The Two Headed Freap (album)

The Two Headed Freap is the debut album by American organist Ronnie Foster recorded in 1972 and released on the Blue Note label.

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".

Track listing

 * 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

 * Ronnie Foster - organ
 * Eugene Bianco - harp
 * George Devens - vibes, cabasa, shaker, cowbell
 * Gene Bertoncini - guitar
 * George Duvivier - bass
 * Gordon Edwards - electric bass
 * Jimmy Johnson - drums
 * Arthur Jenkins - conga
 * Wade Marcus - arranger

Samples & Covers

 * 1993 - A Tribe Called Quest sampled "Mystic Brew" on their song "Electric Relaxation" on their 1993 album Midnight Marauders.
 * 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.
 * 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.