Saturday, May 15, 2010

Alphonse Mouzon: Back to Jazz (2010) Originally Released on 1985

Throughout his career, drummer Alphonse Mouzon has been featured in many different settings. Some of his own recordings as a leader have been purposely commercial, but this date (originally released by Pausa and reissued by Mouzon on his Tenacious label) is more jazz-oriented. Most selections feature the fine altoist Doug Norwine (where has he been since?), in a quartet with Mouzon, pianist Jeff Daniels (doubling on synth) and bassist Welton Gite; on many of the numbers, Mouzon and Daniels also utilize synths, and "Peace on Earth" has vocal appearances by the drummer's two children. There is also a brief feature ("Space Commander") for Mouzon's electronic percussion. An interesting set worth picking up.
Tracklist:
01. St. Thomas
02. Time We Love, The
03. Poobli
04. Space Commander
05. Peace on Earth
06. Baker's Daughter, The
07. Just Because of You
08. Step into the Funk - (bonus track)
09. When We Were Young - (bonus track)
10. Hello, I Must Be Going - (bonus track)
Back to Jazz
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