- jazz, jazz-funk
- 44 min
- 8 tracks
- ECM Records
The Jewel in the Lotus is the debut album by jazz woodwind player Bennie Maupin, recorded in March 1974 and released on ECM later that year. The sextet's rhythm section consists of pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Buster Williams and percussionists Billy Hart, Freddie Waits and Bill Summers, with guest appearances from trumpeter Charles Sullivan. The title is a translation of the Buddhist mantra Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ.
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Grave, character-led, spare and intimate.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- A1Ensenada8:05
- A2Mappo8:25
- A3Excursion4:47
- A4Past + Present = Future1:45
- B1The Jewel in the Lotus9:57
- B2Winds of Change1:25
- B3Song for Tracie Dixon Summers5:14
- B4Past Is Past3:52
8 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bennie Maupin
- Label
- ECM Records
- Released
- 1974
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
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