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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" /> | ||
== Track Listing == | == Track Listing == | ||