The Eleventh House With Larry Coryell - Introducing The Eleventh House

Year : 1974

Label: Vanguard

Genre : Jazz

Style : Jazz Rock, Jazz Funk, Fusion

Debut album introducing the new band of Larry Coryell, the jazz fusion group "The Eleventh House" featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker, pianist Mike Mandel, bassist Danny Trifan & drummer Alphonse Mouzon. During their short-lived career, the group released three others albums before split, "Level One" in 1975 and "Aspects" in 1976, plus live recording "At Montreux" performed in 1974. Titles include the demonstrative guitar solo "Gratitude 'A So Low" performed by Larry Coryell, the heavy rock "Ism-Ejercicio", the funky "Right On Y'all", "The Funky Waltz" composed by Alphonse Mouzon, "Adam Smasher" & "Joy Ride" by Mike Mandel.

Eugene Mc Daniels - Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse

Year : 1971

Label : Atlantic

Genre : Jazz, Soul

Style : Jazz Rock, Psychedelic Soul

One of the most sampled album of all the time, recorded by Eugene Mc Daniels, a jazz/soul singer actives since the sixties who released his first smash hit single "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" in 1961. Directed and arranged by Harry Whitaker featuring Miroslav Vitous & Alphonse Mouzon from Weather Report, "Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse" is a soul/jazz album including elements of american counterculture with conscious lyrics, folk rock and psychedelic music. The whole album was a tremendous basis material for Hip-Hop samples during the nineties such as "Headless Heroes" (sampled by Beastie Boys on "Get It Together", Pete Rock & CL Smooth on "Soul Brother #1", Eric B. & Rakim on "Pass The Hand Grenade"), "Jagger The Dagger" (A Tribe Called Quest on "Bonita Applebum", "After Hours") or "Freedom Death Dance" (Pete Rock & CL Smooth on "Act Like You Know"). "Headless Heroes" was selected for the Atlantic Records compilation "Right On! (Break beats and grooves from the Atlantic and Warner vaults 1967-1975)" released in 1999.

MUSICIANS : Eugene McDaniels - lead vocal  - Carla Cargill - chorus, vocal - Harry Whitaker - electric piano - Gary King - electric bass - Miroslav Vitous - acoustic bass - Alphonse Mouzon - drums - Richie Resnikoff - guitar

Teruo Nakamura - Unicorn

Year : 1973
Label : Three Blind Mice
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Fusion

Debut album of japanese bassist Teruo Nakamura, recorded in New York City and released on the legendary japanese 70s Jazz label, TBM (Three Blind Mice). "Unicorn" was recorded with some of the best American fusion musicians including drummers Lenny White from Return To Forever &  Alphonse Mouzon from Weather Report, saxophonist Steve Grossman. Titles includes "Understanding" & "Umma Be Me" featuring Sandy Hewitt on vocals, the Jazz standard of John Coltrane "Some Other Blues", "New Moon" composed by Steve Grossman, the Latin tune "Derrick's Dance" by John Miller and the original composition of Teruo, "Unicorn Lady". All tracks arranged by Teruo Nakamura.

MUSICIANS : Teruo Nakamura - bass - Steve Grossman - soprano & tenor saxophone - Charles Sullivan - trumpet - Alphonse Mouzon & Lenny White - drums - Hubert Eaves III & George Cables - piano, electric piano - Keiji Kishida & Ronald Jackson - percussion - Alvern Bunn - congas - John Miller - piano - Sandy Hewitt -vocals

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