Showing posts with label Ernie Watts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ernie Watts. Show all posts

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Alphonse Mouzon: The Sky Is The Limit (1996)

This is a perfect mixture of smooth contemporary jazz & soulful funk w. Richard Elliot-sax, Ronnie Laws-sax, Larry Coryell-gtr, Ray Parker Jr.-gtr + 1985
Tracks 9-12 are previously released on THE 11TH HOUSE (LP).
Personnel: Alphonse Mouzon (electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion); Paul Jackson, Jr., Ray Parker, Jr., Torsten de Winkel (guitar, electric guitar); Larry Coryell (electric guitar); Richard Elliot (lyre, tenor saxophone, lyricon); Chris Schneider, Ernie Watts, Christian Schneider, Ronnie Laws (tenor saxophone); Terumasa Hino (cornet, flugelhorn); Geoff Stradling (electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Mike Mandel (electric piano); John Lee, Kai Eckhardt-Karpeh, Nathan East (electric bass); Julia Waters, Maxine Willard Waters (background vocals).
Tracklist:
1. Why Don't You Break It
2. Jean-Pierre
3. Do You Want to Dance?
4. Making Love With You
5. Come and See What I've Got
6. Sky Is the Limit, The
7. Starting All over Again
8. Rock & Roll Waltz, The
9. Don't Break My Funk
10. Old Friends
11. Night for Love
12. One More Time
The Sky Is The Limit
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Alphonse Mouzon: The Survivor (1992)

First class recording, featuring a diverse and interesting line-up of jazz guest stars. Notables such as Lee Ritenour on guitar, Brandon Fields on alto sax, Russ Freeman on acoustic guitar, and many others work together to help Mouzon create a wonderful, joyous celebration of life through jazz. Extremely well recorded, the sound just pops out of the speakers and fills the house.
Tracklist:
01. Games People Play
02. Feeling Good
03. Two Lonely Hearts
04. All That Jazz
05. After the Rain
06. Survivor, The
07. It's Not over Yet
08. Soft and Gentle
09. Anticipation
10. In Hot Pursuit
11. Bedtime Stories
Personnel: Alphonse Mouzon (piano, synthesizer, drums, percussion); Phillip Ingram (vocals); Russ Freeman , Lee Ritenour (guitar, acoustic guitar); Gary Meek (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); George Howard (soprano saxophone); Brandon Fields (alto saxophone); Ernie Watts, Kirk Whalum, Richard Elliot (tenor saxophone); Welton Gite (electric bass); Lynn Fiddmont, Sandra Simmons, Lynne Fiddmont, Portia Griffin (background vocals).