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| 1. | Milestones
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| 2. | Love Fantasy
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| 3. | Your Eyes Are Beautiful
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| 4. | Hello, I Must Be Going
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| 5. | Baby Let Me Do It
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| 6. | Get Down With the Funk
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| 7. | Give It Up
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| 8. | Shake It Baby
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Jazz / Contemporary Jazz
Alphonse Mouzon - Arranger, Bass, Clavinet, Concept, Drums, Executive Producer, Executive Reissue Producer, Fender Rhodes, Mixing, Percussion, Percussion Sampling, Photography, Piano, Piano (Electric), Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background), Wurlitzer
Brandon Fields - Sax (Alto), Saxophone
Carolyn Dennis - Vocals
Jeff Daniel - Piano
Jeffrey Daniel - Piano
Julia Tillman Waters - Vocals (Background)
Maxine Willard Waters - Vocals (Background)
Nathan East - Bass
Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
Ray Parker, Jr. - Guitar
Waters, Julia - Vocals (Background)
Welton Gite - Bass
* Bernie Grundman - Remastering
* Jean-Pierre Mouzon - Executive Producer, Executive Reissue Producer
* Jim Emrich - Engineer, Second Engineer
* Steve Sharp - Engineer, Mixing
With such titles as "Baby Let Me Do It," "Get Down With the Funk" and "Shake It Baby," it is not surprising to find out that much of this date by drummer Alphonse Mouzon is R&B-oriented. Three numbers are dominated by vocals, and Mouzon utilizes electronic percussion in places. However, there are some good alto solos from Brandon Fields, and the band fares well on "Milestones." A mixed bag, originally put out by Optimism and now available as a CD on the drummer's Tenacious label.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Alphonse Mouzon
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Nov 21, 1948 in Charleston, SC
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Crossover Jazz, Fusion, Post-Bop
Several different drummers helped put jazz fusion on the map in the '70s. The one who seems to get most of the credit is Billy Cobham, but others, such as Alphonse Mouzon, contributed quite a bit to the cause as well. Born on November 21, 1948, in Charleston, SC, Mouzon got serious with his drumming in high school, where he studied with both a saxophonist and a drummer. Relocating to New York City in the late '60s to attend college, Mouzon had a hard time deciding between a career in music, drama, or medicine. Music wound up getting the nod by the dawn of the '70s, when Mouzon served as a session drummer on recordings by Tim Hardin (Bird on a Wire), Gil Evans (Gil Evans), Weather Report (Weather Report), Norman Connors (Dance of Magic), John Klemmer (Magic and Movement), and Teruo Nakamura (Unicorn). Mouzon also began issuing solo albums around this time, including such early releases as 1972's The Essence of Mystery and 1973's Funky Snakefoot. But Mouzon decided to take a momentary break from session work to concentrate on being a full-time member of Larry Coryell's Eleventh House, with whom he appeared on several releases with from 1974 through 1975 (Introducing Larry Coryell & the Eleventh House, At Montreux, Level One, etc.). Throughout it all though, Mouzon never stopped issuing solo albums on a regular basis, including arguably his finest solo release, 1974's Mind Transplant, which would have undoubtedly garnered more attention if it wasn't issued so close to Cobham's 1973 classic Spectrum. Mouzon has also collaborated with others from time to time (such as the release Trilogue Live!, credited to Albert Mangelsdorff, Jaco Pastorius, and Mouzon) as well as teamed up from time to time with his old friend Coryell (1977's Back Together Again and also a full Eleventh House reunion during the late '90s). Mouzon isn't limited to just fusion however, as he's proven his versatility by either recording with or performing alongside the likes of Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Patrick Moraz, Tommy Bolin, and Chubby Checker. Additionally, Mouzon has returned sporadically to his other love, acting, including a part alongside Tom Hanks in the 1996 film, That Thing You Do!, and also serves as chairman/CEO for his own record label, Tenacious Records. Mouzon continues to issue albums, and also tours Europe and the U.S. on a regular basis -- leading his own trio, quartet, or quintet.
--- Greg Prato, All Music Guide |
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