This is his 7th album, released after being released on RCA and Strata-East, and now on his own label, Nodlew.
A classic crossover jazz album released in 1989, featuring sessions held in the '80s as well as some rare recordings, including the earliest recordings featuring Steve Grossman!
This is an acoustic jazz album that shows Weldon Irvine's pride as a pianist, sometimes aggressively playing and sometimes showing off a graceful touch, starting with his own label Nodlew, and then building up his career with RCA and Strata-East. It includes sessions from the 1980s such as "Music Is The Key" (M1), a famous song from the RCA era's masterpiece "Sinbad" with Don Blackman's vocals, updated to a mellow soul number with a new female vocal, and "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (M6), a crossover jazz number featuring Tom Browne, who is famous for his collaboration with Sonny Fortune, on trumpet. It also includes very rare recordings such as "Mr. PC" (M5), an early recording from 1968, featuring Steve Grossman (T.Sax) and Lenny White (Drums), who were also active in Miles Davis' band! Latest remastering in 2023.
A:
1)
Music Is The Key
2)
Cordero
3)
Leaves
4)
Kundabuffer
5)
Mr. P.C.
B:
1)
Have You Met Miss Jones?
2)
We Can Try Again
3)
Blues For Spike
Guitar - Bobby Broom (A1)
Trumpet - Tom Browne (B1)
Vocals - Marisa Francesca Turner
Producer - Weldon Irvine
Piano - Weldon
Drums - Lenny White (A5)
Clavinet, Electric Piano [Rhodes Piano], Guitar, Arranged By - Marcus Miller (A1)
Electric Bass - Marcus Miller (A1, B1)
Engineer [Platinum Factory] - Tom Weber
Engineer [Rawlston Recording Studio] - Tom Weber
Engineer [Platinum Factory / Recording] - Jon Evans (B2)
Drums - Charles "Poogie" Bell (A1)
Tenor Saxophone - Steve Grossman (A5)
Acoustic Bass - Clint Houston (A5)
Flugelhorn - Preston Williams (A5)
Bass - Kirk Lyons (A3)
Bass - Jerry Brooks (A2)
Electric Bass - Jerry Brooks (A4)
Vibraphone [Vibes] - Bryan Carrott (B2)
Engineer [Platinum Factory / Mixing] - Kevin Anthony "Chic"
Engineer [Vocal Overdub & Mixing] - Kevin Anthony "Chic"
Alto Saxophone - Ed Jackson (A2)
Acoustic Bass - Marcus McLaurine (B2)
Drums - Bobby Battle (B1)
Engineer [Upsurge Studio] - Tom Di Pietro (A5)
Engineer [Platinum Factory / Assistance] - John Juliano, Jr. (a.k.a. "Pino")
