Alphonse Mouzon has passed....

http://www.soultracks.com/story-alphonse-mouzon-dies



RIP Alphonse. Thanks for the music !. RIP


Peace, TED

A  sad  day
Alphonse was working on a 11th House tour
but  on a check up  , he  was  told to stay in hospital,
No one like Alphonse.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Mouzon


He will be missed,

his daughter:
[Emma Alexandra Mouzon
Dartmouth
Dear Scott Hopkins, this is Alphonse's daughter Emma Mouzon. My father passed away on Christmas December 25th, 2016. Please make this correction. Thank you.]



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Colin.

Late 1974 - 1975
Skip Drinkwater Produced for Blue Note
this great recording

L to R

Bass - Henry Davis
Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Drums - Alphonse Mouzon
Keyboards - Jerry Peters
Guitar , solos - Tommy Bolin
Guitar , voice bag - Jay Graydon



Utter Bliss


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Colin.

You were great MR Mouzon.I've had the chance to see you in Paris many years ago, the New Morning(Paris) was empty this night but the music was great!R.I.P MR Mouzon.Peace,Stef.

stephane wrote:You were great MR Mouzon.I've had the chance to see you in Paris many years ago, the New Morning(Paris) was empty this night but the music was great!R.I.P MR Mouzon.Peace,Stef.

Sad loss to us all.

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Colin.

Very sad. He was such
the fine player and talent.

He will be missed.

RIP, Alphonse.

P

He was working to the End
He Helped Niki  
and Me.


And Niki helped Alphonse get the USA Blue Note  masters, he told me,
but in 2013  Japan Blue note released all Blue Note  Cat.,
in 24bit CD  Top Quality Upgrade
Even the Live Double LP   with loads of Blue Note Artists
And Alphonse Mouzon  Live with the Young Tim DeHuff on Guitar,
is on  Japan CD   its in 2 CD's separate   Vol1 and Vol2
Volume One starts with Alphonse  Mouzon Band Live   1- 3
then is a Great Live Band of Ronnie Laws    4-7
with  Bobby Lyle on electric Piano
then Donald Byrd Live    final 2 tracks  8-9.

Vol2 CD
is all the   other Artists
like John Lee and Gerry Brown
Earl Klugh etc.

Right after  that he was in Germany (Nov 1976)
recording his Long Drum Solo   (with Africa to jazz-rock and jazz)
both his   2 German CD's  were released in 24bit upgrades,


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Colin

Was not aware of that misfortune. Great musician to remember.

Starts with a Drum solo.


ALPHONSE MOUZON - Drums, Composer
GARY BARTZ - Soprano Saxaphone
STU GOLDBERG - Electric Piano, Moog Synthesizer
WELTON GITE - Electric Bass

A few years back from that
he was using the Fibes Double Bass Drum big kit
on his recording with Tommy Bolin ,
Produced By Skip Drinkwater


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Colin.