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Child Prodigy of 81.
Artist: Bernard Wright
Title: ‘NARD
Year: 1981
Label: GRP
Format: Vinyl LP (Original)
Flwrpt Rating of this Record: 5.0/5.0
Review
This has to be one of the best 80′s LP’s. Bernard Wright was only 16 years old when he released NARD’, but with the support and collaboration with legends like Weldon Irvine, Don Blackman, Dave Grusin, Marcus Miller (the list goes on), he was able to create a masterpiece that not even Wright himself could creatively or musically surpass ever again in his career (as far as his later releases are concerned).
Here, he spreads out the sound. Jazz, Boogie, Funk…some of it could even begin to fit into that Cosmic Funk sub-genre. These arrangements are amazing, the journey through this record is quite clear, the build-up definitely reaches a satisfiable zenith.
As far as talent, Bernard was waaaaay ahead of his time! Waaaaaay ahead. He had a lot of support, no doubt about it, but he definitely owned this sound, earned his stripes, set his mark, and his presence was still felt as THE (with conviction! lol!) artist of this LP. Bottom line.
Enough of my verbal drum-rolling…listen for yourselves…
Check out the sound!
Master Rocker
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Haboglabotribin’
Bread Sandwiches
Design
A simple album cover, but a dope album cover. Peep the coordination of the jacket with the type at the top right. That font is quite nice as well, although I’m not totally sure what is off-hand, can’t eyeball this one. The use of that hot magenta calls much attention to the title of the album, small detail, but detail. Another nice thing is the tension created between Nard’s fro and the placement of the typography…especially with his head tilted slightly to the left. Again, just a nice, un-forced design.
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