Slow Traffic to the Right

Slow Traffic to the Right is the second album by jazz woodwind player Bennie Maupin, released in 1977.

Slow Traffic to the Right
Studio album by Bennie Maupin
Released	1977
Recorded	1976-1977
Genre	Jazz-fusion
Length	32:15
Label	Mercury
Producer	Pat Gleeson
Bennie Maupin chronology
The Jewel in the Lotus (1974) Slow Traffic to the Right (1977) Moonscapes (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

1. "It Remains to Be Seen" – 8:01
2. "Eternal Flame" – 4:34
3. "Water Torture" – 4:52
4. "You Know The Deal" (June Monteiro, Kevin Eggel Jackson) - 7:03
5. "Lament" (Onaje Allan Gumbs) - 1:52
6. "Quasar" - 5:53

All compositions by Bennie Maupin except where noted

Personnel

• Bennie Maupin - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxello, piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass clarinet, Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer, background vocals
• Patrice Rushen - acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, clavinet
• Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano (on 5)
• Ralph Armstrong - G3 Gibson bass (except 1,2)
• Paul Jackson - custom bass (on 1,2)
• James Levi - drums
• Blackbird McKnight - electric guitar
• Eddie Henderson - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Craig Kilby - trombone
• Nathan Rubin - concert master, strings
• Pat Gleeson - Oberheim and E-Mu Polyphonic synthesizer

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 133. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.