Early Spring | ||||
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Released | 1988 | |||
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:58 | |||
Label | Optimism Records | |||
Producer | Alphonse Mouzon | |||
Alphonse Mouzon chronology | ||||
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Early Spring is a studio album by American jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon, produced by Mouzon himself and released in 1988 via Optimism Records. [1] The album peaked at No. 10 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [2]
Guest artists on the album include Ronnie Laws and Ernie Watts. [1]
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Scott Yanow of Allmusic, in a 3/5-star review, remarked "Drummer Alphonse Mouzon covers a lot of ground on this set, ranging from poppish R&B to straight jazz." [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Early Spring" | Alphonse Mouzon | 5:14 |
2. | "Alone in Paris" | Alphonse Mouzon | 5:38 |
3. | "Come Fly with Me" | Alphonse Mouzon | 4:03 |
4. | "We Almost Made It" | Alphonse Mouzon | 6:03 |
5. | "The Lady in Red" | Alphonse Mouzon | 4:32 |
6. | "Seven Steps to Heaven" | Miles Davis, Victor Feldman | 4:17 |
7. | "I Can Give You Love" | Alphonse Mouzon | 6:31 |
8. | "Waterfall" | Alphonse Mouzon | 4:02 |
9. | "By All Means" | Alphonse Mouzon | 7:38 |