Farewel To The Welfare

I never dreamed that I would be able to listen to an unreleased Tribe album in the 2020s. A phantom work, including 'Farewell To The Welfare, ' released on 7-inch in 1975, was discovered in the form of an album. Not only the title track, which is the epitome of Tribe funk (the mix is different from the 7-inch!), but also Harrison's representative compositions 'Where Am I' and 'Tons And Tons Of BS, ' which were later re-recorded, come into sharp focus in the album conception. This is the greatest discovery in the history of independent black jazz.

Wendell Harrison (ts, fl)

Barbara Hubey (per)

Ron English (g)

Ralph Jones (ss)

George Davidson (ds)

Harold McKinney (key, Moog)

Lopez Leon (b)

Phil Ranelin (tb)

Karim Harris (tu)

Recorded: September 24, 1975, Detroit

Track List

A1. Farewell To The Welfare

A2. Heavenese

A3. He's The One We All Knew

B1. Tons And Tons Of BS

B2. Where Am I