Bennie Maupin

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Bennie Maupin
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Maupin in 2012
Background information
Born (1940-08-29) August 29, 1940 (age 84)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
  • Bass clarinet
  • saxophone
  • flute
Years active1950s–present
Labels
Formerly of
Bennie Maupin, 30th Detroit International Jazz Festival Bennie Maupin DSC0280.jpg
Bennie Maupin, 30th Detroit International Jazz Festival

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

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Biography

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, 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).[ citation needed ]

Maupin (far right) with the Headhunters in 1974 Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters 1975.JPG
Maupin (far right) with the Headhunters in 1974

Discography

Source: [3]

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

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 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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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 September 28, 2021.
  3. "Bennie Maupin discography". JazzLists. Retrieved March 7, 2022.