Irvine, Weldon: The Sisters (Vinyl LP)

Keyboardist and composer Weldon Irvine is among the most celebrated Jazz-Funk artists of all time. A longtime bandleader for Nina Simone, he wrote the lyrics for Simone's iconic civil rights anthem "To Be Young, Gifted and Black". Throughout the 1970s, Irvine released a series of seminal albums full of deep, soulful, funky grooves, many of which were later mined for samples.

The Sisters is a collection of lost tracks and demos from his late-1970s studio sessions with fellow Jazz-Funk luminary Don Blackman. A potent mix of instrumental and vocal tracks from a remarkably consistent artist, The Sisters contains the hit single "Morning Sunrise", famously sampled on Jay-Z's "Dear Summer".

1. The Sisters
   
2. Nursery Rhyme Song
   
3. Think I’ll Stay A While
   
4. Misty Dawn
   
5. Morning Sunrise
   
6. Shopping
   
7. It's Funky
   
8. Sexy Eyes
   
9. Egypt
   
10. Heard It All Before
    
11. Blue In Green