Bennie Maupin
American jazz multi-instrumentalist (born 1940)
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Bennie Maupin (born August 29, 1940)[1] is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet.[2]
- Musician
- composer
- Bass clarinet
- saxophone
- flute
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| Born | August 29, 1940 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1950s–present |
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Biography
Maupin was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.[1] He is 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.[1] Maupin has collaborated with Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, McCoy Tyner, Lee Morgan, Marion Brown, and many others.[3] Maupin 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. In 1970, Maupin became a practitioner of Buddhism.[4]
Maupin was a member of Almanac, a group with Cecil McBee (bass), Mike Nock (piano) and Eddie Marshall (drums).[5]
Maupin lost his home, instruments, and other belongings in the Eaton Fire in January 2025.[6]
Discography
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As leader/co-leader
- The Jewel in the Lotus (ECM, 1974)
- Slow Traffic to the Right (Mercury, 1977)
- Moonscapes (Mercury, 1978)
- Driving While Black with Patrick Gleeson (Intuition, 1998)
- Penumbra (Cryptogramophone, 2006)
- Early Reflections (Cryptogramophone, 2008)
- Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef with Adam Rudolph (Strut, 2022)
With Almanac (Maupin, Mike Nock, Cecil McBee, Eddie Marshall)
- Almanac (Improvising Artists, 1977) – recorded in 1967
As sideman
With John Beasley
- Positootly! (Resonance, 2009)
With Marion Brown
- Marion Brown Quartet (ESP-Disk, 1966)
- Juba-Lee (Fontana, 1967)
- Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (ECM, 1970)
With George Cables
- Shared Secrets (MuseFX, 2001)
With Mike Clark
- Actual Proof (Platform Recordings, 2000)
With Miles Davis
- Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970)
- Jack Johnson (Columbia, 1971)
- On the Corner (Columbia, 1972)
- Big Fun (Columbia, 1974)
With Chick Corea
- Is (Solid State, 1969)
- Sundance (Groove Merchant, 1972) - recorded in 1969
- The Complete "Is" Sessions (Blue Note, 2002) - compilation
With Jack DeJohnette
- The DeJohnette Complex (Milestone, 1969) - recorded in 1968
- Have You Heard? (Milestone, 1970)
With Patrick Gleeson and Jim Lang
- Jazz Criminal (Electronic Musical Industries, 2007)
With Herbie Hancock
- Mwandishi (Warner Bros., 1971)
- Crossings (Warner Bros., 1972)
- Sextant (Columbia, 1973)
- Head Hunters (Columbia, 1973)
- Thrust (Columbia, 1974)
- Flood (CBS/Sony, 1975)
- Man-Child (Columbia, 1975)
- Secrets (Columbia, 1976)
- VSOP (Columbia, 1976)
- Sunlight (Columbia, 1978)
- Directstep (CBS/Sony, 1979)
- Feets, Don't Fail Me Now (Columbia, 1979)
- Mr. Hands (Columbia, 1980)
- Dis Is da Drum (Mercury, 1994)
With The Headhunters
- Survival of the Fittest (Arista, 1975)
- Straight from the Gate (Arista, 1977)
- Return of the Headhunters (Verve, 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, 1975) – recorded in 1970
With Freddie Hubbard
- High Blues Pressure (Atlantic, 1968)
With Lee Morgan
- Caramba! (Blue Note, 1968)
- Live at the Lighthouse (Blue Note, 1970)
- Taru (Blue Note, 1980) – recorded in 1968
With Darek Oleszkiewicz
- Like a Dream (Cryptogramophone, 2004)
With the Jimmy Owens-Kenny Barron Quintet
- You Had Better Listen (Atlantic, 1967)
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 Jarosław Śmietana
- A Story of Polish Jazz (JSR, 2004)
With McCoy Tyner
- Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1968)
- Together (Milestone, 1978)
With Lenny White
- Big City (Nemperor, 1977)
With Meat Beat Manifesto
- Actual Sounds + Voices (Nothing, 1998)