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The 3 Pieces – Vibes Of Truth
The 3 Pieces
Vibes of Truth
Style: Jazz
Label: Fantasy Records
Catalog Number: F-9476
Released: 1975, 70's
The 3 Pieces are Andre Richardson, Jerry Wilder, and Lincoln Ross, three Howard University students discovered by Donald Byrd while they attended one of Byrd’s classes. They released one rare groove classic in 1975 on seminal independent jazz-funk label Fantasy Records. Vibes Of Truth has a bit of it all: open drum breaks, jazz solos, soulful vocals, funky horn arrangements, blacksploitation lyrics. It’s a curious case why the group never released another album, but it can be speculated that Byrd & Fantasy Records would put their focus into another group on the label, The Blackbyrds.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Jazz-funk / Rare Groove / Soul-jazz
Tracklist:
A1 I Need You Girl
A2 Backed Up Against The Wall
A3 Vibes Of Truth
A4 Shortnin’ Bread
B1 Self Dealin’
B2 Concrete Jungle
B3 If Only I Could Prove To You
B4 Cool It
Credits:
Backing Vocals – Three Pieces*
Bass, Lead Vocals – Jerry Wilder
Co-producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Wade Marcus
Congas, Percussion – Andre Richardson (2)
Drums – Jack Cooper (2)
Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Arp] – Lincoln Ross
Engineer [Recording] – Eddie Harris*
Guitar – Orville Saunders, Ray Parker* (tracks: A4)
Percussion – Bobbye Hall
Producer – Donald Byrd
Remix – Dave Hassinger, Val Christian Garay*
Strings, Horns – Carol Campbell, Corethia Marcus
Trombone [Solo] – Lincoln Ross (tracks: A2, A4, B2)
Written By – Ross, Richardson And Wilder
Written-By – Richardson*, Wilder*, Ross*
