Weldon Irvine Liberated Brother RARE ORIG JAZZ FUNK LP
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Weldon Irvine Liberated Brother LP
Nodlew Music NM 1001 ORIGINAL PRESSING
Record is in VG condition, numerous scuffs, but no severe finger felt scratches, plays with spotty light pops during quiet passages, otherwise, crisp clean sound of this great recording. There is a mild edge warp, causing slight up and down movement of the tonearm, but this does not affect play.
You are now hearing sample cuts of first song on each side.
The jacket has much wear as you can see in the photos, and has 8 inch seam splits on top and bottom.
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 its moody, nuanced jazz-funk sensibility, Liberated Brother also translates the uncommonly strong passion of Irvine's political and philosophical views into its 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.
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