Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill)

by Tim Berne

Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: JMT
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:05:37
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Diminutive Mysteries' is a fiery, highly complex tribute to the groundbreaking compositions of Julius Hemphill. Alto saxophonist Tim Berne leads an unconventional, chordless ensemble through intense, jagged free-jazz interpretations that honor Hemphill's distinctively rigorous avant-garde structures.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone, experimental, improvisation, dissonant, atonal, avant-garde, deconstructed, suite

Tracklist

  1. Sounds In The Fog (8:07)
  2. Serial Abstractions (6:24)
  3. Out, The Regular (5:49)
  4. The Unknown (6:47)
  5. Writhing Love Lines (7:16)
  6. Rites (3:26)
  7. The Maze (For Julius) (21:18)
  8. Mystery To Me (6:30)

Credits

  • Tim Berne - primary artist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, composed by
  • Mark Dresser - bass
  • Hank Roberts - cello
  • Joey Baron - drums
  • Marc Ducret - electric guitar [electric guitars]
  • David Sanborn - sopranino saxophone, alto saxophone
  • Herb Robertson - trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn [fl眉gelhorn]
  • Julius Hemphill - composed by

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