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A really great solo set from the great Bennie Maupin – part of an excellent run of records as a leader, cut during the stretch when he was riding to great fame with The Headhunters! The vibe here is deeper and more spiritual than his work with that group — still somewhat influenced by the Herbie Hancock electric years – with loads of wonderful keyboards from Bobby Lyle – but also stretched out with these spacious solos from Bennie on soprano, tenor, bass clarinet, and flute! Maupin also throws in a bit of electronics, too – as does the mighty Pat Gleeson, who produced the record, and also adds in some great keyboard work to give the whole thing a spacey edge that really lives up to the title and cover. Titles include “Nightwatch”, “Sansho Shima”, “Anua”, and “Just Give It Some Time” (Dusty Groove).

Track listing:

0:00:02 N̲i̲g̲h̲t̲w̲a̲t̲c̲h̲
0:06:10 ̲F̲a̲r̲e̲w̲e̲l̲l̲ ̲T̲o̲ ̲R̲a̲h̲s̲a̲a̲n̲
0:09:50 ̲A̲n̲u̲a̲
0:16:40 ̲A̲ ̲P̲r̲o̲m̲i̲s̲e̲ ̲K̲e̲p̲t̲
0:22:30 ̲J̲u̲s̲t̲ ̲G̲i̲v̲e̲ ̲I̲t̲ ̲S̲o̲m̲e̲ ̲T̲i̲m̲e̲
0:27:20 ̲S̲a̲n̲s̲h̲o̲ ̲S̲h̲i̲m̲a̲
0:31:45 ̲C̲r̲y̲s̲t̲a̲l̲s̲

Personnel:

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Mike Sembello
Bass – Abraham La Boriel
Congas, Percussion [Miscellaneous] – Mingo Lewis
Drums – Harvey Mason
Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet – Bobby Lyle
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Marimba [Bass], Glockenspiel, Synthesizer [Eu Synthesizer, Computone Synthersizer Winddriver] – Bennie Maupin

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Label: Mercury – SRM-1-3717
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1978