WELDON IRVINE

SINBAD [76]-WELDON IRVINE
RCA　(FIRST PRESS ORIGINAL)
 
＊[ULTRA RARE/MEGA RARE/Trading At A Higher Price！/It does not come out rarely！/It is Amazing Sound Pressure！]
 
RCA三部作のラストを飾る傑作！激レア！人気盤！Don Blackmanのヴォーカルをフィーチャーした、彼の作品の中でも一番ソウル度の高い内容で、Stevie Wonderの"Don't you Worry 'bout a Thing"、Marvin Gayeの"let's get It On"のカヴァーとかも演ってます。他にも究極のメロウ・グルーヴ"I Love You"、スピリチュアルな持ち味全開のミディアム、"Music Is The Key"など聴きどころだらけの大傑作！参加メンバーもDon Blackman（p）をはじめ、Eric Gale（g）、Richard Tee（p）、Cornell Dupree（g）、Gordon Edwards（b）、Chris Parker（ds）、Steve Gadd（ds）といったStuff勢、Michael Brecker（ts）、Randy Brecker（tp）のBrecker兄弟などなかなの豪華メンバー！ RARE GROOVE CLASSICS！！Weldonは2002年にNYで自ら命を絶ってしまった。享年58歳。ご冥福をお祈り致します。
 
Sinbad
Songwriter Weldon Irvine
 
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
Songwriter Stevie Wonder
 
What's Goin' On
Arranged By Gordon Edwards, Weldon Irvine
Songwriter Marvin Gaye
 
I Love You
Arranged By Don Blackman, Weldon Irvine
Songwriter Don Blackman
 
Do Something For Yourself
Songwriter Weldon Irvine
 
Music Is The Key
Written By W. Irvine, T. Smith
 
Here's Where I Came In
Songwriter Weldon Irvine
 
Gospel Feeling
Songwriter Weldon Irvine
 
Backing Vocals Adrienne Albert, Bunny McCullough, Deborah McDuffie
Bass Gordon Edwards
Congas Martin Charles
Drums Chris Parker , Steve Gadd
Engineer Jim Crotty
Guitar Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale
Percussion Napoleon Revels-Bey
Piano [Acoustic] Richard Tee
Piano [Acoustic] Lead Vocals Don Blackman
Producer Mike Lipskin
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor, Keyboards, Synthesizer Weldon Irvine
Saxophone [Alto] George Young
Saxophone [Baritone] Phil Bodner
Saxophone [Tenor] Michael Brecker
Trombone Wayne Andre
Trombone [Bass] Alan Raph
Trumpet Randy Brecker
 
1972: Liberated Brother (Nodlew)
1973: Time Capsule (Nodlew)
1974: Cosmic Vortex (RCA)
1974: In Harmony (Strata-East Records)
1975: Spirit Man (RCA)
1976: Sinbad (RCA)
1979: The Sisters (Saucerman)
1994: Music Is the Key (Luv N Haight)
1995: Keyboards Wild DJ's Smile (Tuff City Records)
1998: Embrace the Positive (Nodlew)
2000: The Amadou Project: The Price of Freedom (Nodlew)
 
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