Alphonse Mouzon Featuring Herbie Hancock • Freddie Hubbard • Lee Ritenour • Seawind Horns – By All Means (Vinyl LP)

Alphonse Mouzon – By All Means is a jazz-funk album by drummer Alphonse Mouzon, recorded in August 1980 at Studio Sound Recorders in North Hollywood and released in 1981. Mouzon wrote, arranged and produced all five pieces; guests include Herbie Hancock on piano and Fender Rhodes, Lee Ritenour and Paul Jackson Jr. on guitar, Freddie Hubbard (flugelhorn on the title track) and the Seawind Horns led by Jerry Hey. This copy is the 2022 German MPS reissue (cat. no. 0215722MSW), remastered from the original tapes, with insert.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: MPS Records 0215722MSW
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, stereo
• Pressing: German reissue, remastered
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 2022 (original: 1981)
• Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-funk
• Extras: Insert

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU SH265).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Do I Have To? (Alphonse Mouzon)
2. Space Invaders (Alphonse Mouzon)
3. The Next Time We Love (Alphonse Mouzon)

Side B

1. The Jogger (Alphonse Mouzon)
2. By All Means (Alphonse Mouzon)

Personnel

Alphonse Mouzon (drums, percussion, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, vocoder), Herbie Hancock (piano, Fender Rhodes), Lee Ritenour, Paul Jackson Jr. (guitar), Scott Edwards (bass), Freddie Hubbard (flugelhorn on By All Means), Seawind Horns: Jerry Hey (trumpet, flugelhorn), Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams (saxophone, flute). Producer and arranger: Alphonse Mouzon; engineer: Howard Lee Wolen.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The album was first released in 1981. This copy is the 2022 MPS reissue, remastered from the original tapes and pressed in Germany.

Where does Freddie Hubbard play?
Freddie Hubbard plays flugelhorn only on the almost 14-minute title track "By All Means". Herbie Hancock and Lee Ritenour appear on several tracks.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Alphonse Mouzon records?
Yes, for example Alphonse Mouzon – The Man Incognito, Mouzon's Electric Band – Baby Come Back, Joachim Kühn Feat. Alphonse Mouzon – Hip Elegy. More titles are in our Fusion collection.