| Maupin, Bennie Quartet / Early Reflections |
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| Album: | Early Reflections | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Maupin, Bennie Quartet | Added: | May 2008 | |
| Label: | Cryptogramophone | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-06-15 | Pull Date: | 2008-08-17 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Aug 17 | Jul 27 | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 06, 2016: | Rebop Escondido | 4. | Jul 11, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Prophet's Motifs | |
| 2. | Aug 15, 2008: | Memory Select Prophet's Motifs | 5. | Jul 08, 2008: | Streams, Highways, and Electrical Grids Escondido | |
| 3. | Jul 25, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Escondido | 6. | Jul 04, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Escondido |
| Album Reviews |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2008-11-15 | ||
| Some additional backstory: This is a recording of Maupin's Polish band, with Michal Tokaj on piano, Michal Baranski on bass, Lukasz Zyta on drums, and Hania Chowaniec-Rybka on vocals on two tracks. Full story here: http://www.greenleafmusic.com/#/blog/2008/11/bennie_maupin.php | ||
| Fo Reviewed 2008-06-14 | ||
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BENNIE MAUPIN QUARTET: Early Reflections Cryptogramophone, 2008 MODERN JAZZ – Beautiful, introspective ballads and tone poems from Maupin, an eclectic multi-reedist best known for his work in Miles Davis’ electric bands. These tunes are technically quite advanced but sound simple, even hummable, and often have a spiritual sense about them. It’s a quiet, very gentle set that rewards close listening. Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13 1. 2:37 – calm, floating ballad: drifts lazily 2. 7:44 – gorgeous ballad with a mysterious Latin melody and rich soloing 3. 2:23 – short & abstract over walking groove, just sketches the outlines 4. 8:59 – haunting tune with wordless vox, starts slow, brightens, then surges 5. 3:49 – darkening tone poem; echoes of a distant storm, quotes a standard 6. 10:15 – tinkly intro, then a casual roll, becomes vigorously spiritual postbop 7. 3:04 – dramatic drums into elastic walking groove 8. 7:52 – slow and sad: achingly beautiful melody, like a lonely flower 9. 2:38 – abstract sketch, balances freeform sound with tight coordination 10. 5:46 – rocks gently: sweet piano musings and sage soprano sax 11. 7:14 – slow, calm ballad, hangs suspended, then picks up a light groove 12. 4:24 – perky sound, tricky rhythms give way to a happy, soulful strut 13. 9:04 – strange & otherworldly with wordless vocal, becomes moody ballad [ Fo ] 14-Jun-08 | ||
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