The AllMusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars stating: Spirit Man channels the sonic sprawl of the preceding Cosmic Vortex (Justice Divine) to forge a tighter, more focused approach. Eschewing vocals altogether, it's Weldon Irvine's most balanced and complete recording, deftly combining massive funk grooves with ingenious electronic elements. Featuring a supporting cast including bassist Cleveland Freeman, trumpeters Charles Sullivan and Everett "Blood" Hollins, and saxophonist Sonny Fortune, Spirit Man parallels Herbie Hancock's groundbreaking fusion dates in both the imagination and ferocity of Irvine's keyboards as well as the extraterrestrial reach of its electronic effects. This music is deep, funky, and deeply funky.[1]
Track listingsedit
All songs written by Weldon Irvine.
"We Gettin' Down" 5:50
"Softly" 0:37
"Pogo Stick" 6:45
"Blast Off" 4:17
"Jungle Juice" 8:10
"Yasmin" 4:37
"The Power and the Glory" 5:44
"Softly" 1:26
Personneledit
Weldon Irvine - Conductor, Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer
Cleveland Freeman - Electric Bass
Wesley "Gator" Watson - Drums
Henry Grate, Jr. - Guitar
Bud Johnson, Jr. - Congas, Bongos
Charles Sullivan, Everett "Blood" Hollins - Trumpet
Sonny Fortune - Alto Saxophone
Floyd Butler, Harry Elston - Background Vocals on "We Gettin' Down"
spirit, album, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, spirit, album, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Spirit Man album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Spirit Man is a 1975 album by jazz keyboardist Weldon Irvine Spirit ManStudio album by Weldon IrvineReleased1975Recorded1975 at RCA s Studio D New York City New YorkGenreJazzLength37 49LabelRCAProducerWeldon IrvineWeldon Irvine chronologyCosmic Vortex Justice Divine 1974 Spirit Man 1975 Sinbad 1976 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listings 3 Personnel 4 Samples amp Covers 5 References 6 External linksReception editThe AllMusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars stating Spirit Man channels the sonic sprawl of the preceding Cosmic Vortex Justice Divine to forge a tighter more focused approach Eschewing vocals altogether it s Weldon Irvine s most balanced and complete recording deftly combining massive funk grooves with ingenious electronic elements Featuring a supporting cast including bassist Cleveland Freeman trumpeters Charles Sullivan and Everett Blood Hollins and saxophonist Sonny Fortune Spirit Man parallels Herbie Hancock s groundbreaking fusion dates in both the imagination and ferocity of Irvine s keyboards as well as the extraterrestrial reach of its electronic effects This music is deep funky and deeply funky 1 Track listings editAll songs written by Weldon Irvine We Gettin Down 5 50 Softly 0 37 Pogo Stick 6 45 Blast Off 4 17 Jungle Juice 8 10 Yasmin 4 37 The Power and the Glory 5 44 Softly 1 26Personnel editWeldon Irvine Conductor Piano Electric Piano Clavinet Synthesizer Cleveland Freeman Electric Bass Wesley Gator Watson Drums Henry Grate Jr Guitar Bud Johnson Jr Congas Bongos Charles Sullivan Everett Blood Hollins Trumpet Sonny Fortune Alto Saxophone Floyd Butler Harry Elston Background Vocals on We Gettin Down Acy Lehman art direction David B Hecht photographySamples amp Covers editA Tribe Called Quest sampled We Gettin Down on their song Award Tour on their album Midnight Marauders 2 in 1993 References edit a b Ankeny Jason Weldon Irvine Spirit Man gt Review at AllMusic Retrieved 14 April 2013 WhoSampled com accessed April 18 2013 External links editWeldon Irvine Spirit Man at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spirit Man album amp oldid 1157319625, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
