Two albums by jazz legend Bennie Maupin have just been reissued by (Dutton) Vocalion … "Slow Traffic To The Right" dates from 1977, "Moonscapes" from 1978. Herbie Hancock is nowhere to be seen or heard on these - he's being replaced by Patrice Rushen - but a lot of Maupin's Headhunters bandmates appear …
http://www.benniemaupin.com/
http://www.sdsystems.com/Bennie/bennie4.htm
http://www.benniemaupin.com/pdf/Maupin_Bio.pdf
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http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=22723
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http://jazztimes.com/articles/17994-bennie-maupin-the-rebirth-of
http://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=CDSML8485