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SlipperyDude: added a quote from Evan Taylor

2025-02-28T21:28:26Z

added a quote from Evan Taylor

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	== Background ==		== Background ==
	Following Worrell's passing, drummer [[Evan Taylor]], who had been working with the [[Bernie Worrell Orchestra]] since 2010, was contacted by the family of Worrell.<ref>Lipp, Marty. “Friends Help Finish Unreleased Bernie Worrell Songs on Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse.”” ''NJArts.net'', 21 Feb. 2025, web.archive.org/web/20250228212048/www.njarts.net/friends-help-finish-unreleased-bernie-worrell-songs-on-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse/. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.</ref> They had found several tapes and drives of unfinished material made by Worrell, and were hoping Taylor could possibly turn them into a posthumous release. The project slowly evolved in scope to include many of Worrell's former collaborators, including [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Fred Schneider]] and [[Steve Scales]]. Taylor described the process of working with Worrell's music after his passing as "''a little difficult.''"<ref name=":0">Means-Shannon, Hannah. “Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on the Legacy of Kindness behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse” (INTERVIEW).” ''Glide Magazine'', 1 Aug. 2024, glidemagazine.com/303348/purple-witch-of-culvers-evan-taylor-on-the-legacy-of-kindness-behind-bernie-worrells-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse-interview/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2024.</ref>		Following Worrell's passing, drummer [[Evan Taylor]], who had been working with the [[Bernie Worrell Orchestra]] since 2010, was contacted by the family of Worrell.<ref name=":1">Lipp, Marty. “Friends Help Finish Unreleased Bernie Worrell Songs on Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse.”” ''NJArts.net'', 21 Feb. 2025, web.archive.org/web/20250228212048/www.njarts.net/friends-help-finish-unreleased-bernie-worrell-songs-on-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse/. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.</ref> They had found several tapes and drives of unfinished material made by Worrell, and were hoping Taylor could possibly turn them into a posthumous release. The project slowly evolved in scope to include many of Worrell's former collaborators, including [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Fred Schneider]] and [[Steve Scales]]. Taylor described the process of working with Worrell's music after his passing as "''a little difficult.''"<ref name=":0">Means-Shannon, Hannah. “Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on the Legacy of Kindness behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse” (INTERVIEW).” ''Glide Magazine'', 1 Aug. 2024, glidemagazine.com/303348/purple-witch-of-culvers-evan-taylor-on-the-legacy-of-kindness-behind-bernie-worrells-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse-interview/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2024.</ref>

	After receiving a hard drive of digitized tape recordings that were mostly from the 1990's, Taylor and his team began to listen and work towards figuring out what was missing. While the team thought the process would be quick, it ended up taking roughly two years to complete.<ref name=":0" />		After receiving a hard drive of digitized tape recordings that were mostly from the 1990's, Taylor and his team began to listen and work towards figuring out what was missing. While the team thought the process would be quick, it ended up taking roughly two years to complete.<ref name=":0" />

	== Recording ==		== Recording ==
	After the planning and organization periods were completed, the project began to record with the collaborators. While most of the recording were made in [[New York City]], [[New York]] or [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], Steve Scales' sessions were done in [[Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]].<ref name=":0" />		After the planning and organization periods were completed, the project began to record with the collaborators. While most of the recording were made in [[New York City]], [[New York]] or [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], Steve Scales' sessions were done in [[Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]].<ref name=":0" /> Taylor has said that "''There was an a attitude of 'anything for Bernie' [...] It was like he was in the room.''"<ref name=":1" />

	~~For the direction during these sessions,~~ Taylor ~~described the~~ "''~~first rule~~ of ~~this project: We’re not going to just do what we want to do. We’re going to do what we think~~ Bernie ~~might have wanted and also throw in some surprises~~ [...] ~~a lot of~~ the ~~project was thinking of what Bernie would have really been excited about~~.''"<ref name=":0" />

	== Track Listing ==		== Track Listing ==

SlipperyDude: Added another source for the Evan Taylor connection

2025-02-28T21:21:23Z

Added another source for the Evan Taylor connection

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	== Background ==		== Background ==
	~~In 2022 the former bandleader for the~~ [[~~Bernie Worrell Orchestra~~]], [[~~Evan Taylor~~]], was contacted by the family of Worrell. They had found several tapes and drives of unfinished material made by Worrell, and were hoping Taylor could possibly turn them into a posthumous release. The project slowly evolved in scope to include many of Worrell's former collaborators, including [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Fred Schneider]] and [[Steve Scales]]. Taylor described the process of working with Worrell's music after his passing as "''a little difficult.''"<ref name=":0">Means-Shannon, Hannah. “Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on the Legacy of Kindness behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse” (INTERVIEW).” ''Glide Magazine'', 1 Aug. 2024, glidemagazine.com/303348/purple-witch-of-culvers-evan-taylor-on-the-legacy-of-kindness-behind-bernie-worrells-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse-interview/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2024.</ref>		Following Worrell's passing, drummer [[Evan Taylor]], who had been working with the [[Bernie Worrell Orchestra]] since 2010, was contacted by the family of Worrell.<ref>Lipp, Marty. “Friends Help Finish Unreleased Bernie Worrell Songs on Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse.”” ''NJArts.net'', 21 Feb. 2025, web.archive.org/web/20250228212048/www.njarts.net/friends-help-finish-unreleased-bernie-worrell-songs-on-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse/. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.</ref> They had found several tapes and drives of unfinished material made by Worrell, and were hoping Taylor could possibly turn them into a posthumous release. The project slowly evolved in scope to include many of Worrell's former collaborators, including [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Fred Schneider]] and [[Steve Scales]]. Taylor described the process of working with Worrell's music after his passing as "''a little difficult.''"<ref name=":0">Means-Shannon, Hannah. “Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on the Legacy of Kindness behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse” (INTERVIEW).” ''Glide Magazine'', 1 Aug. 2024, glidemagazine.com/303348/purple-witch-of-culvers-evan-taylor-on-the-legacy-of-kindness-behind-bernie-worrells-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse-interview/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2024.</ref>

	After receiving a hard drive of digitized tape recordings that were mostly from the 1990's, Taylor and his team began to listen and work towards figuring out what was missing. While the team thought the process would be quick, it ended up taking roughly two years to complete.<ref name=":0" />		After receiving a hard drive of digitized tape recordings that were mostly from the 1990's, Taylor and his team began to listen and work towards figuring out what was missing. While the team thought the process would be quick, it ended up taking roughly two years to complete.<ref name=":0" />

SlipperyDude at 20:43, 1 August 2024

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	== Background ==		== Background ==
	In 2022 the former bandleader for the [[Bernie Worrell Orchestra]], [[Evan Taylor]], was contacted by the family of Worrell. They had found several tapes and drives of unfinished material made by Worrell, and were hoping Taylor could possibly turn them into a posthumous release. The project slowly evolved in scope to include many of Worrell's former collaborators, including [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Fred Schneider]] and [[Steve Scales]]. Taylor described the process of working with Worrell's music after his passing as "a little difficult."<ref name=":0">Means-Shannon, Hannah. “Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on the Legacy of Kindness behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse” (INTERVIEW).” ''Glide Magazine'', 1 Aug. 2024, glidemagazine.com/303348/purple-witch-of-culvers-evan-taylor-on-the-legacy-of-kindness-behind-bernie-worrells-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse-interview/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2024.</ref>		In 2022 the former bandleader for the [[Bernie Worrell Orchestra]], [[Evan Taylor]], was contacted by the family of Worrell. They had found several tapes and drives of unfinished material made by Worrell, and were hoping Taylor could possibly turn them into a posthumous release. The project slowly evolved in scope to include many of Worrell's former collaborators, including [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Fred Schneider]] and [[Steve Scales]]. Taylor described the process of working with Worrell's music after his passing as "''a little difficult.''"<ref name=":0">Means-Shannon, Hannah. “Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on the Legacy of Kindness behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse” (INTERVIEW).” ''Glide Magazine'', 1 Aug. 2024, glidemagazine.com/303348/purple-witch-of-culvers-evan-taylor-on-the-legacy-of-kindness-behind-bernie-worrells-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse-interview/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2024.</ref>

	After receiving a hard drive of digitized tape recordings that were mostly from the 1990's, Taylor and his team began to listen and work towards figuring out what was missing. While the team thought the process would be quick, it ended up taking roughly two years to complete.<ref name=":0" />		After receiving a hard drive of digitized tape recordings that were mostly from the 1990's, Taylor and his team began to listen and work towards figuring out what was missing. While the team thought the process would be quick, it ended up taking roughly two years to complete.<ref name=":0" />

SlipperyDude: Expanded a few sections, still need more sources

2024-08-01T20:43:36Z

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 == Background ==
-In 2022 the former bandleader for the [[Bernie Worrell Orchestra]], [[Evan Taylor]], was contacted by the family of Worrell. They had found several tapes and drives of unfinished material made by Worrell, and were hoping Taylor could possibly turn them into a posthumous release. The project slowly evolved in scope to include many of Worrell's former collaborators including Bootsy Collins, Sean Ono Lennon, [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Fred Schneider]] and [[Steve Scales]]. Taylor described the process of working with Worrell's music after his passing as "a little difficult."<ref>Means-Shannon, Hannah. “Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on the Legacy of Kindness behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse” (INTERVIEW).” ''Glide Magazine'', 1 Aug. 2024, glidemagazine.com/303348/purple-witch-of-culvers-evan-taylor-on-the-legacy-of-kindness-behind-bernie-worrells-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse-interview/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2024.</ref>
+In 2022 the former bandleader for the [[Bernie Worrell Orchestra]], [[Evan Taylor]], was contacted by the family of Worrell. They had found several tapes and drives of unfinished material made by Worrell, and were hoping Taylor could possibly turn them into a posthumous release. The project slowly evolved in scope to include many of Worrell's former collaborators, including [[Bootsy Collins]], [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Fred Schneider]] and [[Steve Scales]]. Taylor described the process of working with Worrell's music after his passing as "a little difficult."<ref name=":0">Means-Shannon, Hannah. “Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on the Legacy of Kindness behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse” (INTERVIEW).” ''Glide Magazine'', 1 Aug. 2024, glidemagazine.com/303348/purple-witch-of-culvers-evan-taylor-on-the-legacy-of-kindness-behind-bernie-worrells-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse-interview/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2024.</ref>
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SlipperyDude at 20:24, 1 August 2024

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	'''''Wave From The WOOnivers''''' is a posthumous album by [[Bernie Worrell]], released physically on vinyl on April 20, 2024 as part of [[Record Store Day 2024]].		'''''Wave From The WOOnivers''''' is a posthumous album by [[Bernie Worrell]], released physically on vinyl on April 20, 2024 as part of [[Record Store Day 2024]].

			== Background ==
			In 2022 the former bandleader for the [[Bernie Worrell Orchestra]], [[Evan Taylor]], was contacted by the family of Worrell. They had found several tapes and drives of unfinished material made by Worrell, and were hoping Taylor could possibly turn them into a posthumous release. The project slowly evolved in scope to include many of Worrell's former collaborators including Bootsy Collins, Sean Ono Lennon, [[Jerry Harrison]], [[Fred Schneider]] and [[Steve Scales]]. Taylor described the process of working with Worrell's music after his passing as "a little difficult."<ref>Means-Shannon, Hannah. “Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on the Legacy of Kindness behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album “Wave from the WOOniverse” (INTERVIEW).” ''Glide Magazine'', 1 Aug. 2024, glidemagazine.com/303348/purple-witch-of-culvers-evan-taylor-on-the-legacy-of-kindness-behind-bernie-worrells-posthumous-album-wave-from-the-wooniverse-interview/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2024.</ref>

			== Sources ==

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2024-08-01T20:04:26Z

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'''''Wave From The WOOnivers''''' is a posthumous album by [[Bernie Worrell]], released physically on vinyl on April 20, 2024 as part of [[Record Store Day 2024]].