Bennie Maupin
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| Bennie Maupin | |
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| Born | 29 August 1940 Detroit Michigan United States |
| Genres | Post bop, Jazz fusion |
| Occupations | Musician, Composer |
| Instruments | Saxophone, Flute, Bass clarinet |
| Labels | Columbia Records |
| Associated acts | Almanac, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Meat Beat Manifesto, Horace Silver, Roy Haynes |
| Website | Official site |
Bennie Maupin (born 29 August 1940) is a Detroit Michigan jazz multireedist. He performs on various saxophones, flute and bass clarinet.[1]
He is probably best known for his participation in Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi sextet and Headhunters band, and for performing on Miles Davis's seminal fusion record, Bitches Brew. Maupin has collaborated with Horace Silver, Roy Haynes and many others. He has also performed on several Meat Beat Manifesto albums. He is noted for having a harmonically-advanced, "out" improvisation style, while having a different sense of melodic direction than other "out" jazz musicians such as Eric Dolphy. As a composer, he has an ability to create brief melodies and song forms that create vast landscapes for improvisation.
Maupin was also a member of Almanac, a group with Cecil McBee (bass), Mike Nock (piano) and Eddie Marshall (drums).
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Discography [edit]
As leader [edit]
- 1974: The Jewel in the Lotus
- 1977: Slow Traffic to the Right
- 1978: Moonscapes
- 1998: Driving While Black on Intuition with Patrick Gleeson
- 2006: Penumbra
- 2008: Early Reflections
As sideman [edit]
With John Beasley
With Marion Brown
- Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (ECM, 1970)
- Juba Lee
With Mike Clark
- Actual Proof
With Miles Davis
- Bitches Brew (1970)
- A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971)
- On the Corner (1972)
- Big Fun (1974)
With Jack DeJohnette
- Have You Heard?
With Herbie Hancock
- Mwandishi (1971)
- Crossings (1972)
- Sextant (1972)
- Head Hunters (1973)
- Thrust (1974)
- Flood (1975)
- Man-Child (1975)
- Secrets (1976)
- VSOP (1976)
- Dis Is da Drum (1994)
With Headhunters
- Return of the Headhunters (1998)
With Eddie Henderson
- Inside Out
- Equinox
- Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975)
With Lee Morgan
With Darek Oles
- Like a Dream
With Horace Silver
- Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note, 1968)
- You Gotta Take a Little Love (Blue Note, 1969)
With Lonnie Smith
- Turning Point (Blue Note, 1969)
With McCoy Tyner
- Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1968)
- Together (Milestone, 1978)
With Lenny White
- Big City
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