Alphonse Mouzon – “Mind Tranplant”
Alphonse Mouzon – “Happiness Is Loving You”
Alphonse Mouzon – “Golden Rainbows”
From “Mind Transplant” : 1974 : Blue Note BN-LA 398-G
This 1974 release from drummer Alphonse Mouzon is an undisputed classic of jazz-rock fusion. Mouzon was a founding member of two fusion monster groups: Weather Report in 1970 and Larry Coryell’s Eleventh House a few years later. Besides Mouzon’s revolutionary and highly influential jazz-rock drumming style, the other star from this session is the guitarist Tommy Bolin (who tragically died only a couple years later) whose guitar is on fire throughout the whole album. A must-own for any fan of jazz fusion when the genre was in its prime.
Players:
Jerry Peters – Electric Piano, Organ
Tommy Bolin – Guitar
Lee Ritenour – Guitar
Jay Graydon – Guitar
Henry Davis – Bass
Alphonse Mouzon – Drums, Vocoder, Synth, Electric Piano, Organ