Bennie Maupin

Bennie Maupin (born August 29, 1940)[1] is an American jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet.[2]

Bennie Maupin
Background information
Birth nameBenjamin Maupin
Born (1940-08-29) August 29, 1940
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
GenresJazz, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Saxophone, flute, lyricon, bass clarinet
LabelsColumbia, ECM, Mercury, Cryptogramophone

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, Woody Shaw, Lee Morgan and many others.[1] 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 a member of Almanac, a group with Cecil McBee (bass), Mike Nock (piano) and Eddie Marshall (drums).

Discography

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As leader/co-leader

With Almanac (Maupin, Mike Nock, Cecil McBee, Eddie Marshall)

As sideman

With John Beasley

With Marion Brown

With George Cables

With Mike Clark

  • Actual Proof (Platform Recordings, 2000)

With Miles Davis

With Chick Corea

With Jack DeJohnette

With Patrick Gleeson and Jim Lang

  • Jazz Criminal (Electronic Musical Industries, 2007)

With Herbie Hancock

With The Headhunters

With Eddie Henderson

With Andrew Hill

With Lee Morgan

With Darek Oleszkiewicz

With the Jimmy Owens-Kenny Barron Quintet

With Woody Shaw

With Horace Silver

With Lonnie Smith

With Jarosław Śmietana

  • A Story of Polish Jazz (JSR, 2004)

With McCoy Tyner

With Lenny White

  • Big City (Nemperor, 1977)

With Meat Beat Manifesto

References
  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1644/5. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. "Bennie Maupin Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. "Bennie Maupin discography". JazzLists. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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