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| 1. | Sure Nuff
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| 2. | Thinking of You
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| 3. | Obsession
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| 4. | Straight from My Heart
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| 5. | It's Now or Never
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| 6. | As You Wish
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| 7. | If Tomorrow Comes
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| 8. | A Night for Love
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| 9. | Poobli
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| 10. | One More Time
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| 11. | Give the Drummer Some
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| 12. | I Remember Spain
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Jazz / Contemporary Jazz
Alphonse Mouzon - , Arranger, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Bells, Brass, Castanets, Cymbals, Digital Drums, Drums, Executive Producer, Fretless Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Mixing, Percussion, Piano, Producer, String Section, Strings
Final Notice
Gary Meek - Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Joachim Becker - Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Piano (Electric)
Michael Schurman - Bass, Bass (Electric)
* Adam Backhausen - Design
* Allison Anne Mouzon - Executive Producer
* Bernie Grundman - Mastering
* Dave DiMartino - Liner Notes
* Gerd Rautenbach - Engineer
* Jean-Pierre Mouzon - Executive Producer
* Justus Liebich - Engineer, Mixing
* Rolf Lammers - Engineer
When it comes to transforming a merely entertaining sound into an explosive experience, many of today's sax players could take punch lessons from underrated multi-sax ace Gary Meek. Meek turns Alphonse Mouzon's supreme happy jazz extravaganza As You Wish into a compelling listen by infusing even the most fluffy ear candy with artsy edges which dash around unpredictably over the generally simple melodic soundscapes Mouzon creates. Originally released in 1989, the collection ambles amiably along a certain safe pathway, when suddenly Meek comes out of nowhere to work his tenor and soprano magic. On later tracks, multi-instrumentalist Mouzon takes a few chances himself, getting away from the strictly synthesized fare with organic blues grooves and room for jazzy solos by pianist Joachim Becker and bassist Michael Schurmann. A brilliant drummer, Mouzon hits the mark best when playing live skins (hear an earful on the lengthy solo "Give the Drummer Some"). He should be given credit for creative electronic work, however, especially on the atmospheric Latin-tinged closer, "I Remember Spain." Mouzon is often criticized for sacrificing art for airplay. Here, he achieves the ultimate balance.
--- Jonathan Widran, 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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