Alphonse Mouzon Morning Sun 1981 Nfl

Megadrummer and percussionist recorded, his lone date for Germany's MPS, in 1976, and the label issued it in 1977. As far as fusion records go, these were not particularly good years, but is an example of the very best of what electric jazz had to offer at the time. Was half of a pair of drummers who defined the fusion era - the other was. Beginning with his tenure in the with guitarist, and carrying it over into his work with and, and, to name a few, is, in his way, one of those defining drummers; a musician who carried his own musical vision into both electric and acoustic jazz and was too mercurial to be pinned down by either, though he is perhaps too often panned in by critics as strictly a fusion drummer. The band on is stellar.

• Alphonse Mouzon Morning Sun 1981 Nfl Draft

For starters, the great saxophonist is in the house, as is former keyboardist (who also recorded solo for MPS, see ), and bassist/arranger, who has worked with everyone from the to,. The set is comprised entirely of originals, beginning with the monster 'Master Funk' that lays down the grooves without apology, but keeps both improvisation and spontaneity alive throughout. The basslines by are viral, and 's work on alto creates a sense of drama in the melody as 's breaks and 's keyboards lay down the clacking, bottom-heavy funk. 'Baker's Daughter' is one of the most impressive electric jazz tracks of the '70s. Its taut structure introduced by the spaciousness of and on soprano offers a languid melody that quickly gets built into an exploratory, knotty jam that, for all its instrumental acumen, never loses sight of the emotion and sense of flow in the melody. 'Nyctophobia' is a tune that was originally recorded with the, but the version here, even without 's scorching guitar, is superior because of its clean, sharp tempo changes and seamless sense of movement. The many angles in the composition are glided over by the tautness of this rhythm section, with executing some very impressive solo playing, moving all over the driving, multi-tracked keyboards that act as another percussion instrument.

The title track is the longest here; it carries within it the very spirit of 's search and ascent. While and drop through one set of fusion clusters and funky maneuvers after another, pushes the beat until it disappears into pure rhythm and solos with a fantastic, modal sense of harmonic invention. Produced by the great, is, despite being almost totally unknown in the United States, one of the great albums of electric jazz and perhaps 's finest and most inspired moment as a leader. The set has been available in Japan in the past, but SPV and MPS Germany have found a way to issue great sounding Japanese mastered CDs for a very reasonable price and get them distributed in America.

Chairman/CEO of Tenacious Records, composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist and actor ALPHONSE MOUZON has been composing and producing beautiful music that has captivated and enthralled audiences throughout the world for over two decades.ALPHONSE MOUZON (who is an African American mixed with French and Blackfoot Indian) was born on November 21st in Charleston, South Carolina. He attended Bonds-Wilson High School where he received his early musical training from 9th grade through the 12th grade. While in high school, ALPHONSE took some drum lessons from Charles (T.J.)Garner and played drums in the various bands of saxophonist Lonnie Hamilton with organist Jesse Williams and guitarist Joe Wilson. Following graduation from high school, he moved to New York to study music and drama at New York City College and medicine at Manhattan Medical School. MOUZON took drum lessons from jazz pianist Billy Taylor's drummer Bobby Thomas. While attending college, Alphonse played in the pit band of the Broadway show “PROMISES, PROMISES” after being recommended by Bobby Thomas. MOUZON also worked as a medical technologist at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital after graduating from Manhattan Medical School.

However his medical career was short lived.By 1969 his reputation as a player had spread to such an extent that a medical career was no longer attractive. By the early seventies, he had embarked upon a musical journey that would take him to almost every corner of the world and would establish his reputation as one the most creative musician of the era. In 1975 MOUZON studied acting at The Lee Strausberg Institute for Actors in Hollywood, California. In 1997 he studied acting with Susan Ricketts and in 1998 MOUZON studied advance voice-overs with Don Pitts at California State University of Northridge. ALPHONSE MOUZON musical associations read like a veritable Who's Who of Modern Jazz and Pop Music. His talents cover a broad range of musical disciplines and philosophies.

He was the rhythmic foundation for the far reaching musical explorations of pianist McCoy Tyner. He was a charter member/co-founding member along with the late great Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul, Czechoslovakian bassist Miroslav Vitous, Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira, and legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter, of the group Weather Report. Along with guitarist Larry Coryell, MOUZON was co-founder of The Eleventh House, the seminal fusion band of the seventies.

Alphonse Mouzon Morning Sun 1981 Nfl Draft

The Larry Coryell's Eleventh House reunited after 25 years in July 1998 and toured all over the world featuring Alphonse Mouzon. In 2013 The Eleventh House had another reunion and played several concerts.