The Jewel In The Lotus

LP from the “Luminessence” Series.

“An unsung modernist classic from 1974” – Pitchfork

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.

A1 Ensenada 8:15
A2 Mappo 8:30
A3 Excursion 4:52
A4 Past + Present = Future 1:52
B1 The Jewel In The Lotus 10:02
B2 Winds Of Change 1:30
B3 Song For Tracie Dixon Summers 5:19
B4 Past Is Past 3:57