Woodwind player Bennie Maupin has recorded with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Lee Morgan, Jack DeJohnette, Andrew Hill, and Eddie Henderson, to name only a few. His highly personal bass clarinet sound has helped define such important jazz albums as Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, Big Fun and On the Corner, as well as recordings by Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band, and the Headhunters. Penumbra is a profound musical statement by an important jazz artist who is at the pinnacle of his artistic powers. Penumbra is dedicated to the memory of Lyle "Spud" Murphy.

Track Listing (click linked titles for mp3)

1.	Neophilia 2006	[4:31]
2.	Walter Bishop Jr.	[6:32]
3.	Level Three	[3:15]
4.	Blinkers	[1:20]
5.	Penumbra	[7:01]
6.	Mirror Image	[1:14]
7.	Message to Prez	[6:02]
8.	Tapping Things	[5:35]
9.	Vapors	[4:44]
10.	One For Eric Dolphy	[2:33]
11.	See The Positive	[2:48]
12.	Trope on a Rope	[3:48]
13.	The 12th Day	[2:52]
14.	Equal Justice	[7:15]

Musicians
Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet, tenor & sop. saxophones, alto flute, piano
Darek “Oles” Oleszkiewicz – bass
Michael Stephans – drums
Daryl Munyungo Jackson - percussion

Production Credits
All music by Bennie Maupin (Benpin Music BMI)
except “Penumbra” by B. Maupin (Benpin Music BMI)
D. Oleszkiewicz (L.A. Jazz Quartet Music BMI) M. Stephans (Endemic Music BMI)
& D.M. Jackson (Djembe Music BMI).

Produced by Bennie Maupin
Executive Producers: Bennie Maupin & Jeff Gauthier
Recorded by Nolan Shaheed, June 16,17 2003, at No Sound Studios, Pasadena,CA
Except for “Equal Justice” – recorded by Wayne Peet, December 11, 2005,
   at Crypto Studios, Los Angeles, CA, and mixed by Rich Breen
Mastered by Rich Breen
Graphic Design by Alex Cline and Gareth Jiffeau
Cover Art – "Penumbra" © 2006 by Martha Castillo (www.marthacastillo.com)
Black and white photograph by Barbara DuMetz
Color photograph by Dietmar Halbauer