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Bennie Maupin
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Bennie Maupin from Detroit plays saxophones, flute and above all bass clarinet. His dark, shifting bass clarinet can be heard on Miles Davis's Bitches Brew (1970). He then played in Herbie Hancock's sextet and in his band the Headhunters, with whom he recorded Head Hunters in 1973. In 1974 he recorded The Jewel in the Lotus for ECM, a calm and spacious album that is almost the opposite of Hancock's funk. Maupin often works with small motifs and tonal colours rather than long solos.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to the bass clarinet moving low and soft through the sound.
The Jewel in the Lotus · Bennie Maupin, 1974- Past + Present = Future · Bennie Maupin, 1974
Sly · Herbie Hancock, 1973
Discography
Studio albums
- 1967Almanac
- 1974The Jewel in the Lotus
- 1977Slow Traffic to the Right
- 1978Moonscapes
- 1995Essence of Funk
- 1998Driving While Black
- 2022Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef
Other work
- 1970Bitches Brew · Miles Davis
- 1973Head Hunters · Herbie Hancock
In School of Rock
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