Moonscapes

Moonscapes
Studio album by
Bennie Maupin
Released1978
StudioConway Recording Studios
GenreJazz-fusion
Length37:01
LabelMercury
ProducerPat Gleeson
Bennie Maupin chronology
Slow Traffic to the Right
(1977) 		Moonscapes
(1978) 		Driving While Black
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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
  1. "Nightwatch" – 06:10
  2. "Farewell to Rahsaan" – 03:35
  3. "Anua" – 06:49
  4. "A Promise Kept" – 05:47
  5. "Just Give It Some Time" – 04:46
  6. "Sansho Shima" – 04:24
  7. "Crystals" – 01:18
  8. "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

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ LeGrende, Kevin (ed.). "Benny Maupin: Slow Traffi c To The Right/Moonscapes".
  3. ^ "Make way for yet another category: New York rock". The Morning News. p. 62. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "The Courier-Journal". May 14, 1978. p. 139. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "Benny Maupin: Slow Traffi c To The Right/Moonscapes". Jazzwise. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  6. ^ "North County Times". July 9, 1978. p. 63. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "'Welcome Home' a Fine Rock in Ages". The Times. p. 75. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
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