Mind Transplant

• Artist: Alphonse Mouzon
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• Release Date: 1975
• Type: Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Drummers Alphonse Mouzon and Billy Cobham led almost parallel careers during the 1970s and helped to raise the bar by which all subsequent drummers were to be judged. They were both in legendary fusion bands (Mouzon in Weather Report and Larry Coryell's Eleventh House and Cobham in Dreams and the Mahavishnu Orchestra), both led their own successful bands, both reinvented jazz-rock drumming, and both released one classic, genre-defining recording. Cobham's classic was Spectrum, a recording that is regularly considered as one of the genre's best. This, Mind Transplant, is Mouzon's classic recording that is often hailed as "Spectrum II." The common thread, besides the aggressive drumming, is guitarist Tommy Bolin. Where Cobham used Bolin's aggressive playing as a counterpoint to Jan Hammer, Mouzon features the guitarist as the primary attraction. The tunes themselves may not be as memorable as, say, "Red Baron" or "Stratus," but the playing is no less inspired. Mouzon and Bolin are a natural fit and push themselves to levels of creativity and skill that few can attain. Raw and powerful, the music herein is what made fusion such a viable musical style. This recording has never been as popular as Spectrum, but was finally released on CD in 1993 with the addition of the 15-minute jam session "The Real Thing." Easily one of the best fusion recordings of all time. ~ Robert Taylor, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Mind Transplant	Alphonse Mouzon	Alphonse Mouzon	(4:05)
Snow Bound	Alphonse Mouzon	Alphonse Mouzon	(3:05)
Carbon Dioxide	Alphonse Mouzon	Alphonse Mouzon	(4:38)
Ascorbic Acid	Alphonse Mouzon	Alphonse Mouzon	(3:26)
Happiness Is Loving You	Alphonse Mouzon	Alphonse Mouzon	(4:09)
Some of the Things People Do	Alphonse Mouzon	Alphonse Mouzon	(3:40)
Golden Rainbows	Alphonse Mouzon	Alphonse Mouzon	(6:56)
Nitroglycerine	Alphonse Mouzon	Alphonse Mouzon	(3:04)

Credits

Jerry Peters (Soloist), Alphonse Mouzon (Synthesizer), Alphonse Mouzon (Drums), Jerry Peters (Fender Rhodes), Bob Cato (Art Direction), Jay Graydon (Synthesizer), Alphonse Mouzon (Vocals), George Horn (Mastering), Alphonse Mouzon (Keyboards), Lee Ritenour (Guitar), Skip Drinkwater (Producer), Dr. George Butler (Executive Producer), Alphonse Mouzon (Conductor), Jay Graydon (Guitar), Alphonse Mouzon (Farfisa Organ), Henry Davis (Bass), Gary Lubow (Assistant Engineer), Elvena Mouzon (Composer), David Coffin (Assistant Engineer), Lloyd Ziff (Art Direction), Tommy Bolin (Guitar), Doug Metzler (Photography), Alphonse Mouzon (Arp 2600), Alphonse Mouzon (Producer), Lee Ritenour (Soloist), Alphonse Mouzon (Arranger), Alphonse Mouzon (Fender Rhodes), Alphonse Mouzon (Soloist), Jerry Peters (Organ (Hammond)), Jerry Peters (Piano (Electric)), Henry E. Davis (Bass), Tommy Bolin (Soloist), Jerry Peters (Keyboards), Ria Lewerke (Design), Jerry Peters (Organ), Fred Catero (Engineer)