Following stints playing with Weather Report, McCoy Tyner and Wayne Shorter, drummer Alphonse Mouzon released this acclaimed debut album as leader in 1973. Long out of print, The Essence Of Mystery includes nine original songs performed by Mouzon and his band… Some frenetic drumming and good jazz/rock arrangments.
Tracklist:
01 – The Essence Of Mystery
02 – Funky Finger
03 – Crying Angels
04 – Why Can’t We Make It
05 – Macrobian
06 – Spring Water
07 – Sunflower
08 – Thank You Lord
09 – Antonia
Recorded at A&R Studios in New York City on December 13-15, 1972.
Musicians:
Alphonse Mouzon – drums, timpani, tabla, percussion, electric piano, clavinet, mellotron, vocals
Buddy Terry – soprano saxophone
Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone
Larry Willis – piano, electric piano
Buster Williams – bass
Wilbur Bascomb Jr. – electric bass
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