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Mind Transplant

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Mind Transplant
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedDecember 4, 5, 6, 9 & 10, 1974
GenreJazz-funk, fusion
Length33:03
LabelBlue Note
ProducerSkip Drinkwater
Alphonse Mouzon chronology
Funky Snakefoot
(1973)
Mind Transplant
(1975)
The Man Incognito
(1976)

Mind Transplant is the third album by American jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon recorded in 1974 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Robert Taylor awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Raw and powerful, the music herein is what made fusion such a viable musical style... Easily one of the best fusion recordings of all time".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Elvena Mouzon
  1. "Mind Transplant" - 4:05
  2. "Snow Bound" - 3:05
  3. "Carbon Dioxide" - 4:38
  4. "Ascorbic Acid" - 3:26
  5. "Happiness Is Loving You" - 4:09
  6. "Some of the Things People Do" - 3:40
  7. "Golden Rainbows" - 6:56
  8. "Nitroglycerin" - 3:04
  • Recorded at Wally Heider Sound Studio III in Los Angeles, California on December 4 (tracks 2, 5 & 7), December 5 (track 6), December 6 (tracks 3 & 8) and December 9 & 10 (tracks 1 & 3), 1974

Personnel

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Produced by Skip Drinkwater Arranged By Alphonse Mouzon

References

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  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 12, 2011
  2. ^ a b Taylor, R. AllMusic Review accessed January 12, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 149. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.