Pieces of Woo: The Other Side is an album by the former Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell. It was released by CMP Records in 1993. None of the tracks contain drums or percussion. Pieces of Woo features Fred Wesley, Buckethead, and Umar Bin Hassan.
Critical reception The New Straits Times praised "the funk-flavoured 'The Mask' and the noise exercise 'Gladiator Skull'," deeming them "full of forceful organ ripples that create an awe-inspiring wall of sound."
AllMusic called the album "a jaw-dropping, delightful adventure of unexplored and unexpected sonic realms."
Track listing
"Witness for the Defense" (Fred Wesley, Worrell) 5:17 "Set the Tone/Victory" (Amina Claudine Myers, Umar Bin Hassan, Worrell) 9:48 "The Mask" (Buckethead, Worrell) 7:43 "Gladiator Skull" (Bill Laswell, Worrell) 4:13 "Moon over Brixton" (Alfred Ellis, Wesley) 6:02 "Judie's Passion Purple" (Bill Laswell, Worrell) 14:43 "Fields of Play" (Oz Fritz, Bill Laswell, Worrell) 2:45
Personnel
Witness for the Defense Organ, Synthesizer: Bernie Worrell Trombone: Fred Wesley French Horn: Vincent Chancey Bass Clarinet: Marty Ehrlich Bassoon: Janet Grice Clarinet: Patience Higgins Woodwind Arranger: Bernie Worrell
Set the Tone/Victory Mini Moog, Clavinet: Bernie Worrell Organ: Bernie Worrell, Amina Claudine Myers Vocal Narration: Umar Bin Hassan
The Mask Organ: Bernie Worrell Guitar, Effects: Buckethead
Gladiator Skull Organ, Synthesizer: Bernie Worrell Beats, Loops, Samples: Bill Laswell
Moon over Brixton Organ: Bernie Worrell Trombone: Fred Wesley French Horn: Vincent Chancey Bass Clarinet: Marty Ehrlich Bassoon: Janet Grice Clarinet: Patience Higgins Noise: Bill Laswell Woodwind Arranger: Bernie Worrell
Judie's Passion Purple Electric Piano, Organ: Bernie Worrell Organ: Amina Claudine Myers Noise: Bill Laswell
Fields of Play Synthesizer: Bernie Worrell Samples, Effects: Bill Laswell Sounds: Oz Fritz
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