Weldon Irvine

• GATEFOLD EDITION

Keyboardist and composer Weldon Irvine is among the most celebrated Jazz-Funk artists of all time. He was Nina Simone’s bandleader for years, and wrote the lyrics for her iconic civil rights anthem “To Be Young, Gifted and Black”. Throughout the 1970s, Irvine released a series of seminal albums full of deep, soulful, funky grooves.

The Sisters is a collection of lost tracks and demos from his late-1970s studio sessions with fellow Jazz-Funk luminary Don Blackman. Featuring the hit single “Morning Sunrise” (later famously sampled on Jay-Z’s “Dear Summer”), the album contains a mix of instrumental and vocal tracks that stand up with the best work in Irvine’s impressive catalog. Courtesy of Nature Sounds, this rare collection is finally back in stock on limited-edition vinyl.

TRACKS & PERSONNEL:

• SIDE A:
• A1. THE SISTERS
• Marcus Miller (bass)
• Poogie Bell (drums)
• Weldon Irvine (piano)
• Jerry Vejmola (tenor sax)
• Tom Browne (trumpet)

• A2. NURSERY RHYME SONG
• Weldon Irvine (backing vocals)
• Poogie Bell (drums)
• Toni Smith (lead vocals)
• Don Blackman (solo piano)
• Al McDowell (piano)

• A3. THINK I'LL STAY A WHILE
• Weldon Irvine (backing vocals)
• Marcus Miller (bass)
• Poogie Bell (drums)
• Guitar – Bobby Broom
• Toni Smith (lead vocals)
• Weldon Irvine (piano)

• A4. MISTY DAWN
• Marcus Miller (bass)
• Billy King (percussion)
• Weldon Irvine (piano)

• A5. MORNING SUNRISE
• Marcus Miller (bass)
• Omar Hakim (drums, backing vocals)
• Don Blackman (electric piano, lead vocals)
• Bobby Broom (guitrar, backing vocals)
• Weldon Irvine (piano)
• Jerry Vejmola (tenor sax)
• Tom Browne (trumpet)

• SIDE B
• B1. SHOPPING
• Marcus Miller (bass)
• Poogie Bell (drums)
• Billy King (percussion)

• B2. IT'S FUNKY
• Desire White (backing vocals)
• Poogie Bell (drums)
• Don Blackman (keyboars, lead vocals)
• Poogie Bell, Howie Grate, Weldon Irvine (background voices)

• B3. SEXY EYES
• Jerry Brooks (bass)
• Camille Gainer (drums)
• Peggy Alston (lead vocals)
• Weldon Irvine (piano)
• Keith Stephens (synthesizer)

• B4. EGYPT
• Marcus Miller (bass)
• Bobby Broom (guitar)
• Poogie Bell (percussion)
• Weldon Irvine (piano)

• B5. HEARD IT ALL BEFORE
• Marcus Miller (bass, piano)
• Poogie Bell (drums)
• Billy King (percussion)
• Weldon Irvine (piano)
• Tom Browne (trumpet)

• B6. BLUE IN GREEN
• Danny Walsh (alto sax)
• Jerry Brooks (bass)
• Greg Latty (drums)
• Marvin Home (guitar)
• Weldon Irvine (organ)
• Victor Y. SeeYuen (percussion)