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Format: LP
Label: Fantasy
Year: 2017
Condition: New
TRACKS:
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
B5 Virtue
Originally released in 1975. Produced by Donald Byrd. This LP edition includes a gatefold jacket with printed lyrics & photo.
PERSONNEL:
Backing Vocals – Three Pieces
Bass, Lead Vocals – Jerry Wilder
Congas, Percussion – Andre Richardson
Drums – Jack Cooper
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Lincoln Ross
Guitar – Orville Saunders, Ray Parker
Percussion – Bobbye Hall
Producer – Donald Byrd
Strings, Horns – Carol Campbell, Corethia Marcus
Trombone – Lincoln Ross
3 Pieces were the Washington, DC trio of Andre Richardson, Jerry Wilder, and Lincoln Ross. Having conjured and nurtured the hit-making Blackbyrds while teaching on the Howard University campus, jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd used his growing clout to get 3 Pieces a record deal as well. The group clearly made an impression locally, with "Back Up Against The Wall" and "Shortnin' Bread" (along with the separately-released single "Iwishcan William") cropping up in go-go repertoires for decades after. 3 Pieces never quite reached the heights of Byrd's other proteges, but their comparatively earthy and soulful sound has aged even more gracefully.
Label: Fantasy
Year: 2017
Condition: New
TRACKS:
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
B5 Virtue
Originally released in 1975. Produced by Donald Byrd. This LP edition includes a gatefold jacket with printed lyrics & photo.
PERSONNEL:
Backing Vocals – Three Pieces
Bass, Lead Vocals – Jerry Wilder
Congas, Percussion – Andre Richardson
Drums – Jack Cooper
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Lincoln Ross
Guitar – Orville Saunders, Ray Parker
Percussion – Bobbye Hall
Producer – Donald Byrd
Strings, Horns – Carol Campbell, Corethia Marcus
Trombone – Lincoln Ross
3 Pieces were the Washington, DC trio of Andre Richardson, Jerry Wilder, and Lincoln Ross. Having conjured and nurtured the hit-making Blackbyrds while teaching on the Howard University campus, jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd used his growing clout to get 3 Pieces a record deal as well. The group clearly made an impression locally, with "Back Up Against The Wall" and "Shortnin' Bread" (along with the separately-released single "Iwishcan William") cropping up in go-go repertoires for decades after. 3 Pieces never quite reached the heights of Byrd's other proteges, but their comparatively earthy and soulful sound has aged even more gracefully.