Alphonse Mouzon - By All Means - Featuring Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Ritenour, & Seawind Horns
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Alphonse Mouzon - Drums (A1-3, B1-2), Percussion (A1, A3, B1-2), Synthesizer (A1-3, B1-2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Alphonse Mouzon]
Lee Ritenour - Electric Guitar (A1, B1-2), Acoustic Guitar (A3)
Herbie Hancock - Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] (A1, B1), Piano [Acoustic] (A3, B2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Herbie Hancock]
Freddie Hubbard – Flugelhorn (B2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Freddie Hubbard]
Paul Jackson Jr. - Electric Guitar (A1, A3, B1-2)
Kim Hutchcroft - Alto Saxophone (A1, B1), Flute (A1)
Jerry Hey – Flugelhorn (A1, B1), Trumpet (A1, B1)
Larry Williams - Flute (A1), Tenor Saxophone (A1, B1-2)
Scott Edwards – Bass (A3), Electric Bass (B1-2)
Pavel Farkas - Concertmaster (A3)
Larry Tim - Oboe (A3)
Arranged, written and conducted by Alphonse Mouzon
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH
Label : MPS
Original Label : MPS
Recorded at Studio Sound Recorders, Hollywood
Engineered by Howard Lee Wolen
Mixed by Alphonse Mouzon, Howard Lee Wolen
Produced by Alphonse Mouzon
Originally released in 1981
Reissued in May 2022
Tracks:
Side A:
- Do I Have To?
- Space Invaders
- The Next Time We Love
Side B:
- The Jogger
- By All Means
Reviews:
"Several different drummers helped put jazz fusion on the map in the '70s. The one who seems to get most of the credit is Billy Cobham, but Alphonse Mouzon contributed quite a bit to the cause as well. Born on November 21, 1948, in Charleston, South Carolina, Mouzon got serious with his drumming in high school, where he studied with both a saxophonist and a drummer. Relocating to New York City in the late '60s to attend college, Mouzon had a hard time deciding between a career in music, drama, or medicine. Music wound up getting the nod by the dawn of the '70s, when Mouzon served as a session drummer on recordings by Tim Hardin (Bird on a Wire), Gil Evans (Gil Evans), Weather Report (Weather Report), Norman Connors (Dance of Magic), John Klemmer (Magic and Movement), and Teruo Nakamura (Unicorn).
Mouzon began issuing solo albums around this time, including such early releases as 1972's The Essence of Mystery and 1973's Funky Snakefoot. But he decided to take a momentary break from session work to concentrate on being a full-time member of Larry Coryell's Eleventh House, with whom he appeared on several releases from 1974 through 1975 (Introducing the Eleventh House, At Montreux, Level One, etc.).
Throughout it all, Mouzon never stopped issuing solo albums on a regular basis, including arguably his finest solo release, 1974's Mind Transplant, which would have undoubtedly garnered more attention if it wasn't issued so close to Cobham's 1973 classic, Spectrum. Mouzon also collaborated with others from time to time (such as the release Trilogue Live!, credited to Albert Mangelsdorff, Jaco Pastorius, and Mouzon) as well as teaming up with his old friend Coryell (1977's Back Together Again and also a full Eleventh House reunion during the late '90s).
Mouzon wasn't limited to just fusion, however, as he proved his versatility by either recording with or performing alongside the likes of Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Patrick Moraz, Tommy Bolin, and Chubby Checker. Additionally, Mouzon returned sporadically to his other love, acting, including a part alongside Tom Hanks in the 1996 film That Thing You Do!, and also served as chairman/CEO for his own record label, Tenacious Records. Mouzon continued to issue albums, and also toured Europe and the U.S. on a regular basis -- leading his own trio, quartet, or quintet. Diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer in September of 2016, Mouzon struggled with the disease for several months -- and benefited from a crowdfunding effort to pay for treatment -- but finally succumbed to a heart attack on Christmas Day of that year.” AllMusic Artist Biography by Greg Prato
Ratings :
AllMusic : 2 / 5 , Discogs : 3,84 / 5