Penumbra: The Moon Sessions is the second album by American flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny.
Penumbra: The Moon Sessions was recorded September 23 and 24, 1996, at Bay Records in Berkeley, California. The album was produced by noted jazz recording executive Orrin Keepnews and was released on Monarch Records (Monarch 1014).
Description Dmitri Matheny's 1996 second album is a collection of jazz covers and originals inspired by the Moon. The album received 3-1/2 stars (out of 4) in Downbeat, selection as a Bay City Best in San Francisco Examiner Magazine, ranking in the top 25 on the national Gavin jazz radio chart, and praise as "one of the most gorgeous mainstream jazz recordings of the year" in the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
Track listing
Personnel Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn Dave Ellis, tenor saxophone John Heller, guitar Rob Burger, accordion Bill Douglass, bass and Xiao (Chinese flute) Kenny Wollesen, drums.
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