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Weldon Irvine
Liberated Brother
A1
Liberated Brother
6:25
A2
Here's Where I Came In
6:35
A3
Blues Wel-Don
8:25
B1
Mr. Clean
5:25
B2
Gloria
4:00
B3
Homey
4:30
B4
Juggah Buggah
4:35
B5
Sister Sanctified
3:15
Nodlew Music (NM-1001)
Nodlew Music (1001)
Release date: Jun 14, 2019, UK
180 gram LP - Re-mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London
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.