Moonscapes
| Moonscapes | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Conway Recording Studios | |||
| Genre | Jazz-fusion | |||
| Length | 37:01 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Pat Gleeson | |||
| Bennie Maupin chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Jazzwise | [2] |
Moonscapes is the third studio album by jazz woodwind player Bennie Maupin, released in 1978.[3][4] The eight-track record includes contributions by Bobby Lyle, Graham Preskett, Onaje Allen Gumbs, and others.[5][6][7]
Track listing
- All compositions by Bennie Maupin except where noted
- "Nightwatch" – 06:10
- "Farewell to Rahsaan" – 03:35
- "Anua" – 06:49
- "A Promise Kept" – 05:47
- "Just Give It Some Time" – 04:46
- "Sansho Shima" – 04:24
- "Crystals" – 01:18
- "Baker Street" (Graham Preskett) – 04:03
Personnel
- Bennie Maupin – soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, Eu synthesizer and computing synthesizer winddriver, bass marimba, glockenspiel
- Bobby Lyle – acoustic and electric piano, clavinet (courtesy Capitol Records)
- Harvey Mason – drums
- Mike Sembello – acoustic and electric guitar
- Abraham La Boriel – bass
- Mingo Lewis – congas and miscellaneous percussion
- Onaje Allen Gumbs – electric piano ("Just Give It Some Time," "Sansho Shima")
- Beverly Bellows – harp ("Farewell to Rahsaan")
- Patrick Gleeson – synthesizer programming
- Derrick Youman – vocal colors on "A Promise Kept"
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ LeGrende, Kevin (ed.). "Benny Maupin: Slow Traffi c To The Right/Moonscapes".
- ^ "Make way for yet another category: New York rock". The Morning News. p. 62. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "The Courier-Journal". 1978-05-14. p. 139. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "Benny Maupin: Slow Traffi c To The Right/Moonscapes". Jazzwise. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "North County Times". 1978-07-09. p. 63. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "'Welcome Home' a Fine Rock in Ages". The Times. p. 75. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
External links
- "Bennie Maupin – Moonscapes". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 2025-02-08.