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Julius Hemphill Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute. Biography Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas, ...

in 1975 on Arista featuring performances by Hemphill,

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, Phillip Wilson,

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and Daniel Zebulon. The final track, "The Hard Blues," was recorded at the same recording session as Hemphill's debut album '' Dogon A.D.''. After Hemphill's death in 1995, Freedom Records re-released the album as a CD under the name ''Reflections.''

Reception

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review by

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awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The music throughout is quite avant-garde but differs from the high-energy jams of the 1960s due to its emphasis on building improvisations as a logical outgrowth from advanced compositions. It's well worth several listens.".Yanow, S.
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

All tracks by Julius Hemphill # "Reflections" – 2:30 # "Lyric" – 7:24 # "Skin, No. 1" – 10:07 # "Skin, No. 2" – 2:28 # "Hard Blues" – 20:07

Personnel

Tracks 1-4: * Julius Hemphill – alto saxophone, flute *

– alto saxophone *

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- baritone saxophone *

– cello *

– drums * Daniel Zebulon – congas Track 5: * Julius Hemphill – alto saxophone, flute *

– trumpet * Hamiet Bluiett - baritone saxophone * Abdul Wadud – cello * Phillip Wilson - drums

References

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