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Wave from the WOOniverse is the posthumous double album from Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist and de facto Talking Heads member, funk legend Bernie Worrell.[1][2][3] Released in 2024, initially on vinyl for Record Store Day, the double album uses unfinished and previously unrelased tracks the Worrell estate uncovered.[4][5]
Produced by former Bernie Worrell Orchestra bandleader and longtime collaborator Evan Taylor; the album, which Flood Magazine described as a collection of“dirtbag-funky tracks and mesmerizing ballads,”[6] was the brainchild of Worrell's widow Judie Worrell, who serves as the project's executive producer.[7] The double album includes contributions from many of Worrell's friends and former collaborators, including Bootsy Collins (P-Funk, James Brown) Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), Fred Schneider (The B-52s), Leo Nocentelli (The Meters), Mark Ribot, Sean Ono-Lennon, Money Mark, Norwood Fisher (Fishbone), Mike Watt (Minutemen, The Stooges) and Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto).[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Worrell first met Taylor in 2010, when Taylor approached him about doing an album of "funkadized" versions of jazz standards.[15][16] Taylor was only 23 at the time. That resulted in the two of them co-producing Standards (2011)[17][18] and eventually to the formation of the 9-piece Bernie Worrell Orchestra, which toured until 2015. The band released two EPs during it's run: BWO is Landing (2013)[19]and Prequel (2014).
Personnel
[edit]From "Wave From The WOOniverse, by Bernie Worrell". Org Music. Retrieved 2025-06-21.:
- Bernie Worrell - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
- Jerry Harrison - Keyboards
- William "Boosty" Collins - Vocals
- Fred Schneider - Lead Vocals
- Miho Hatori - Rap Vocals
- Leo Nocentelli - Guitars
- Eric McFadden - Guitar, Mandolin
- Buckethead - Guitar
- Sean Ono-Lennon - Bass
- Will Calhoun- Drums, Vocals, Vocal Arrangement, Electronic/Indigenous Percussion
- Evan Taylor - Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Linn Drum, Guitars, Backing Vocals, Chant, Hand Claps, Producer
- Daru Jones - Drums
- Kyp Malone - Backing Vocals
- Jaleel Bunton - Backing Vocals
- Smokey Hormel - Guitar
- Marc Ribot - Guitar, Electric Sitar
- Mike Watt - Bass
- Norwood Fisher - Bass
- Lonnie Marshall - Lead Vocals
- Janet LaBelle - Vocals, Hand Claps, Field Recordings
- Paul Dooley - Lead Vocals
- Nick Montoya - Modular Synthesis
- Alecia Chakour - Lead Vocals
- Tim Young - Guitars, Electric Sitar
- Michael Jerome Moore - Drums
- Jared Samuel Elioseff - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Sarah La Puerta - Lead Vocals, Nursery Rhyme Vocals
- Robin Parry - Keyboards
- Justin Mullens - Trumpet, French Horn, Horn Arrangements
- Shlomi Cohen - Saxophones
- Darryl Dixon - Saxophones, Horn Arrangements
- Michael Moon Reuben - Guitar, Bass, Vocals & Synth Programming
- Ouiwey Collins - Vocals & Rap
- Herbert “Booman” Bright - Drums
- Chuggy Carter - Percussion
- Joe Romano - Trumpet
- Peter Lin - Trombone
- Daria Jones - Background Vocals
- Joyce Jackson - Background Vocals
- Joey Jackson - Background Vocals
- Stanton Moore - Drums
- Fred Wesley - Trombone
- Alecia Chakour - Tambourine
- Jonathan Wald - Vocals, Hand Claps
- Ricky Martinez - Vocals, Chant, Hand Claps
- Rhiannon Bahree - Vocals
- Davey Chegwidden - Percussion
- Claire McKeown - Vocals
- Marco Benevento - Keyboards
- Steve Scales - Percussion
- Binky Griptight - Guitar
- Scott Hogan - Bass
- Ana Becker - Backing Vocals
- Joyce Bowden - Backing Vocals
- Natalie Kirch - Backing Vocals, Hand Clap
- Rosie Slater - Vocals
- Steven Bernstein - Trumpet
- Mauro Refosco - Percussion
- Michael Jerome Moore - Drums
- Davey Chegwidden - Percussion
- Nick Jackson - Vocals
- T.J. Wilkins - Vocals
- Leonard Clark - Vocals
- Dorian Duff - Chant
- John Nyboer - Vocals
- Adam Bradley Shriber - Drums
- Greg Ellis - Percussion
- Executive Producer: Judie Worrell
- Produced by Evan Taylor with Will Calhoun, Jared Samuel Elioseff, and Michael "Moon" Reuben"
References
[edit]- ^ Domonoske, Camila (2016-06-24). "Bernie Worrell, 'Wizard Of Woo,' Dies At 72". NPR. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (2016-06-26). "Bernie Worrell obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (2016-06-24). "Bernie Worrell, Whose Keyboards Left an Imprint on Funk and Hip-Hop, Dies at 72". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "FLOOD's Guide to Record Store Day April 2024: Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Uzi Vert, Talking Heads, and More". FLOOD. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ FUNKNSTUFF (2022-11-08). "TRUTH IN RHYTHM" - Judie Worrell (Bernie Worrell), Part 2 of 2. Retrieved 2025-06-22 – via YouTube.
- ^ "FLOOD's Guide to Record Store Day April 2024: Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Uzi Vert, Talking Heads, and More". FLOOD. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "Wave From The WOOniverse, by Bernie Worrell". Org Music. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ RSD '24 Special Release: Bernie Worrell - Wave from the WOOniverse, retrieved 2025-06-20
- ^ Williams, Aaron C. (2024-06-21). "Bernie Worrell: Wave From The Wooniverse—Q&A With Producer Evan Taylor of Loantaka Records". One West Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ Lipp, Marty (2025-02-21). "Friends help finish unreleased Bernie Worrell songs on posthumous album 'Wave From the WOOniverse'". NJArts.net. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "Into Music: Evan Taylor". KMUW. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ Scott, TONE (2024-04-30). "Record Store Day Recap: 17 Top Picks from RSD 2024". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ Wave From the Wooniverse - Bernie Worrell | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-06-23
- ^ Breznikar, Klemen (2024-06-27). "'Wave From The WOOniverse' by Bernie Worrell | New Album". It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ Lamar, Andre. "Off to meet the wonderful 'Wizard of Woo'". The News Journal. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "Into Music: Evan Taylor". KMUW. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
- ^ FUNKNSTUFF (2022-11-07). "TRUTH IN RHYTHM" - Judie Worrell (Bernie Worrell), Part 1 of 2. Retrieved 2025-06-22 – via YouTube.
- ^ Jackson, Josh (2011-08-18). "Bernie Worrell: The Wizard Of Woo Plays Standards". NPR. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "A Guide to the Eclectic Funk Music of Bernie Worrell". Bandcamp Daily. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2025-06-23.