{"product_id":"wendell-harrison-the-carnivorous-lady-23-re","title":"Wendell Harrison – The Carnivorous Lady ('23 RE)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWendell Harrison was born in Detroit in 1942 where he began formal jazz studies for piano, clarinet and tenor saxophone. At 14, while still in high school, Harrison started performing \u0026amp; recording professionally with artists such as Marvin Gaye, Grant Green, Sun Ra, Hank Crawford … and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1971, Harrison began teaching music at Metro Arts (a multi-arts complex for youth) where he also connected with Marcus Belgrave, Harold McKinney and Phil Ranelin…soon after they formed the (now legendary) Afro-centric\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRIBE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecord label and artist collective.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRIBE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eused the Metro Arts complex as a vehicle to convey a growing black political consciousness. Wendell Harrison also published the very popular\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRIBE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine, a publication dedicated to local and national social and political issues, as well as featuring artistic contributions such as poetry and visual pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1978 Harrison and McKinney co-founded\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eREBIRTH\u003c\/span\u003e, a non-profit jazz performance and education organization, in which many notable jazz artists have participated. Around the same time Wendell Harrison also created the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWENHA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecord label and publishing company, which released many of his (now classic) recordings as well as those of other artists, such as Phil Ranelin, Doug Hammond and Reggie Fields (The Real ShooBeeDoo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the early 1990s, Wendell Harrison was awarded the title of “Jazz Master” by Arts Midwest. This distinction led Harrison to collaborate with fellow honorees and gave him the chance to tour throughout the United States, Middle East and Africa. Even to this day Wendell Harrison’s recordings for the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRIBE\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWENHA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eREBIRTH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elabels have a large worldwide fanbase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eREBIRTH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat Harrison released the opus:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCARNIVOROUS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLADY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1988), which we are proudly presenting you today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘The Carnivorous Lady’ is a monster of an album featuring an all-star line-up that includes Marcus Belgrave (Ray Charles, Houston Person, Charlie Mingus) on guitar, Duke Billingslea (Martha Reeves) \u0026amp; Pamela Wise (Tribe) on keyboards, Larry Fratangelo (Fred Wesley, Dennis Coffey) on percussion and Shirley Hayden (Parliament\/Funkadelic) on vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn this fantastic sounding album (produced by the maestro himself) the listener is invited to experience a synthesis of what has been and what is now. The record shows Wendell’s trademark proficiency on saxophone, flute and clarinet. Although you can hear the 80ies creeping in with a smoother fusion sound, infectious boogie synths, R\u0026amp;B vocals and a lot of mind-blowing Jazz-Funk percussions…this album remains a very spiritual (and soulful) hard bop jazz record. From the first to the last note you get an irresistible blend of soul jazz combined with funky electric instrumentation…a groovy sound which is very much ahead of its time, yet overtly timeless and as relevant today as it was back when it was initially released. A total must-have that just begs for a prominent place in your record collection!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first ever vinyl reissue of ‘The Carnivorous Lady’ since its release in 1988. This official reissue is now available as a deluxe 180g vinyl edition (limited to 500 copies) and comes with the original ‘out of this world’ artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tidal Waves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45469848109279,"sku":"27193368","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0312\/7630\/2471\/files\/wencar.webp?v=1713802343","url":"https:\/\/www.feelitrecordshop.com\/products\/wendell-harrison-the-carnivorous-lady-23-re","provider":"Feel It Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}