Maupin, Bennie Ensemble / Penumbra
Album: Penumbra   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Maupin, Bennie Ensemble   Added:May 2006
Label:Cryptogramophone  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-06-11 Pull Date: 2006-08-13 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 13 Jul 23 Jul 16 Jul 2 Jun 25 Jun 18
Airplays: 1 1 2 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. May 06, 2016: Rebop
Penumbra
4. Jul 14, 2006: Memory Select
See The Positive
2. Aug 08, 2006: Umami Jazz Program
See The Positive
5. Jul 14, 2006: Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
See The Positive
3. Jul 21, 2006: Memory Select
Tapping Things
6. Jun 27, 2006: Umami Jazz Program
Neophilia 2006

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-06-11
Free jazz with tastes of grooving and even funk, and some chamber sensibilities on slower tracks. Led by Maupin on reeds, especially bass clarinet -- he's graced many a classic album, including Miles' Bitches Brew and On the Corner.

Richly jazzy and definitely accessible, but with a sense of adventure. Keeps to a relatively cool intensity, as opposed to aggressive blowouts. Really nice stuff, even a couple of pretty tracks (check out 14). Includes some short solo-horn wanderings: 4,6,10.

The story of how Jeff Gauthier (Cryptogramophone's founder) met up with Maupin is pretty cool... check it out here:
http://www.greenleafmusic.com/#/blog/2008/11/bennie_maupin.php

1- Mid/fast patter in 7/8; slinky bass clarinet solo
2- Coolly steady groove, fairly straight
3- Softly abstract and disjoint. Mid/fast, low key
5- Flute piece, soft, with cool-sounding tuned percussion
7- Gentle and pleasant, mid/fast. Quiet, airy start.
8- Mid/fast, nice groove. Quiet start.
9- Slow lines, into bright energetic jam
11- Upbeat groove
12- Calm free soloing, fairly slow/relaxed.
13- Perky mid/fast little groove
14- Slow, really nice.

Track Listing
1. Neophilia 2006   8. Tapping Things
2. Walter Bishop Jr.   9. Vapors
3. Level Three   10. One For Eric Dolphy
4. Blinkers   11. See The Positive
5. Penumbra   12. Trope On A Rope
6. Mirror Image   13. The 12th Day
7. Message To Prez   14. Equal Justice