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Lathe of Heaven is an album by the Mark Turner Quartet recorded in June 2013 and released on ECM September the following year. The quartet features trumpeter Avishai Cohen and rhythm section Joe Martin and Marcus Gilmore. The album’s title references Ursula K. Le Guin’s 1971 science fiction novel of the same name.

Critical reception:

AllMusic review by Matt Collar awarded  the album 4½ stars and stated:”With his Lathe of Heaven Turner strips back layers of jazz style and language to reveal a sound that is both familiar and utterly new.”

All About Jazz reviewer John Kelman said, “As cerebral as Turner’s music can be and as considered as his compositional constructs are—oftentimes building surprising significance from the smallest of concepts—Lathe of Heaven manages to stir the soul as much as it challenges the mind.”

Track listing:
All compositions by Mark Turner

“Lathe of Heaven” – 6:40
“Year of the Rabbit” – 12:20
“Ethan’s Line” – 8:01
“The Edenist” – 8:11
“Sonnet for Stevie” – 12:57
“Brother Sister 2” – 10:09

Personnel:
Mark Turner Quartet:
Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
Avishai Cohen – trumpet
Joe Martin – bass
Marcus Gilmore – drums

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Released: September 5, 2014
Recorded: June, 2013
Studio: Avatar (New York, New York)
Length: 58:17
Label: ECM 2357
Producer: Manfred Eicher