The Jewel in the Lotus
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The Jewel in the Lotus is debut album by jazz
woodwind player Bennie Maupin
, recorded and released in 1974.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
woodwind player Bennie Maupin
Bennie Maupin
Bennie Maupin is a Detroit Michigan jazz multireedist. He performs on various saxophones, flute and bass clarinet.He is probably best 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...
, recorded and released in 1974.
Track listing
- "Ensenada" – 8:15
- "Mappo" – 8:30
- "Excursion – 4:52
- "Past + Present = Future" - 1:52
- "The Jewel in the Lotus" - 10:02
- "Winds of Change" - 1:30
- "Song for Tracie Dixon Summers" - 5:19
- "Past Is Past" - 3:57
- All compositions by Bennie Maupin
- Recorded at the Record Plant, New York City in March, 1974
Personnel
- Bennie MaupinBennie MaupinBennie Maupin is a Detroit Michigan jazz multireedist. He performs on various saxophones, flute and bass clarinet.He is probably best 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...
- saxophones, flute, bass clarinet, voice, glockenspiel - Herbie HancockHerbie HancockHerbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
- acoustic and electric pianos - Buster WilliamsBuster WilliamsCharles Anthony Williams is an American jazz bassist.-Biography:Williams has gained prestige among jazz musicians as a solid supportive player. Since the early 1960s, he has made subtle swing, a precise rhythm and superb technique the landmark of his playing...
- bass - Billy HartBilly HartWilliam "Billy" Hart is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history.-Biography:Early on Hart performed in Washington, D.C...
- drums (right channel) - Frederick Waits - drums, marimba (left channel)
- Bill Summers - percussion
- Charles SullivanCharles Sullivan (musician)Charles Sullivan is an American jazz trumpeter. He has made recordings as sideman with Woody Shaw, Dollar Brand, Ricky Ford, and King Curtis, among others...
- trumpet on "Mappo" and "Excursion"