''Experience and Judgment'' is an album by vocalist and pianist
Andy Bey
Andrew W. Bey (born October 28, 1939) is an American jazz singer and pianist. Bey has a wide vocal range, with a four-octave baritone voice.
Raised in Newark, New Jersey,Adler, David R"Andy Bey" ''JazzTimes'', April 25, 2019. Accessed December ...
recorded in 1973 and released on the
Atlantic
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label.
Reception
AllMusic
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awarded the album 4 stars, with its review by Rob Theakson stating: "It's soul soothing music that's been played with great reverence by the rare soul and funk community for years and rightly so, as Bey captures the essence of the soul world brilliantly, and fuses it into something that is uniquely his own".
Track listing
Information based on the album's liner notes. All compositions by Andy Bey except as indicated.Bey, Andy. ''Experience and Judgement'' (Album Notes). Atlantic. 1974.
# "Celestial Blues" – 3:24
# "Experience" – 2:57
# "Judgment" – 2:58
# "I Know This Love Can't Be Wrong" (Pat Evans, Bill Fischer) – 4:22
# "Hibiscus" – 4:39
# "You Should've Seen the Way" (Evans, Fischer) – 2:31
# "Tune Up" – 4:11
# "Rosemary Blue" (
Howard Greenfield
Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...
,
Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...
) – 3:24
# "Being Uptight" – 3:05
# "A Place Where Love Is" (Evans, Fischer) – 4:38
# "Trust Us to Find the Way" (Fischer) – 2:39
# "The Power of My Mind" (Evans, Fischer) – 2:55
Personnel
Information based on the Atlantic Records Jazz Disco Archives and the album’s Liner Notes.
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Andy Bey
Andrew W. Bey (born October 28, 1939) is an American jazz singer and pianist. Bey has a wide vocal range, with a four-octave baritone voice.
Raised in Newark, New Jersey,Adler, David R"Andy Bey" ''JazzTimes'', April 25, 2019. Accessed December ...
– vocals (all tracks), acoustic piano (2–3, 8–9)
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Wilbur Bascomb
Wilbur D. Bascomb Jr. is an American bass guitarist. He is the son of jazz trumpeter Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who played with Erskine Hawkins and Duke Ellington.
Career
In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with James Brown(1974),Hammond organ, organ,
harpsichord
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synthesizer
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