27/09/2023

Alphonse Mouzon "The Sky Is The Limit" (1985) -Smooth Jazz / Smooth Soul-



Label : Pausa Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - Why Don't You Break It (Alphonse Mouzon)
02 - Jean-Pierre (Alphonse Mouzon)
03 - Do You Wanna Dance (Alphonse Mouzon)
04 - Making Love With You (Alphonse Mouzon)

Side Two

01 - Come And See What I've Got (Alphonse Mouzon)
02 - The Sky Is The Limit (Alphonse Mouzon)
03 - Starting All Over Again (Alphonse Mouzon)
04 - The Rock 'N' Roll Waltz (Alphonse Mouzon)


Written, Arranged & Produced by Alphonse Mouzon for Mouzon Production Company
Executive Producer : Linda Ledesma-Mouzon
Recorded at :
Wide Track Studio, Sherman Oaks, CA
Engineer : Dennis Parker
Studio Sound Recorder, North Hollywood, CA
Engineer : Allan Hirschberg
Additional Recording at :
Ameraycan Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Can Am Studio, Reseda, CA
Magic Wand Studio, Burbank, CA
Bitton Studio, Frankfort, Germany
Side One : Tracks 01, 02 & 03 / Side Two : Track 02 Mixed by Alphonse Mouzon & Dennis Parker (Wide Track Studio, Sherman Oaks, CA)
Side One : Track 4 / Side Two : Tracks 01, 03 & 04 Mixed by Alphonse Mouzon & Allan Hirschberg (Studio Sound Recorder, North Hollywood, CA)
Mastering by Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA


Side One

01 - Why Don't You Break It

Alphonse Mouzon : OBX-A Synthesizer, Arp Synthesizer Bass, Vocoder, DMX Drum Computer, Simmons Drums, Syncussion, Percussion

02 - Jean-Pierre

Alphonse Mouzon : Acoustic Piano, Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer, Arp Synthesizer Bass, DMX Drum Computer, Linn Drum Computer
Richard Elliot : Tenor Sax

03 - Do You Wanna Dance

Alphonse Mouzon : OBX-A Synthesizer, Prophet 5 Synthesizer, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Arp Pro Soloist Synthesizer, Sonor Drums, DMX Drum Computer, Syncussion
Richard Elliot : Lyricon
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Maxine Willard Waters : Background vocals
Julia Tillman Waters : Background vocals

04 - Making Love With You

Alphonse Mouzon : OBX-A Synthesizer, Sonor Drums, Percussion
Ernie Watts : Tenor Sax
Torsten de Winkel : Guitar
Geoff Stradling : Prophet 5 Synthesizer, Arp Chroma Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes Bass
Kal Eckart-Keppah : Bass

Side Two

01 - Come And See What I've Got

Alphonse Mouzon : OBX-A Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes Piano, Arp Synthesizer Bass, Sonor Drums, Linn Drum Computer
Ronnie Laws : Tenor Sax
Ray Parker Jr. :  Guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

02 - The Sky Is The Limit

Alphonse Mouzon : OBX-A Synthesizer, Prophet 5 Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes Piano, DMX Drum Computer, Linn Drum Computer ; Sonor Drums
Richard Elliot : Tenor Sax, Lyricon
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass

03 - Starting All Over Again

Alphonse Mouzon : Sonor Drums, Percussion
Torsten de Winkel : Guitar
Geoff Stradling : Prophet 5 Synthesizer, Arp Chroma Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes Piano
Kal Eckart-Keppah : Bass
Chris Schneider : Tenor Sax

04 - The Rock 'N' Roll Waltz 

Alphonse Mouzon : OBX-A Synthesizer, Simmons Drums, Sonor Drums
Torsten de Winkel : Guitar
Geoff Stradling Prophet 5 Synthesizer, Arp Chroma Synthesizer
Kal Eckart-Keppah : Bass
Chris Schneider Tenor Sax