Weldon Irvine: Liberated Brother Vinyl LP - PRE-ORDER

Vendor: Weldon Irvine Type: _music-FUNK Price: 34.95

Pre-Order Notes + Order Instructions This item is scheduled to ship Late June 2019 (subject to change) If you want to order additional items with a pre-order item, please make separate orders (1 order with pre-order item, 1 order with everything else) If there is a delay, we will contact you directly all pre-orders come with Turntable Lab stickers + notepad  WELDON IRVINE, FOR THE UNINITIATED, WAS ONE OF THE GREAT UNSUNG talents of modern American music. A talented multi-instrumentalist and composer, he had a musical vision that was unerringly soulful, sincere and funky. Liberated Brother was his first album, originally issued on his own Nodlew label in 1972 in extremely limited quantities. A showcase for his writing skills, the extremely rare record includes such future standards as "Mr. Clean," famously claimed by Freddie Hubbard, and "Sister Sanctified," reworked by Stanley Turrentine and notorious as the basis for BDP's "My Philosophy." So you get the idea, the guy had serious jazz chops, but as a longtime resident of Queens got down with the Jamaica funk as well (in fact he tutored Tom Browne, Bernard Wright, Don Blackman, Q-Tip and other funky folks from the Q-boro). Further proof? Dig "Homey," a laid back groove that sounds like Augustus Pablo jamming with Clyde Stubblefield in a bordello. Don't sleep on the title track either, a guiro-led latin strut that Horace Silver murdered on his 27th Man LP for Blue Note. Faithful reproduction of the original cover, first reissue in a while with a fresh remaster from Ray Staff at Air Mastering. Recommended. black vinyl pressing (please note: actual pressing color and packaging may differ from mock-up photo) first official vinyl pressing in over 20 years remastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering in London release date: 06/28/19 tracklist: 1. Liberated Brother 2. Here’s Where I Came In 3. Blues Wel-Don 4. Mr.Clean 5. Gloria 6. Homey 7. Juggah Buggah 8. Sister Sanctified music label: Pure Pleasure 2019 reviewed by MonkOne 10/2008

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