Patrice Rushen - 2 LP's from 1974 & 1975

Dusty Groove :
The first 2 albums as a leader from keyboardist Patrice Rushen! Prelusion is a great set from Patrice -- very different than her later R&B work from the 80s! The record's her first, and at the time, Patrice was much more of a jazz artist -- working here with a cool west coast set of players (Joe Henderson on tenor, Hadley Caliman on alto and soprano, and Oscar Brashear on trumpet), playing a range of keyboards, from acoustic and electric piano, to ARP, and clavinet. The tracks are long, and have a wonderfully composed soul jazz vibe -- feeling a heck of a lot like work on labels like Strata East, deeply dipping into a soulful bag that's solid and real, with no fakery or tricks to make the mood happen. Includes "Traverse", "Shortie's Portion", "7/73", and "Haw Right Now". Before The Dawn has Patrice working in a groove that's almost like that of Herbie Hancock at the time -- using lots of electric piano, clavinet, and synth to craft some mighty fine jazz funk grooves. The group's a monster assemblage of Fantasy jazz players like Hubert Laws, Lee Ritenour, Hadley Caliman, and Harvey Mason -- and the session crackles with a tight edge that you'll never find in any of Patrice's later work. Tracks are long, with lots of great spacey grooves, and titles include "Razzia", "Before The Dawn", "Kickin Back", and "Jubilation". Note: CD omits the track "Puttered Bopcorn" from Prelusion -- due to space restrictions.


Patrice Rushen - Prelusion

Released:	1974
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Jazz-Funk, Fusion
	Arranged By, Composed By - Patrice Rushen Bass - Tony Dumas Drums - Ndugu* Engineer [Recording] - Eddie Harris , Skip Shimmin Flute, Flute [Alto], Saxophone [Soprano] - Hadley Caliman Percussion - Kenneth Nash Piano [Acoustic], Piano [Electric] - Patrice Rushen Producer - Reggie Andrews Saxophone [Tenor] - Joe Henderson Trombone - George Bohanon Trumpet - Oscar Brashear

Tracklist

1. Shortie's portion
2. 7/73
3. Haw-Right Now
4. Traverse
5. Puttered Bopcorn

Patrice Rushen - Before The Dawn

Released:	1975
Genre:	Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style:	Soul-Jazz, Fusion, Funk
	Bass - Charles Meeks (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2) , Tony Dumas (tracks: A3) Drums - Harvey Mason (tracks: A3, B1, B2) , Ndugu* (tracks: A1, A2) Electric Piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Tambourine, Percussion [Cabasa], Arranged By, Remix - Patrice Rushen Engineer [Recording], Remix - Skip Shimmin Flugelhorn - Oscar Brashear (tracks: A1, A2, B1) Flute - Hubert Laws Flute [Alto] - Hubert Laws (tracks: A3, B1) Guitar - Lee Ritenour Percussion - Kenneth Nash (tracks: A3, B1) , Nate Alfred (tracks: A1, A2, B2) Producer, Remix - Reggie Andrews Saxophone [Tenor] - Hadley Caliman (tracks: A1, A2) Trombone - George Bohannon* (tracks: A1, A2, B1) Trumpet - Oscar Brashear Vocals - Josie James (tracks: A2)
Notes:	Recorded (August 1975), remixed, and mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, Ca. Special production assistance: Charles Mims

Patrice Rushen - Prelusion + Before The Dawn (1975)
Tracklist

1. Kickin' back
2. What's the story
3. Jubilation
4. Before the dawn
5. Razzia