Tracklist

1	The Essence Of Mystery	5:00
2	Funky Finger	3:41
3	Crying Angels	6:23
4	Why Can't We Make It	3:37
5	Macrobian	5:15
6	Spring Water	6:24
7	Sunflower	4:23
8	Thank You Lord	5:04
9	Antonia	4:40

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Blue Note
• Manufactured By – EMI Music Japan Inc
• Recorded At – A&R Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Sonny Fortune
• Arranged By, Conductor, Composed By – Alphonze Mouzon*
• Art Direction, Design [Album] – Mike Salisbury
• Drums, Timpani, Tabla, Percussion, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Mellotron, Vocals – Alphonze Mouzon*
• Electric Bass – Buster Williams, Wilbur Bascomb Jr.*
• Engineer, Mixed By [Remix] – Don Hahn
• Liner Notes – Charlie L. Russell
• Photography By – Dean Brown
• Piano, Electric Piano – Larry Willis
• Producer – George Butler
• Soprano Saxophone – Buddy Terry

Notes

Recorded December 13, 14 & 15, 1972
Recorded at A&R Recording Studio

24bit 192kHz remastering

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 4 988006 552227
• Barcode (String): 4988006552227
• Matrix / Runout: TOCJ-50566 MT 961
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L159
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 28B7
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other (On Disc. Original Blue Note Category): LA059-F

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BN-LA059-F	Alphonze Mouzon*	The Essence Of Mystery ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BN-LA059-F	US	1973
TOCJ-6286	Alphonze Mouzon*	The Essence Of Mystery ‎(CD, Album)	Blue Note	TOCJ-6286	Japan	1998
BN-LA059-F/BST 84 434 K	Alphonze Mouzon*	The Essence Of Mystery ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BN-LA059-F/BST 84 434 K	Germany	1973
BN-LA059-F/BST 84 434 K	Alphonze Mouzon*	The Essence Of Mystery ‎(LP, Album)	Blue Note	BN-LA059-F/BST 84 434 K	Germany	1973

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