New York, February 18, 2014 - Bernie Worrell,
keyboard legend, founding member and essential collaborator / composer /
arranger in George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadelic, has worked with an
extremely diverse array of artists - Talking Heads, Bootsy Collins, The
Rolling Stones, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Black Uhuru, Fela Kuti, Burning
Spear, Pharoah Sanders, Buddy Guy, Sly & The Family Stone, Mos Def,
Albert King, Sly & Robbie, etc. He is among the most influential and
emulated electronic keyboardists in modern music. His synthesizer work
defined 80's and 90's West Coast Hip Hop and is still recognized in the
pop hits of today. Elevation is
his first solo acoustic creation. Intimate, personal, atmospheric and
touching, a humble statement which is both vulnerable and child-like.
Songs and themes appear as flashbacks and memories, some accessible,
some subconscious; they are based on motifs by John Coltrane, Joe
Zawinul, Bob Marley, Carlos Santana, Charles Mingus and others. Featured
are delicate impressions of classic soul music from his own history and
three original ambient soundscapes - all delivered with his signature
hand.
Produced by legendary iconoclast, Bill Laswell, with original artwork by Japan's modern master Shinro Ohtake.
TRACKS
1. In a Silent Way
2. I'd Rather Be With You
3. Alabama
4. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
5. Light On Water
6. Ooh Child
7. Samba Pa Ti
8. Realm of Site
9. I Wanna Go Outside In the Rain
10. Wings
11. Redemption Song
