Bennie Maupin


Bennie Maupin is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet.
WWW benniemaupin.com

Biography

Maupin was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. 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. Maupin has collaborated with Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, McCoy Tyner, Lee Morgan, Marion Brown, and many others. 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.
Maupin was a member of Almanac, a group with Cecil McBee, Mike Nock and Eddie Marshall.
Maupin lost his home, instruments, and other belongings in the Eaton Fire in January 2025.

Discography

Source:

As leader/co-leader

The Jewel in the Lotus Slow Traffic to the Right Moonscapes Driving While Black with Patrick Gleeson Penumbra Early Reflections Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef with Adam Rudolph
With Almanac Almanac – recorded in 1967

As sideman

With John BeasleyPositootly!
With Marion BrownMarion Brown Quartet Juba-Lee Afternoon of a Georgia Faun
With George CablesShared Secrets
With Mike ClarkActual Proof
With Miles DavisBitches Brew Jack Johnson On the Corner Big Fun
With Chick CoreaIs Sundance - recorded in 1969The Complete "Is" Sessions - compilation
With Jack DeJohnetteThe DeJohnette Complex - recorded in 1968Have You Heard?
With Patrick Gleeson and Jim LangJazz Criminal
With Herbie HancockMwandishi Crossings Sextant Head Hunters Thrust Flood Man-Child Secrets VSOP Sunlight Directstep Feets, Don't Fail Me Now Mr. Hands Dis Is da Drum
With The Headhunters[Survival of the Fittest (The The Headhunters|Headhunters album)|Survival of the Fittest] Straight from the Gate Return of the Headhunters
With Eddie HendersonRealization Inside Out Sunburst Mahal
With Andrew HillOne for One – recorded in 1970
With Freddie HubbardHigh Blues Pressure
With Lee MorganCaramba! Live at the Lighthouse Taru – recorded in 1968
With Darek OleszkiewiczLike a Dream
With the Jimmy Owens-Kenny Barron QuintetYou Had Better Listen
With Woody ShawBlackstone Legacy Song of Songs
With Horace Silver
With Lonnie SmithTurning Point
With Jarosław ŚmietanaA Story of Polish Jazz
With McCoy TynerTender Moments Together
With Lenny WhiteBig City
With Meat Beat Manifesto