Johnson plies his trade with mastery and virtue, and he respects the depth of his instrument’s power to enhance others’ lives. (Joe Ross, Roots Music Report)