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| Born | August 29, 1940 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1950s–present |
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Bennie Maupin (born August 29, 1940) [1] is an American jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet. [2]
Maupin was born in Detroit, Michigan. [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] 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). [4]
Maupin lost his home, instruments, and other belongings in the Eaton Fire in January 2025. [5]
Source: [6]
With Almanac (Maupin, Mike Nock, Cecil McBee, Eddie Marshall)
With John Beasley
With Marion Brown
With George Cables
With Mike Clark
With Miles Davis
With Chick Corea
With Jack DeJohnette
With Patrick Gleeson and Jim Lang
With Herbie Hancock
With The Headhunters
With Eddie Henderson
With Andrew Hill
With Freddie Hubbard
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
With McCoy Tyner
With Lenny White
With Meat Beat Manifesto
Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš is a Czech jazz bassist. He is known as a founding member of the ensemble Weather Report, and for working as a bandleader and alongside Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette and others.
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This is the discography for American double bassist Ron Carter.
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