Cheshire Cat (Ronnie Foster album) explained

Cheshire Cat
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ronnie Foster
Cover:	Cheshire Cat (Ronnie Foster album).jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1975
Recorded:	March 21, 24, 25 & 27, 1975
Studio:	A&R Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	George Benson
Chronology:	Ronnie Foster
Prev Title:	On the Avenue
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Love Satellite
Next Year:	1978

Cheshire Cat is the fourth studio album by American organist Ronnie Foster recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Few records that fall into the soul-jazz genre balance both sides of the equation so carefully or so deftly".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ronnie Foster except as indicated

1. "Like a Child" – 4:57
2. "Tuesday Heartbreak" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:47
3. "Fly Away" – 6:18
4. "Funky Motion" – 8:13
5. "Heartless" – 8:10
6. "Cheshire Cat" – 3:45

• Recorded at A&R Studios in New York City on March 21 (tracks 1 & 4), March 24, 1975 (tracks 5 & 6), March 25, 1975 (track 2), and March 27 (track 3), 1975.

Personnel

• Ronnie Foster – organ, keyboards, vocals
• Joe Beck – guitar
• George Benson – guitar, backing vocals
• William Allen – bass
• Gary King – electric bass
• Dennis Davis – drums
• Mtume – conga, percussion

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-bn-la-series/#bn-la-425-g Blue Note Records discography
2. Ankeney, J. Allmusic Review accessed January 25, 2011