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

Biography

Maupin was born in Detroit, Michigan. 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, Woody Shaw, Lee Morgan and many others. 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 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