Bill Snyder has a refreshing awareness of all the modern musical trends...and he uses them to embark on some perceptive trends of his own. ’Sound Ideas’ was the result of such stimulating innovations. The piano phrases flow in the facile and sophisticated Snyder fashion, but the tempo is upbeat in a dynamic interplay of instrumental combinations. In this session the Snyder keyboard is in sound surroundings, for The Sonic Seven is a lively, exuberant combo that generates an aura of melodic excitement. Here, then, are old favorites bearing an up-to-date Snyder retouching and a brace of freshly conceived tuneful impressions, which constitute an album of ’Sound Ideas’ in listening enjoyment. Mexican Sundae, a fiery Latin concoction, sends thoughts astir with its beautifully festive rapport between piano, rhythm and melody guitar. A cymbal ride then leads off some sounds in the round, with no square tones allowed, as each of The Sonic Seven displays his artistry in the fugue-like Kissamiss. Broken Melody is a Snyd