Download mp3 the jewel in the lotus album of bennie maupin. For example one of its tools is smart page builder. View all albums and help us complete bennie maupin discography. He performs on saxophones, flute and bass clarinet. The jewel in the lotus is the debut album by jazz woodwind player bennie maupin, recorded and released in 1974. The jewel in the lotus, made in 1974, was maupins first leader date. In 2011, ricardo villalobos and max loderbauer used samples of the jewel in the lotus as the basis for the track rensenada on the remix album. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 1974 heres a vinyl rip of bennie maupins 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. Released in 1974 on the ecm label, the date was the reedmans first as a bandleader. Maupins provocatively honest bass clarinet helped define the classic recordings of miles davis bitches brew, big fun, on the corner and herbie hancocks influential headhunters band and mwandishi sextet. The jewel in the lotus bennie maupin credits allmusic.
Bennie maupin s highly personal bass clarinet sound helped define such classic jazz recordings as miles davis bitches brew, jack johnsons big fun and on the corner, as well as recordings by herbie hancocks mwandishi band, and the headhunters. Aug 03, 2008 bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 1974 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. Of the ecm titles that have remained unavailable on cd, woodwind multiinstrumentalist bennie maupins the jewel in the lotus 1974 has long been considered a holy grail for collectors in search of a vinyl copy, and a title thats been on many fans wish lists for release on cd. Its the debut album by jazz woodwind player bennie maupin, recorded and. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Nov 30, 2017 the bennie maupin ensemble will be performing the music from maupins classic album the jewel in the loutus in concert at redcat on friday, decemeber 8th at 8. Up against the wall getaway car mix by group home sampled bennie maupins the jewel in the lotus. Jack dejohnette introduced him to miles davis, and bennie s bass clarinet was to become one of the signature sounds of the epochal bitches brew. The album was recorded in march 1974, and could be described as a sequence of pulsing tonepoems, full of glowing, compound soundcolors and subtle interactions a jazzandbuddhisminspired floating chamber music that was way ahead of. Its the debut album by jazz woodwind player bennie maupin, recorded and released in 1974. Back to roots, ahead to the future pop and jazz best.
The jewel in the lotus, an album by bennie maupin on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Sadly neither maupin nor this album gained the fame other personnel from miles davis early70s received around that time. That the jewel in the lotus, first released in 1974, has finally been issued on cd is worth celebrating for two reasons. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus remastered 2019 mp3. Once in new york bennie worked with many of the best jazz musicians in the scene, including horace silver, mccoy tyner and pharoh sanders. Maupin has collaborated with horace silver, roy haynes, woody shaw, lee morgan and many. Jazz great bennie maupin to perform the jewel in the lotus. For starters, it sounded nothing like herbie hancock s head hunters recording, which had been released the year before to massive sales and of which maupin had been such an. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus remastered 2019. Released in 1974 on the ecm label, the date was the reedmans first as a bandl. The bennie maupin ensemble penumbra 2006 april 03, 2011. Bennie maupins cryptogramophone label followup cd to penumbra both parallels and provides a departure from that excellent effort. World premiere performance bennie maupins the jewel in the lotus. For starters, it sounded nothing like herbie hancocks head hunters recording, which had been released the year before to massive sales and of which maupin had been such an.
For starters, it sounded nothing like herbie hancocks head hunters recording, which had been released the year before to massive sales and of which maupin had been such an integral part. Bennie maupins cd, penumbra cryptogramophone records is a profound musical statement by an important jazz artist who is at the pinnacle of his artistic powers. Maupin sax, hancock p, williams b, waits dr, hart dr, summers prc, sullivan tp ecm 1043 1974 prod. Penumbra may surprise listeners expecting maupin to carry on the electric vibe of the jewel in the lotus and driving while black, but in many ways the looser organic nature of this effort makes it his most personal and satisfying record to date.
Peanut butter wolfs phonies sample of bennie maupins. It is no longer enough to talk about the talented multiinstrumentalist who featured on miles davis bitches brew, big fun and jack johnson, appeared with herbie hancock in headhunters and then somehow lost his way. Bennie maupins rediscovery gathers pace with this fine follow up to his memorable 2006 album penumbra. The jewel in the lotus, made in 1974, was maupin s first leader date. The jewel in the lotus was bennie maupin s first leader record. Peanut butter wolfs phonies sample of bennie maupins the. Check out the jewel in the lotus by bennie maupin on amazon music. Bennie maupin plays the jewel in the lotus, 1974,ecm redcat. Bennie maupin download all jazz songs bennie maupin. Despite some obvious links in terms of personnel and music, jewel in the lotus definitely has a different feel than those three albums.
Jewel in the lotus is a fusion classic in the bitchesbrewsense of the word on the level of records like john mclaughlins my goals beyond or wayne shorters odyssey of iska. Bennie maupin pipe, buster williams double bass, frederick waits drums, billy hart drums. Listen free to bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus ensenada, mappo and more. Bennie maupin biography bennie maupin was born on aug 29, 1940 in detroit michigan.
Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 2007, cd discogs. Maupin started playing tenor in high school and read full biography. Bennie maupin has been an inventive contributor to iconic records including miles daviss bitches brew, herbie hancocks mwandishi and headhunters and marion browns afternoon of a georgia faun. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 1974, vinyl discogs. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the jewel in the lotus the bennie maupin quartet early reflections. Phonies by peanut butter wolf sampled bennie maupin s the jewel in the lotus. Dec 30, 2007 that the jewel in the lotus, first released in 1974, has finally been issued on cd is worth celebrating for two reasons. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 1974 lossless. The title of the album is a translation of the buddhist chant om mani padme hum. By this tool you can create any page for example home page layout with very. It centres on the notion that a lotus flower, with its ability to. The album was recorded in march 1974, and could be described as a sequence of pulsing. Here you can buy and download music mp3 bennie maupin.
Bennie maupin reeds, voice, glockenspiel buster williams bass billy hart drums frederick waits drums, marimba bill summers percussion herbie hancock piano, electric piano. Sep 06, 2007 bennie maupin, the jewel in the lotus 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Bennie maupin played on many of the seminal miles davis sessions that led the way to jazz fusion bitches brew, the jack johnson sessions, on the corner. Bennie maupin born august 29, 1940, detroit, michigan is a jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet he is known for his participation in herbie hancocks mwandishi sextet and headhunters band, and for performing on miles daviss seminal fusion record, bitches brew. You can buy latest album moonscapes vinyl 1978 bennie maupin. Bennie maupin reeds, voice, glockenspiel herbie hancock piano, electric piano buster williams bass frederick waits drums, marimba billy hart drums bill summers percussion, waterfilled garbage can charles. Jazz funk fans must have been taken aback when multiinstrumentalist and composer bennie maupins jewel in the lotus was released by manfred eichers ecm imprint in 1974.
File bennie maupin ensemble penumbra 2006\02 walter bishop jrwav wave index 01 00. The music maupin plays on this beautiful effort is even more subdued, as he collaborates with an ensemble of relatively unknown. Bennie maupin, the jewel in the lotus music the guardian. Penumbra 2006 jazz bennie maupin download jazz music. The jewel in the lotus was bennie maupins first leader record. Bennie maupin saxophones, flute, bass clarinet, voice, glockenspiel herbie hancock acoustic and. Jazz legend bennie maupin appears at redcat for the first live performance of the jewel in the lotus, an iconic ecm release from 1974. The bennie maupin ensemble penumbra 100greatestjazz. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 1974 remastered 2007. Bennie maupin, aided also by the recent rerelease of his classic. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 1974 remastered. Jan 04, 2015 titletrack albums the jewel in the lotus. Listen online 14 songs from slow traffic to the right vinyl 1977 bennie maupin.
Beautiful, highly abstract jazz fusion led by multiinstrumentalist bennie maupin. Feb 21, 2015 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the jewel in the lotus the bennie maupin quartet early reflections. The jewel in the lotus ecm 1974 is a gem no pun intended. He is probably bestknown for his membership in herbie hancocks mwandishi sextet and headhunters band, and for performing on miles daviss seminal fusion record, bitches brew. Bennie maupin s rediscovery gathers pace with this fine follow up to his memorable 2006 album penumbra. Jewel in the lotus is part of a little universe of experimental recordings made by membersalumni of herbie hancocks early 70s sextet the group that recorded mwandishi, crossings and sextant. Bennie maupin quartet the jewel in the lotus youtube. His recordings under his own name have been infrequent but. He was a member of herbie hancocks headhunters and he was one of the first artists to record for the ecm label his first album the jewel in the lotus was rereleased in.
Born in detroit in 1940, maupin was encouraged in his early musical development by yusef lateef, john coltrane and eric dolphy. Phonies by peanut butter wolf sampled bennie maupins the jewel in the lotus. The album was recorded in march 1974, and could be described as a sequence of pulsing tonepoems, full of glowing, compound soundcolors and subtle interactions a jazzandbuddhisminspired floating chamber music that was way ahead of its time. Bennie maupin ensenada heres a beautiful piece, ensenada, from bennie maupins 1974 album the jewel in the lotus, with billy hart on drums and freddie waits on marimba. Nov 07, 2010 bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus bennie maupin reeds, voice, glockenspiel herbie hancock piano, electric piano buster williams bass frederick waits drums, marimba billy hart drums bill summers percussion, waterfilled garbage can charles sullivan trumpet recorded march 1974, record plant, new york engineer. Bennie maupin born 29 august 1940 is a detroit jazz multireedist. Dennis ferrante produced by manfred eicher remastered by manfred eicher with. Jack dejohnette introduced him to miles davis, and bennies bass clarinet was to become one of the signature sounds of the epochal bitches brew.
Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 1974 video dailymotion. After attending the detroit institute for musical arts and playing locally in detroit, maupin left for new york in 1963. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus on collectors choice. Recorded a year after herbie handcocks head hunters columbialegacy 1973 and retaining many of the same musicians, it sounds nothing like its predecessor save for the fact that both break the boundaries of the background. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of. On the jewel in the lotus, the sound is supreme, and all the players strive to achieve a thorough blending. Bennie maupin is bestknown for his association with herbie hancock and his atmospheric bass clarinet playing on miles davis classic bitches brew album. In the four years since the spacey ambience of his 1974 debut album the jewel in the lotus, woodwinds man bennie maupin had been heavily involved in the expanding universe of electric jazz, straightahead funk and various intersections between the two. The jewel in the lotus by bennie maupin album, jazz fusion. 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. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus releases discogs. Bennie maupin the jewel in the lotus 1974 jazz fusion. The jewel in the lotus by bennie maupin on amazon music.
1150 466 1652 7 950 1519 671 635 1220 733 1382 1537 48 658 1390 1442 849 639 1689 225 41 834 526 273 316 710 1309 1058 1002 1399 75 1437 1153 1412 218