Weather Report was a multinational jazz-funk/fusion ensemble that released fourteen studio albums between 1971 and 1986 on Columbia. Throughout its existence, the band was co-led by American saxophonist Wayne Shorter and Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul. Numerous rhythm players did stints with the band during its fifteen-year history, most notably drummers Alphonse Mouzon and Narada Michael […]
McCoy Tyner (1938–2020) was an American jazz pianist, active for six decades. He earned his earliest credits on 1960 albums by Curtis Fuller, Freddie Hubbard, and Art Farmer’s Jazztet. During his four-year stint with John Coltrane (1961–65), he cut six titles for Impulse! In 1967, he made his Blue Note debut with The Real McCoy. […]
The Eleventh House was an American jazz-funk-rock supergroup led by guitarist Larry Coryell. They issued a self-titled album in 1974 on Vanguard, followed by the 1975–1976 Arista albums Level One and Aspects. Noted participants included drummer Alphonse Mouzon, keyboardist Mike Mandel, and trumpeters Randy Brecker and Terumasa Hino. Members: Larry Coryell (guitar), Randy Brecker (trumpet, […]
Alphonse Mouzon (Nov. 21, 1948 — Dec. 25, 2016) was an American jazz-rock drummer who started his career with credits on albums by Roy Ayers, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Eugene McDaniels, Bobbi Humphrey, Les McCann, Norman Connors, Doug Carn, and Teruo Nakamura. In 1971, he co-founded the jazz-funk supergroup Weather Report and played on their […]
Temple of Birth is an album by jazz flutist Jeremy Steig, released in 1975 on Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “King Tut Strut” (8:38) A2. “Gale” (2:35) A3. “Ouanga” (7:58) A4. “Mountain Dew Dues” (3:53) B1. “Goose Bumps” (3:56) B2. “Belly Up” (3:16) B3. “Temple of Birth” (2:14) B4. “Shifte-Telle Mama” (9:39) B5. “Rupunzel” (2:51) Credits: Acoustic […]
Level One is the second album by Larry Coryell’s Eleventh House, released in 1975 on Arista. Alphonse Mouzon dominates “Nyctophobia” because his drumming is a “percussive salad” (5:02) that pushes the other musicians to their limits (7:57). Zaragon notes that Mouzon is “constantly pulverizing these bars with these rolls” (2:19) and “kicking up so much […]
Palais Anthology is a one-off album by multinational jazz-rock supergroup Piano Conclave, released in 1975 on MPS. Arranged and directed by Swiss pianist/composer George Gruntz, the project grew out of his earlier 2001 Keys – Piano Conclave album and features most of the same personnel, including pianists Joachim Kühn, Jasper van’t Hof, and Gordon Beck. […]
Mind Transplant is the third album by American jazz-rock drummer Alphonse Mouzon, released in 1975 on Blue Note. Tracklist: A1. “Mind Transplant” (4:03) A2. “Snow Bound” (3:04) A3. “Carbon Dioxide” (4:36) A4. “Ascorbic Acid” (3:24) B1. “Happiness Is Loving You” (4:07) B2. “Some of the Things People Do” (3:38) B3. “Golden Rainbows” (6:52) B4. “Nitroglycerin” […]
Hip Elegy is an album by German jazz-rock keyboardist/composer Joachim Kühn, released in 1976 on MPS. Tracklist: A1. “Seven Sacred Pools” (8:39) A2. “Travelling Love” (7:51) A3. “Bed Stories” (5:26) B1. “Hip Elegy in Kingsize” (8:33) B2. “Santa Cruz” (4:50) B3. “First Frisco” (7:09) Credits: Joachim Kühn — piano, fender rhodes electric piano, synthesizer, arp […]
The Man Incognito is the fourth album by American jazz-funk drummer Alphonse Mouzon, released in 1976 on Blue Note. Tracklist: A1. “Take Your Troubles Away” (5:03) A2. “Snake Walk” (3:49) A3. “Before You Leave” (4:26) A4. “Just Like the Sun” (6:30) B1. “You Are My Dream” (3:30) B2. “New York City” (4:06) B3. “Without a […]
Genesis is the first of two ’70s-era albums by American jazz trumpeter Charles Sullivan, released in 1974 on Strata-East. Tracklist: A1. “Evening Song” (8:22) A2. “Good-Bye Sweet John (In Memory of John Foster: Pianist)” (5:50) A3. “Field Holler” (3:51) B1. “Now I’ll Sleep” (4:32) B2. “Genesis” (17:27) Credits: Alto Saxophone – Sonny Fortune Bass – […]
Funky Snakefoot is the second album by American jazz-rock drummer Alphonse Mouzon, released in 1974 on Blue Note. Tracklist: A1. “I’ve Given You My Love” (4:43) A2. “You Don’t Know How Much I Love You” (4:40) A3. “I Gotta Have You” (2:46) A4. “My Life Is So Blue” (4:37) A5. “Funky Snakefoot” (3:45) A6. “My […]
Virtue is the fifth album by American jazz-rock drummer Alphonse Mouzon, released in 1977 on the German MPS label. Tracklist: A1. “Master Funk” (3:40) A2. “Baker’s Daughter” (5:34) A3. “Come Into My Life” (5:10) A4. “Nyctophobia” (7:00) B1. “Virtue” (8:23) B2. “Poobli” (5:30) B3. “The Mouzon Drum Suite: a) Jazz-Rock Improvisation / b) Out of the Desert […]
Weather Report is the debut album by the namesake multinational jazz-rock ensemble, released in 1971 on CBS/Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “Milky Way” (2:30) A2. “Umbrellas” (3:24) A3. “Seventh Arrow” (5:20) A4. “Orange Lady” (8:40) B1. “Morning Lake” (4:23) B2. “Waterfall” (6:18) B3. “Tears” (3:22) B4. “Eurydice” (5:43) Credits: Joe Zawinul — piano, electric piano Wayne Shorter […]
Sahara is an album by American post-bop pianist McCoy Tyner, released in 1972 on Milestone. The album marked the beginning of his decade-long stretch with the label. Half-sider “Ebony Queen” opens with a bare piano figure in B-flat. From there, the track proceeds to a brisk ensemble section where the sax of Sonny Fortune billows […]
Introducing The Eleventh House With Larry Coryell is the first of three albums by jazz-rock supergroup Eleventh House featuring guitarist Larry Coryell, drummer Alphonse Mouzon, and trumpeter Randy Brecker. The album was released in 1974 on Vanguard Records. Tracklist: A1. “Birdfingers” (3:07) A2. “The Funky Waltz” (5:10) A3. “Low-Lee-Tah” (4:17) A4. “Adam Smasher” (4:30) A5. […]
The Essence of Mystery is the debut solo album by American jazz-rock drummer Alphonse Mouzon, released in 1973 on Blue Note. Tracklist: A1. “The Essence Of Mystery” (4:55) A2. “Funky Finger” (3:40) A3. “Crying Angels” (5:23) A4. “Why Can’t We Make It” (3:27) A5. “Macrobian” (5:14) B1. “Spring Water” (6:27) B2. “Sunflower” (4:27) B3. “Thank […]
