Liberated Brother
- LP
- Artist: Weldon Irvine
- Genre: Jazz
- Release Date: 7/5/2019
Weldon Irvine's debut as a leader remains one of the most fiercely idiosyncratic electric jazz outings of the early '70s. Innovative not only for it's moody, nuanced jazz-funk sensibility, Liberated Brother also translates the uncommonly strong passion of Irvine's political and philosophical views into it's grooves, creating music of rare sincerity and ambition. While the record's first-half features longer, more meditative songs, like the Latin-inspired title tune and "Blues Wel-Don," the second side of Liberated Brother commands the most attention. With sterling contributions from guitarist Tommy Smith, bassist Roland Wilson, and drummer Napoleon Revels-Bey, cuts like "Mr. Clean" and "Sister Sanctified" (later sampled by Boogie Down Productions for the rap classic "My Philosophy") achieve a deeply funky consciousness forged from elements of jazz, soul, and psychedelia; "Juggah Buggah" even features Irvine on Moog synthesizer, further expanding the LP's cosmic reach.
Title: | Liberated Brother |
Genre: | Jazz |
Artist(s): | Weldon Irvine |
Label: | Pure Pleasure |
Attributes: | Remastered |
Release Date: | 7/5/2019 |
Product Type: | LP |
UPC: | 5060149622919 |
Item #: | 2173575X |