Funky Snakefoot
{{Short description|Album by Alphonse Mouzon}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Funky Snakefoot
| type = Album
| artist = Alphonse Mouzon
| cover = Funky Snakefoot.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1974
| recorded = December 10, 11 & 12, 1973
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz-funk
| length = 44:06
| label = Blue Note
| producer =
| chronology = Alphonse Mouzon
| prev_title = The Essence of Mystery
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = Mind Transplant
| next_year = 1975
}}
Funky Snakefoot is the second album by American jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon recorded in 1973 and released on the Blue Note label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-bn-la-series/#bn-la-222-g Blue Note Records discography] accessed January 12, 2011
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".Ankeny, J. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/funky-snakefoot-r144405 AllMusic Review] accessed January 12, 2011
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|1|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/149 149]
}}
}}
Track listing
:All compositions by Alphonse Mouzon, except where noted Discogs [https://www.discogs.com/release/16258714-Alphonze-Mouzon-Funky-Snakefoot Alphonze Mouzon – Funky Snakefoot]
- "I've Given You My Love" (Mark Langford) – 4:43
- "You Don't Know How Much I Love You" (Elvena Mouzon) – 4:40
- "I Gotta Have You" – 2:46
- "My Life Is So Blue" (Mark Langford) – 4:37
- "Funky Snakefoot" – 3:45
- "My Little Rosebud" (Elvena Mouzon) – 2:02
- "A Permanent Love" (Elvena Mouzon) – 4:20
- "The Beggar" (Mary Highsmith) – 4:35
- "Oh Yes I Do" (Mark Langford) – 4:35
- "Tara, Tara" (Mary Highsmith) – 3:35
- "Where I'm Drumming From" – 1:20
- "Ism" (Larry Coryell) – 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