Bennie Maupin – Slow Traffic To The Right
Tracklist
| A1 | It Remains To Be Seen | 8:01 | |
| A2 | Eternal Flame | 4:34 | |
| A3 | Water Torture | 4:52 | |
| B1 | You Know The Deal | 7:03 | |
| B2 | Lament | 1:52 | |
| B3 | Quasar | 5:53 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
- Mixed At – Different Fur Studios
- Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
- Published By – Benpin Music
- Published By – Onaje Music Publishing Co.
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
- Manufactured By – Phonogram, Inc.
- Distributed By – Phonodisc, Inc.
Credits
- A&R [Phonogram-Mercury AR] – Denny Rosencrantz
- Arranged By, Conductor – Onaje Allen Gumbs*
- Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxello, Flute, Flute [Alto], Piccolo Flute, Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic], Backing Vocals, Liner Notes – Bennie Maupin
- Clavinet, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Piano – Patrice Rushen
- Concertmaster, Strings – Nathan Rubin
- Design – Desmond Strobel
- Drums – James Levi
- Electric Guitar – Blackbird McKnight*
- Engineer [Recording] – Skip Shimmin
- Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Eddie Henderson
- Lacquer Cut By – Skip*
- Photography By – Jonathan Exley
- Producer, Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic, E-mu Polyphonic], Liner Notes – Pat Gleeson*
- Trombone – Craig Kilby*
Notes
Recorded and mixed at Different Fur, San Francisco.
All compositions Benpin Music (BMI); except B2 Onaje Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
Runouts are etched, except KENDUN stamped.
All compositions Benpin Music (BMI); except B2 Onaje Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
Runouts are etched, except KENDUN stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): T 1 SRM-1-1148-A-7 3 CT KENDUN a CUT BY -SKIP-
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): T 1 SRM-1-1148-B-8 3 CT KENDUN b CUT BY -SKIP-
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): T 1 SRM-1-1148-A-8 CT KENDUN b CUT BY -SKIP-
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): T 1 SRM-1-1148-B-7-CT KENDUN a CUT BY -SKIP-
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): T 1 SRM-1-1148-A-7 3 CT KENDUN a CUT BY -SKIP-
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): T 1 SRM-1-1148-B-8 CT KENDUN b CUT BY -SKIP-
Other Versions (4)
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Slow Traffic To The Right (LP, Album) | Mercury | RJ-7327 | Japan | 1977 | ||
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New Submission
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Slow Traffic To The Right (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Mercury | SRM-1-1148 | US | 1977 | ||
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Slow Traffic To The Right (LP, Album) | Mercury | SRM-1-1148 | US | 1977 | ||
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New Submission
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Slow Traffic To The Right (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g) | UMe | SRM-1-1148, 602475200598 | Worldwide | 2025 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I lucked into a sealed copy of this recently, and boy, this thing smokes. I'll listen to anything Patrice Rushen is on, though. Really glad it's getting a reissue! -
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Edited 7 months agoI bought this without having heard it - I was familiar with the title and the lineup of players, but none of the tunes. Upon listening, I can confirm that this is a ridiculously good fusion LP. Takes the best parts of "Headhunters" and Eddie Henderson's "Heritage" and melds them together. As others have noted, Patrice Rushen stars in her role here, but everyone brought their A-game - Paul Jackson is on fire, Eddie sounds great, and Bennie astounds on four different instruments. The compositions are great, the playing is great, the engineering and mixing is great. I think this is a must-have, and would be a great candidate for a Jazz Dispensary reissue if they were able to obtain the rights. -
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If you are interested in jazz-funk and jazz fusion sound of late 70s, then give it a try. It will not disappoint. Nice movements between more funk rooted sound and fusion sound that escapes strict definitions. Certainly, there is a charm in it. My favorites are "It Remains To Be Seen", and "Water Torture". -
Superb album from 1977, a really interesting time in music. Post Headhunters era with lush production. Every time I listen to this record I hear new things, the line up is awesome and the vibe beautiful. Glad I got this album a while ago as it's expensive to obtain unless you're really lucky. -
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Edited 3 years agoExcellent CD from the original analoque master tapes has arrived also including Moonscapes
Album.
Slow Traffic To The Right / Moonscapes. Vocalion CDSML 8485 -
Hello Community, if you have some news about an eventually repress, please write on this discussion. Thanks everybody
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