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The Two Headed Freap

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Released
  
1972

The Two Headed Freap (1972)
  
Sweet Revival (1972)

Release date
  
1972

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
37:02

Artist
  
Ronnie Foster

Producer
  
George Butler

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
January 20 & 21, 1972 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Similar
  
On the Avenue, Cheshire Cat, Sweet Revival, Shades of Blue, Midnight Marauders

Ronnie foster the two headed freap


The Two Headed Freap is the debut album by American organist Ronnie Foster recorded in 1972 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Everything on Two Headed Freap is about glitzy groove -- it sounds cinematic, colorful, and funky. It's true that there is little real improvisation here and the songs all have a similar groove, but it's worked well, and the music is ultimately appealing to fans of this genre. Jazz purists -- even soul-jazz purists -- will likely find this music a little monotonous and commercial, but fans of early-'70s funk from Sly Stone to Herbie Hancock will find something of interest here".

Track listing

All tracks written by Ronnie Foster except as noted.

  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 20 (tracks 2 & 5-7) and January 21 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8), 1972.

    • Personnel

  • Ronnie Foster - organ
  • Eugene Bianco - harp
  • George Devens - vibes, cabasa, shaker, cowbell
  • Gene Bertoncini - guitar
  • George Duvivier - bass
  • Gordon Edwards - electric bass
  • Jimmy Johnson - drums
  • Arthur Jenkins - conga
  • Wade Marcus - arranger

    • Samples & Covers

  • 1993 - A Tribe Called Quest sampled "Mystic Brew" on their song "Electric Relaxation" on their 1993 album Midnight Marauders.
  • 2003 - Freeway sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Alright" with Allen Anthony on his 2003 album Philadelphia Freeway.
  • 2003 - Madlib sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Mystic Bounce" on his 2003 Blue Note Records remixes album Shades of Blue.
  • 2009 - Vijay Iyer covered "Mystic Brew" on his 2009 album Historicity.
  • 2009 - DJ Cam covered "Mystic Brew" on his album "Inflammable." The rendition is known as "Mystic View".
  • 2011 - Childish Gambino sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Girls Look Better" as a bonus track on his 2011 compilation mixtape "I Do Not Talk".
  • 2012 - Jeremih sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Keep It Moving" with Marcus Fresh on his 2012 mixtape Late Nights with Jeremih.
  • 2013 - J. Cole sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Forbidden Fruit" with Kendrick Lamar on his 2013 album Born Sinner.

    • Songs

    1Chunky4:53
    2Drowning in the Sea of Love4:07
    3The Two-Headed Freap4:22

    References

    The Two Headed Freap Wikipedia
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