Two Headed Freap

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Two Headed Freap | type = Album | artist = Ronnie Foster | cover = The Two Headed Freap.jpg | alt = | released = 1972 | recorded = January 20–21, 1972 | venue = | studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | genre = Jazz-funk<ref>{{cite web |url=https://beatcaffeine.com/100-best-jazz-funk-songs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825081205/https://beatcaffeine.com/100-best-jazz-funk-songs/ |title=BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs |last=Gorton |first=TJ |website=BeatCaffeine |date=July 30, 2018 |archive-date=August 25, 2018 |access-date=September 18, 2021}}</ref> | length = 37:02 | label = Blue Note Records | producer = Dr. George Butler | chronology = Ronnie Foster | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Sweet Revival | next_year = 1972 }}

'''''Two Headed Freap''''' is the debut album by American organist Ronnie Foster, recorded in 1972 and released on the Blue Note label.<ref name="Blue Note discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4300-series/#bst-84382 Blue Note Records discography] accessed January 2, 2010</ref>

== 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".<ref name="Allmusic">Erlewine, S. T. [http://allmusic.com/album/the-two-headed-freap-r138879 Allmusic Review] accessed December 1, 2010</ref> {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''AllMusic'' | rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> }}

The track "Mystic Brew" has been sampled in a number of hip-hop songs, most notably "Electric Relaxation" by A Tribe Called Quest. It has also been covered by musicians including the Vijay Iyer Trio, BadBadNotGood, Kendrick Lamar and Mike Paradinas.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-08-01|title=All the Cooks in This "Mystic Brew": A Critical Analysis of Covers|url=https://nextbop.com/blog/allthecooksinthismysticbrewacriticalanalysisofcovers|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Nextbop|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | total_length = | all_writing = Ronnie Foster except as noted | title1 = Chunky | length1 = 4:50 | title2 = Drowning in the Sea of Love | writer2 = Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | length2 = 4:00 | title3 = The Two-Headed Freap | length3 = 4:19 | title4 = Summer Song | length4 = 5:20 | title5 = Let's Stay Together | writer5 = Al Green, Al Jackson Jr., Willie Mitchell | length5 = 4:50 | title6 = Don't Knock My Love | writer6 = Wilson Pickett, Brad Shapiro | length6 = 4:30 | title7 = Mystic Brew | length7 = 4:13 | title8 = Kentucky Fried Chicken | length8 = 5:00 }}

*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 – jazz guitar *George Duvivier – double bass *Gordon Edwards – bass guitar *Jimmy Johnson – drums *Arthur Jenkins – congas *Wade Marcus – arranger

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== External links == * [http://www.discogs.com/Ronnie-Foster-Two-Headed-Freap/master/204404 Ronnie Foster-The Two Headed Freap at Discogs]

Category:1972 debut albums Category:Ronnie Foster albums Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Category:Albums arranged by Wade Marcus Category:Albums produced by George Butler (record producer) Category:Blue Note Records albums Category:Jazz-funk albums