''A Tribute to Brother Weldon'' is a tribute album to

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by hip hop producer

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's Jazz project under the alias of ''Monk Hughes''. The album features music by Weldon Irvine and was released in 2004 following his death in 2002. It was released on

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in CD format.Allmusic
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2002 in São Paulo, Brazil.

Track list

All tracks produced, arranged and composed by Madlib. # "Prelude/Run With The Sun (Afterlife)" - 9:01 # "A Piece For Brother Weldon" - 5:10 # "Irvine's Vine (Spirit Man's Lament)" - 4:10 # "Time" - 5:51 # "Welldone" - 3:44 # "Liberated" - 4:08 # "Keys" - 6:02 # "Still Young, Gifted & Broke" - 4:32 # "Nodlew's Sea" - 4:43 # "Day Of Spirit Man" - 5:12 # "Master Wel's Tune" - 3:57 # "The Beginning, The Middle & The End" - 17:02

Credits

* Bass, Electric, Space Piano - Monk Hughes * Drums, Loops, Kalimba - Otis Jackson Jr. * Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Arp, Piano - Joe McDuphrey * Organ, Moog, Percussion - Morgan Adams III * Exec. Producer -

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References

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