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Released
  
1974

Funky Snakefoot (1973)
  
Mind Transplant (1975)

Release date
  
1974

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
44:06

Artist
  
Alphonse Mouzon

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
December 10, 11 & 12, 1973

Similar
  
Alphonse Mouzon albums, Jazz albums

Funky Snakefoot is the second album by American jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon recorded in 1973 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4½ stars stating "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".

Track listing

All compositions by Alphonse Mouzon
  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
  • Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City on December 10, 11 & 12, 1973
  • Personnel

  • Alphonse Mouzon - drums, vocals, synthesizer, tack piano
  • Randy Brecker - trumpet (tracks 1, 5, 7, 9 & 12)
  • Barry Rogers - trombone (tracks 1, 5, 7, 9 & 12)
  • Andy Gadsden - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5, 7, 9 & 12)
  • Harry Whitaker - piano, clavinet
  • Leon Pendarvis - electric piano, organ
  • Richie Resnicoff - guitar
  • Mark Harowitz - pedal steel guitar, banjo
  • Gary King - electric bass
  • Ray Armando - conga, bongo
  • Angel Allende, Steve Berrios - percussion
  • Songs

    1I've Given You My Love4:48
    2You Don't Know How Much I Love You4:46
    3I Gotta Have You2:51

    References

    Funky Snakefoot Wikipedia