{"product_id":"weldon-irvine-liberated-brother-lp","title":"Weldon Irvine: Liberated Brother Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=WELDON+IRVINE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWELDON IRVINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, FOR THE UNINITIATED, WAS ONE OF THE GREAT UNSUNG\u003c\/i\u003e talents of modern American music. A talented multi-instrumentalist and composer, he had a musical vision that was unerringly soulful, sincere and funky. \u003cem\u003eLiberated Brother\u003c\/em\u003e was his first album, originally issued on his own Nodlew label ('Weldon' spelled backwards) 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Freddie+Hubbard\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreddie Hubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \"Sister Sanctified,\" reworked by \u003cstrong\u003eStanley Turrentine\u003c\/strong\u003e and notorious as the basis for \u003cstrong\u003eBDP\u003c\/strong\u003e'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 \u003cstrong\u003eTom Browne\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBernard Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDon Blackman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eQ-Tip\u003c\/strong\u003e and other funky folks from the Q-boro). Further proof? Dig \"Homey,\" a laid back groove that sounds like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Augustus+Pablo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugustus Pablo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e jamming with \u003cstrong\u003eClyde Stubblefield\u003c\/strong\u003e in a bordello. Don't sleep on the title track either, a guiro-led latin strut that \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Horace+Silver\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHorace Silver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e murdered on his \u003cem\u003e27th Man\u003c\/em\u003e LP for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=blue+note+jazz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlue Note\u003c\/a\u003e. Faithful reproduction of the original cover, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereissue of digger's favorite Jazz Funk \/ Soul Jazz album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Nodlew Music 1972\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by MonkOne 10\/2008\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Weldon Irvine","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":39892821737562,"sku":"fr-4713","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/weldonirvine-liberatedbrother-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1759286029","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/weldon-irvine-liberated-brother-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}