Bennie Maupin Has Been an Inventive Contributor to Iconic Records Including Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi and Headhunters and Marion Brown's Afternoon of a Georgia Faun. His Recordings Under His Own Name Have Been Infrequent but His Leader Debut From 1974, 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".

Tracklist:
1 Ensenada
2 Mappo
3 Excursion
4 Past + Present = Future
5 the Jewel in the Lotus
6 Winds of Change
7 Song for Tracie Dixon Summers
8 Past Is Past