{"product_id":"weldonirvine-liberatedbrother","title":"Weldon Irvine - Liberated Brother","description":"\u003cp\u003eWeldon 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. - Jason Ankeny \/\/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/liberated-brother-mw0000551109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3x3i8VNRZ3HBSe8cGqQK6f\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: P-Vine Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Reissue\u003cbr\u003eReissue: 2023 \/ Original: 1972\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Soul-Jazz, Funk\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P-Vine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456761766046,"sku":"4995879078266","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/5060149622919.jpg?v=1733906342","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/weldonirvine-liberatedbrother","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}