Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill)

Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) is an album by saxophonist Tim Berne which was recorded in 1992 and released on the JMT label.[1][2] The album is a tribute to Berne's mentor Julius Hemphill. Alongside Berne's regular band is featured guest David Sanborn, in an outlier among his more mainstream R&B work.

Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill)
Studio album by
Tim Berne
Released1993
RecordedSeptember 1992
VenueThe Power Station, New York City
GenreJazz
Length65:37
LabelJMT
JMT 514 003
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Tim Berne chronology
I Can't Put My Finger on It
(1991)		 Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill)
(1993)		 Nice View
(1994)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said it was "This is certainly the most unusual David Sanborn recording to date. Avant-gardist Tim Berne (heard here on alto and baritone) and the popular R&B star Sanborn (mostly leaving his trademark alto behind to play sopranino) share a great respect for altoist Julius Hemphill and the St. Louis free jazz movement... they perform seven often-emotional Hemphill pieces plus Berne's "The Maze." Sanborn is to be congratulated for successfully stretching himself although this is very much Berne's date".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Julius Hemphill except as indicated

  1. "Sounds in the Fog" – 8:12
  2. "Serial Abstractions" – 6:27
  3. "Out, The Regular" – 5:54
  4. "The Unknown" – 6:50
  5. "Writhing Love Lines" – 7:20
  6. "Rites" – 3:32
  7. "The Maze (For Julius)" (Tim Berne) – 21:23
  8. "Mystery to Me" – 6:30

Personnel
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References
  1. Tim Berne discography, accessed October 7, 2014
  2. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed October 7, 2014
  3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2014
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