Early Spring (album)

Early Spring is a studio album by American jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon, produced by Mouzon himself and released in 1988 via Optimism Records.^[1] The album peaked at No. 10 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

Early Spring
Studio album by Alphonse Mouzon
Released	1988
Studio	George Tobin Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California Juniper Recording Studio, Burbank, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:58
Label	Optimism Records
Producer	Alphonse Mouzon
Alphonse Mouzon chronology
Love, Fantasy (1987) Early Spring (1988) As You Wish (1989)

Guest performers

Guest artists on the album include Ronnie Laws and Ernie Watts.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic, in a 3/5-star review, remarked "Drummer Alphonse Mouzon covers a lot of ground on this set, ranging from poppish R&B to straight jazz."^[3]

Tracklisting

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Early Spring"	Alphonse Mouzon	5:14
2.	"Alone in Paris"	Alphonse Mouzon	5:38
3.	"Come Fly with Me"	Alphonse Mouzon	4:03
4.	"We Almost Made It"	Alphonse Mouzon	6:03
5.	"The Lady in Red"	Alphonse Mouzon	4:32
6.	"Seven Steps to Heaven"	Miles Davis, Victor Feldman	4:17
7.	"I Can Give You Love"	Alphonse Mouzon	6:31
8.	"Waterfall"	Alphonse Mouzon	4:02
9.	"By All Means"	Alphonse Mouzon	7:38