Bennie Maupin
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Detroit-born saxophonist, flautist and bass clarinettist, one of the Detroit musicians Barry says were closely connected to him.
- mentions
- 2
- recordings
- 2
- Barry speaking
- 0
What Barry says
Barry says that when he left Detroit in 1960 to join Cannonball Adderley, most of the musicians left too, because they were closely associated with him. The one he names is Bennie Maupin; all of them, he says, were connected to him in some way.
Barry Harris, Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program ¶161Barry Harris, Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program ¶163
Meeting Barry again after not seeing him for years, Maupin almost cried, Barry recalls.
In his own words
See most of the musicians left when I left, ‘cause they were closely associated with me. Mostly all the musicians. Bennie Maupin, all them – all them cats.
I saw Bennie Maupin, he almost cried seeing me. He hadn’t seen me in years
Every mention
2 moments in the recordings, 0 of them Barry speaking. Each says who is talking.
Barry Harris Funeral
- 41:58
Someone else
At Barry’s funeral, Gene Ghee names Maupin among his teachers, all from Detroit, who studied Barry’s concept.
The Great Pianist Barry Harris’ Funeral At Abyssinian Baptist Church In Harlem
- 28:30
Someone else
Another recording of the same funeral tribute by Gene Ghee; the caption reads ‘Benny Martin’.
In the interviews and notes
Asked when he left Detroit, Barry says 1960, with Cannonball, and that most musicians left when he did because they were closely tied to him, and names Bennie Maupin. He recalls Maupin nearly crying when they met again after years apart.
Barry Harris, Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program ¶162Barry Harris, Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program ¶163
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