Bennie Maupin
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 29, 1940 Detroit Michigan United States |
| Genres | Post bop, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Saxophones, 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 August 29, 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, Woody Shaw, Lee Morgan 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.
Maupin was also a member of Almanac, a group with Cecil McBee (bass), Mike Nock (piano) and Eddie Marshall (drums).
Discography
As leader
- 1974: The Jewel in the Lotus (ECM Records)
- 1977: Slow Traffic to the Right (Mercury)
- 1978: Moonscapes (Mercury)
- 1998: Driving While Black with Patrick Gleeson (Intuition Records)
- 2006: Penumbra (Cryptogramophone Records)
- 2008: Early Reflections (Cryptogramophone Records)
As sideman
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 (Columbia, 1970)
- A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971)
- On the Corner (Columbia, 1972)
- Big Fun (Columbia, 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 The Headhunters
- Survival of the Fittest (1975)
- Straight from the Gate (1977)
- Return of the Headhunters (1998)
With Eddie Henderson
- Realization (Capricorn, 1973)
- Inside Out (Capricorn, 1974)
- Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975)
- Mahal (Capitol, 1978)
With Andrew Hill
- One for One (Blue Note, 1965)
With Lee Morgan
- Live at the Lighthouse (Blue Note, 1970)
- Caramba! (Blue Note, 1968)
- Taru (Blue Note)
With Darek Oles
- Like a Dream
With Woody Shaw
- Blackstone Legacy (Contemporary, 1970)
- Song of Songs (Contemporary, 1972)
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
With Patrick Gleeson and Jim Lang (Electronic Musical Industries, 2008)
- Jazz Criminal
