Wave From The WOOniverse
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."[1]
Sources
- ↑ 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.