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.
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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