max bennett

Max Bennett provided bass for Zappa's "Hot Rats", "Chunga's Revenge", "Studio Tan", "The Lost Episodes", "Läther", "Quaudiophiliac" and toured with Zappa from February - March, 1970.

He has his own band, but recorded with a huge amount of artists.

website: http://www.maxbennet.com

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born: may 24, 1928

        from: charles ulrich 
aynsley dunbar and max bennett played together in the short-lived hot rats touring band (along with fz, ian underwood, and don "sugar cane" harris). the "tour" consisted of one gig in san diego 2/28/70 and one gig in la 3/7/70. the latter was bootlegged. two tracks appear on apocrypha. 
max bennett has his own band and his own website: http://www.maxbennett.com/, e-mail at music@maxbennett.com.  his discography listed hot rats and chunga's revenge, but not studio tan or the lost episodes, so i e-mailed him about the omissions. he replied, "i wasn't aware of the other songs you mentioned. we did so many songs that i really didn't know some of the titles." i love that phrase "so many songs". it suggests that there may still be more in the vaults.

      from: patrick neve (splat@darkwing.uoregon.edu)
the following is reprinted from the biography, "max bennett and the maxx band, polystar recording artist" with permission from max.

fans and followers of contemporary music need no introduction to max bennett.
an internationally known bassist and composer, max has an impressive background and list of credits. the scope of his experience spans from concert touring and recording on albums to composing music for feature films and television as well as being one of the most famous studio musicians of the jazz genre.

max has toured and performed in concert with aretha franklin, ella fitzgerald, joni mitchell, peggy lee, and michele legrande. max's many years of working in the studios have given him the opportunity to excercise his affinity for rock 'n' roll, blues, jazz and funk. the list of outstanding artists with whom max has recorded includes barbara streisand, frank sinatra, quincy jones, kenny rogers, the beach boys, janis joplin, frank zappa, carole king, peggy lee, the fifth dimension, paul williams, elvis presley, steely dan, joan baez, and motown greats such as the temptations, the four tops, fats domino, and chuck berry. his association with joni mitchell produced one platinum and two gold albums.
having played with such artists as the crusaders, stan getz, dizzy gillespie, miles davis, lee ritenour, and victor feldman, the band max is most know for is la express. created by max and tom scott along with members joe sample, larry carlton, and john guerin, la express became world renowned on the contemporary jazz scene.
max's television credits include mission impossible, the odd couple, bill cosby, the dukes of hazard, love american style, and hawaii five-o. he also recorded music for over 100 movies including magnum force, dirty harry, bullitt, oh god, and the exorcist.
a talented instrumental and lyric writer, max has composed over 250 songs, any have been recorded by a variety of artists including max.
continuing his work on records, television, and motion pictures. max now spends much of his time composing music to be performed and recorded by the new band which he directs, the maxx band, a contemporary instrumental group consisting of electric keyboards, electric guitar, electric bass, drums, saxophone, and percussion. max's performing and tour band, the maxx band combines some of the finest musicians and session players in the industry.

l.a. jazz scene wrote, "... if max bennett were to be described in one word, the word would be 'inspirational.'" bill kohlhaase, of the los angeles times says, "... bennett is the genuine article himself, having come up through the be-bop circles to become a central figure in the west coast fusion scene as well as one of the area's busiest studio bassists."
the maxx band represents the best in contemporary jazz concepts with the richness of rock and the blending of latin influence. max says, "we think people identify with our strong melodies, rich harmonic structures, and solid beat. it's exciting that so many people enjoy what we love to play!"

     from: max bennett (music@maxbennett.com)
my new band is called "private reserve". by the way, i never ever studied with carol kaye!

there is an interview with max bennett at the debra kadabra page:
http://www.pd.nettuno.it/lama/dk/benuk.htm