Maupin, Bennie - The Jewel In The Lotus (Luminessence Series)

Bennie Maupin has been an inventive contributor to iconic records including Miles Davis’s 'Bitches Brew', Herbie Hancock’s 'Mwandishi' and 'Headhunters' and Marion Brown’s 'Afternoon Of A Georgia Faun'. His recordings under his own name have been infrequent but his leader debut, is indeed a jewel. “A more selfless album is hard to imagine”, said Down Beat in 1975. “On 'The Jewel In The Lotus', the sound is supreme, and all the players strive to achieve a thorough blending”. Recorded in New York in 1974, the disc’s personnel is drawn from the circle around Herbie Hancock in the period, but the music has a character all its own. The album’s Luminessence vinyl edition arrives in a tip-on gatefold and includes new liner notes.