ALPHONSE MOUZON — Funky Snakefoot (1973-2006) RM | BNLA Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Although Alphonse Mouzon is celebrated largely for his drumming skills, the brilliant Funky Snakefoot is first and foremost a showcase for his keyboard prowess. Galvanized by its thick, greasy Arp, Moog, and organ solos, the album recalls Blue Note contemporaries like Gene Harris, albeit augmented by Mouzon's monster rhythms. Add his ragged-but-right vocals to the mix and Funky Snakefoot veers closer to mainstream R&B than virtually anything else the label ever released, but there's no denying the ferocity or virtuosity of this music. Mouzon's remarkable interplay with fellow keyboardists Harry Whitaker and Leon Pendarvis boasts a harmonic complexity that belongs solely to jazz, and the sheer vitality of cuts like "You Don't Know How Much I Love You" and "Where I'm Drumming From" is undeniable. Jason Ankeny
Tracklist :
1    I've Given You My Love    4:43
2    You Don't Know How Much I Love You    4:40
3    I Gotta Have You    2:46
4    My Life Is So Blue    4:37
5    Funky Snakefoot    3:45
6    My Little Rosebud    2:02
7    A Permanent Love    4:20
8    The Beggar    4:35
9    Oh Yes I Do    4:35
10    Tara, Tara    3:35
11    Where I'm Drumming From    1:20
12    Ism    3:08
Credits :
Bass – Gary King (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 12)
Clavinet – Harry Whitaker (tracks: 3, 5, 10)
Congas, Bongos – Ray Armando (tracks: 1, 2, 7)
Drums – Alphonze Mouzon
Electric Piano – Leon Pendarvis (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
Electric Piano, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Mike Mandel (tracks: 3, 12)
Guitar – Richie Resnicoff (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
Organ – Alphonze Mouzon (tracks: 9), Leon Pendarvis (tracks: 9, 10)
Pedal Steel Guitar, Banjo – Mark Harowitz (tracks: 6)
Percussion – Angel Allende (tracks: 1), Steve Berrios (tracks: 1)
Piano – Harry Whitaker (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6 to 9), Leon Pendarvis (tracks: 3, 5)
Piano [Tack] – Alphonze Mouzon (tracks: 1)
Saxophone – Andy Gadsden (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 9, 12)
Synthesizer – Alphonze Mouzon (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 to 10)
Trombone – Barry Rogers (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 9, 12)
Trumpet – Randy Brecker (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 9, 12)
Vocals – Alphonze Mouzon (tracks: 2 to 4, 7 to 10)