The Two Headed Freap
The Two Headed Freap is the debut album by American organist Ronnie Foster recorded in 1972 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Everything on Two Headed Freap is about glitzy groove -- it sounds cinematic, colorful, and funky. It's true that there is little real improvisation here and the songs all have a similar groove, but it's worked well, and the music is ultimately appealing to fans of this genre. Jazz purists -- even soul-jazz purists -- will likely find this music a little monotonous and commercial, but fans of early-'70s funk from Sly Stone to Herbie Hancock will find something of interest here".[2]
Professional ratings |
Review scores |
Source |
Rating |
Allmusic |
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ronnie Foster except as noted.
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 20 (tracks 2 & 5-7) and January 21 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8), 1972.
Personnel
Samples & Covers
- 1993 - A Tribe Called Quest sampled "Mystic Brew" on their song "Electric Relaxation" on their 1993 album Midnight Marauders.
- 2003 - Freeway sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Alright" with Allen Anthony on his 2003 album Philadelphia Freeway.
- 2003 - Madlib sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Mystic Bounce" on his 2003 Blue Note Records remixes album Shades of Blue.
- 2009 - Vijay Iyer covered "Mystic Brew" on his 2009 album Historicity.
- 2011 - Childish Gambino sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Girls Look Better" as a bonus track on his 2011 compilation mixtape "I Do Not Talk".
- 2012 - Jeremih sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Keep It Moving" with Marcus Fresh on his 2012 mixtape Late Nights with Jeremih.
- 2013 - J.Cole sampled "Mystic Brew" on his song "Forbidden Fruit" with Kendrick Lamar on his 2013 album Born Sinner.
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