he did every kind of music; Rock, Jazz, Funk, Prog, Classical, Blues... you name it, he played it and played it well!Originally Posted by Reginod
yes, he's all over that one with some majorly freaky contributions
I look forward to meeting him when he is resurrected
John 5:28
Acts 24:15
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Rest in peace, Bernie.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
Absolutely love his work on The Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense. It was a surprise and a bit weird for me seeing him on the Late Show with David Letterman playing with the house band. Made me wish instead of going to commercials they would show the band playing for those few minutes.
Rest in Peace, Bernie.
A good friend got to jam with him at a bar one night, completely impromptu. Great story.
"And this is the chorus.....or perhaps it's a bridge...."
Waiting to hear it!
Here's his FB post.
RIP Bernie Worrell ! I guess heaven needed another funkateer. A true genius. I had the pleasure of meeting and playing with him and Gary Shider when they walked into the bar I was playing at long ago one Thursday night in Tivoli, NY. Our jazz band Rebop was just finishing our set and I look over and there they were walking in. They were recording in the area and came out for a drink. I introduced myself to Bernie and told him I had just got his solo album and he was so excited. We had a beer and talked about music and Tony Williams who played drums on some tracks. Then he asked if it was ok if he could play a few tunes. He said their drummer wasn't there and asked if I wanted to play. We did a 20 minute version of Maggot Brain then into Cosmic Slop. Talk about a magical musical moment....here I am in a tiny bar in a tiny town jamming with funk legends... yes there is a Santa Claus and his name is Dr Woo !!! In the words of George Clinton .".I promise to funk promise to keep it's promise you'll keep the funk"
"And this is the chorus.....or perhaps it's a bridge...."
And you are quite confident that he is looking forward to meeting you?
Awesome!
well, at the moment he is not conscious so as to be "looking forward" to anything
but beside that, he will just be ecstatic to be young again in the restored Eden
meeting me will be a non-event
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Just saw him in the Meryl Streep movie in her band.
Good point!
but beside that, he will just be ecstatic to be young again in the restored Eden
meeting me will be a non-event
Damn, i went away for a few days and missed this bit of news, so sorry to hear he lost the battle.
RIP Mr Worrell.
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