The Jewel in The Lotus (Luminessence Series)

Description

From the ECM Luminessence Series

An unsung modernist classic from 1974 Pitchfork

Bennie Maupin has been an inventive contributor to iconic records including Miles Daviss Bitches Brew, Herbie Hancocks Mwandishi and Headhunters and Marion Browns 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 discs personnel is drawn from the circle around Herbie Hancock in the period, but the music has a character all its own.