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Ye Ren: Another Shining Path
by Robert Spencer
Have you ever heard William Parker play bass? If so, are you still unconvinced of his mastery? If Another Shining Path won't convince you, your ears are tragically closed.
Take the very first track, A Fork in the Road." Listen to how Parker weaves bass figures in and out and around the thoughtful alto of Gary Hassay. Listen to how all three players create a new and free soundscape of lyrical depth, without indulging in any of the clichés or ...
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by AAJ Staff
The Shennongjia mountain territory north of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is historically renowned in Chinese history as a veritable wellspring of herbal medicine. To this day, the area is well known for its singularly unusual plant and animal life. Many sections of the region remain uninhabited and unexplored. But the most legendary of the indigenous creatures to the rocky, craggy terrain and steeply sloping valleys is the ye ren" (“wild man” or “night man”) which is also ...
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