He moved to new york in 1963, freelancing with many groups, including ones led by marion brown and. He performs on saxophones, flute and bass clarinet. Maupin s approach to his music is intentional and profound, yet alive in the interpretation of the moment. Two exquisite lost and forgotten jazz funk fusion albums i have owned on vinyl for over 30 years. Slow traffic to the rightmoonscapes cd a pair of funky jazz sets from bennie maupin 77s slow traffic to the right and 78s moons. Moonscapes is a music studio album recording by bennie maupin. Here they are joined by legendary multireedist bennie maupin, whose roster of collaborators is a virtual whoswho of 20th century jazz giants, including. Bennie maupin download all jazz songs bennie maupin. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. I was listening to the blistering herbie hancock rhodes solo in joe farrells fantastic cover of stevie wonders too high, and decided to compile some of my favourite hancock electric piano tracks from other peoples albums so heres a selection from 19681978.
Lee morgan quintet, magnet 4, marion brown quartet, marion brown septet, the bennie maupin ensemble, the bennie maupin quartet, the detroit experiment, the headhunters, the herbie hancock group, the herbie hancock sextet, the jimmy owens kenny barron quintet, the maupin. Maupin started playing tenor in high school and read full biography. Christy moore the christy moore collection 8191 1991. Includes the jazz funk grove of it remains to be seen and anua the mellower you know the deal and quasarand cover of herbies water tourture are also good. They form the ideal showcase for maupin s talents both as a composer and instrumentalist, featuring his unique brand of sophisticated jazzfunk tinged. There was a certain coolness, a distorted sense of despair or subtle melancholy to this show that remains very clear in my memory to. Bennie maupin is bestknown for his association with herbie hancock and his atmospheric bass clarinet playing on miles davis classic bitches brew album. Bennie maupin slow traffic to the rightmoonscapes cd. Bennie maupin biography bennie maupin was born on aug 29, 1940 in detroit michigan. From there, maupin joined the ranks of the jazz elite, and in the early 70s formed an alliance with herbie hancock. Check out moonscapes expanded edition by bennie maupin on amazon music.
Slow traffic to the right moonscapes year of release. Bennie maupin sansho shima moonscapes mercury srm717. The compilation title refers to the portable suitcase fender rhodes. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Heres a vinyl rip of bennie maupin s the jewel in the lotus to complete the cycle of postmwandishi albums by members of herbie hancocks band from the early 70s band, who together had made mwandishi, crossings and sextant. After attending the detroit institute for musical arts and playing locally in detroit, maupin left for new york in 1963. Bennie maupin slow traffic to the right lp digital transfer, noise cleaning and mixed, at audio design studio 2010.
Provided to youtube by universal music group nightwatch bennie maupin moonscapes. Once in new york bennie worked with many of the best jazz musicians in the scene, including horace silver, mccoy tyner and pharoh sanders. Paying his dues in groups led by an illustrious roll call of jazz greats including roy haynes, horace silver, andrew hill, jack dejohnette and marion brown, in 1969 maupin was summoned to the columbia studios by none other than miles. Here you can buy and download music mp3 bennie maupin.
This dutton release marks the first ever cd reissue of maupin s two late 70s albums slow traffic to the right 1977 and moonscapes 1978. At long last slow traffic to the right and moonscapes are available on cd. Maupin started playing tenor in high school and attended the detroit institute for musical arts, playing locally in detroit. Maupin, bennie slow traffic to the right moonscapes. Two mid 70s albums from sax player bennie maupin featuring members of the headhunters. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Miles beyond article by rex butters, published on september 12, 2006 at all about jazz. The jewel in the lotus is the debut album by jazz woodwind player bennie maupin, recorded and released in 1974. The sprawling 26minute dance of magic spans the entirety of the flip side, capturing a memorable jam that explores free improvisation but without stepping beyond a point of no return. View all albums and help us complete bennie maupin discography. Slow traffic to the right the original lp srm11148 1977 01. Moonscapes expanded edition by bennie maupin on amazon.
American saxophonist and bass clarinettist bennie maupin came to prominence during the latter half of the 1960s as one of the most distinctive new voices in jazz. Fusion, jazzfunk bennie maupin slow traffic to the. You can buy latest album moonscapes vinyl 1978 bennie maupin. Stream penumbra by the bennie maupin ensemble and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 1974 remastered. Try amazon prime music 30day free trial bennie maupin moonscapes ratings. Connors tremendous skins never fail to lead the band back home. Jazz funk fans must have been taken aback when multiinstrumentalist and composer bennie maupin s jewel in the lotus was released by manfred eichers ecm imprint in 1974. I was particularly amazed when i read your bennie maupin moonscapes post all the links i searched for in the past 8 months on separate blogs in order to assemble a complete discography were there. Please thank and support these bloggers if you click through. Bennie maupin headhunter is and always will be my favourite reed player bar none. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture.
Released just this past year are pair of funky jazz sets from bennie maupin slow traffic to the right 1976 and moonscapes 1978 together in a single set. Bennie maupin born 29 august 1940 is a detroit jazz multireedist. What do you think about eumir deodato, brian auger and ronnie foster as keyboard artists. Bennie maupin born august 29, 1940, detroit, michigan is a jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet. Stream maupinwilliams project live at club rhapsody okinawa by john b. Three masters spanning two generations, options features longtime collaborators revis and waits, best known for their work together in the acclaimed trio tarbaby with orrin evans.