Bennie Maupin (born August 29, 1940) is an American jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet. Maupin was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. 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 As leader/co-leader The Jewel in the Lotus (ECM, 1974) Almanac (Improvising Artists, 1977) with Mike Nock, Cecil McBee, Eddie Marshall – recorded in 1967 Slow Traffic to the Right (Mercury, 1977) Moonscapes (Mercury, 1978) Driving While Black with Patrick Gleeson (Intuition, 1998) Penumbra (Cryptogramophone, 2006) Early Reflections (Cryptogramophone, 2008) Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef with Adam Rudolph (Strut, 2022) As sideman With John Beasley Positootly! (Resonance, 2009) With Marion Brown Marion Brown Quartet (ESP-Disk, 1966) Juba-Lee (Fontana, 1967) Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (ECM, 1970) With George Cables Shared Secrets (MuseFX, 2001) With Mike Clark Actual Proof (Platform Recordings, 2000) With Miles Davis Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970) Jack Johnson (Columbia, 1971) On the Corner (Columbia, 1972) Big Fun (Columbia, 1974) With Chick Corea Is (Solid State, 1969) Sundance (Groove Merchant, 1972) - recorded in 1969 The Complete "Is" Sessions (Blue Note, 2002) - compilation With Jack DeJohnette The DeJohnette Complex (Milestone, 1969) - recorded in 1968 Have You Heard? (Milestone, 1970) With Patrick Gleeson and Jim Lang Jazz Criminal (Electronic Musical Industries, 2007) With Herbie Hancock Mwandishi (Warner Bros., 1971) Crossings (Warner Bros., 1972) Sextant (Columbia, 1973) Head Hunters (Columbia, 1973) Thrust (Columbia, 1974) Flood (CBS/Sony, 1975) Man-Child (Columbia, 1975) Secrets (Columbia, 1976) VSOP (Columbia, 1976) Sunlight (Columbia, 1978) Directstep (CBS/Sony, 1979) Feets, Don't Fail Me Now (Columbia, 1979) Mr. Hands (Columbia, 1980) Dis Is da Drum (Mercury, 1994) With The Headhunters Survival of the Fittest (Arista, 1975) Straight from the Gate (Arista, 1977) Return of the Headhunters (Verve, 1998) With Eddie Henderson Realization (Capricorn, 1973) Inside Out (Capricorn, 1974) Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975) Mahal (Capitol, 1978) With Andrew Hill One for One (Blue Note, 1975) – recorded in 1965-70 With Lee Morgan Caramba!