Mind Transplant
| Mind Transplant | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | December 4, 5, 6, 9 & 10, 1974 | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, fusion | |||
| Length | 33:03 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Skip Drinkwater | |||
| Alphonse Mouzon chronology | ||||
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Mind Transplant is the third album by American jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon recorded in 1974 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Robert Taylor awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Raw and powerful, the music herein is what made fusion such a viable musical style... Easily one of the best fusion recordings of all time".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Elvena Mouzon
- "Mind Transplant" - 4:05
- "Snow Bound" - 3:05
- "Carbon Dioxide" - 4:38
- "Ascorbic Acid" - 3:26
- "Happiness Is Loving You" - 4:09
- "Some of the Things People Do" - 3:40
- "Golden Rainbows" - 6:56
- "Nitroglycerin" - 3:04
- Recorded at Wally Heider Sound Studio III in Los Angeles, California on December 4 (tracks 2, 5 & 7), December 5 (track 6), December 6 (tracks 3 & 8) and December 9 & 10 (tracks 1 & 3), 1974
Personnel
[edit]- Alphonse Mouzon - drums, vocals, synthesizer, electric piano, organ, arranger, conductor
- Jerry Peters - electric piano, organ
- Tommy Bolin, Lee Ritenour - guitar
- Jay Graydon - guitar, voice bag on "Snow Bound", programming
- Henry Davis - electric bass
Produced by Skip Drinkwater Arranged By Alphonse Mouzon
References
[edit]- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 12, 2011
- ^ a b Taylor, R. AllMusic Review accessed January 12, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 149. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
