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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]

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

References

1 2 Alphonse Mouzon (1988). Identity (album). Optimism Records.
↑ "Top Contemporary Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard. May 28, 1988. p. 77. Retrieved May 9, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Ronnie Laws: Early Spring". Allmusic. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

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