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- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Cryptogramophone
One of the finest jazz multi-instrumentalists in the business continues his hot streak.
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This is anti-stress music that calms rather than anesthetizes, deploying delicate, intelligent interplay instead of insipid repetition. Many of the 13 tracks exude that sense of quiet-but-quickening mystery that unfolds in the space just before and after dawn. Maupin’s bass clarinet caresses like velvet on the Latin-ish “Escondido,” and his tenor sax explores the crevices of the collective improvisation “Inside the Shadows.” Occasionally he’ll grab his soprano and dramatically up the intensity, as on the remake of his mid-'70s classic “The Jewel in the Lotus” or the Coltrane-oriented title song.
After being a crucial foil for Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis decades ago, Maupin, now 68, fell out of sight for awhile. His reemergence on the sublime Penumbra two years ago has now been matched by this gem (accompanied by relatively obscure European sidemen), and provides jazz with another much-needed shaman.
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| 01. |  |
Within Reach |
2:36 |
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| 02. | |
Escondido |
7:46 |
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| 03. | |
Inside the Shadows |
2:23 |
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| 04. | |
ATMA |
8:56 |
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| 05. | |
Ours Again |
3:51 |
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| 06. | |
The Jewel In the Lotus |
10:12 |
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| 07. | |
Black Ice |
3:07 |
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| 08. | |
Tears |
7:48 |
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| 09. | |
Not Later Than Now |
2:38 |
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| 10. | |
Early Reflections |
5:46 |
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| 11. | |
Inner Sky |
7:13 |
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| 12. | |
Prophet's Motifs |
4:23 |
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| 13. | |
Spirits of the Tatras |
9:04 |
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13 Total Tracks, 75:43 Total Length
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