''Prelusion'' is the debut album from jazz musician and later R&B recording artist Patrice Rushen. The first of three albums she would record with
Prestige Records
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, the album was mainly Instrumental jazz which was her main focus as an artist before focusing on popular R & B recordings four years later after signing with
Elektra Records
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. Released in 1974, the album showed great promise for Rushen in the Instrumental jazz genre with songs like "Haw-Right Now", "Shortie's Portion", and "Puttered Bopcorn".Allmusic: ''Prelusion'' Retrieved 12 June 2010.
The album only leaves people to speculate on where her career in jazz might have gone had she not switched to R&B singing in 1978. In 1998, ''Prelusion'' was reissued along with Rushen's second album, '' Before the Dawn'', on a single 77-minute CD; unfortunately, "Puttered Bopcorn" was deleted due to space limitations.
Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by Patrice Rushen.
# "Shortie's Portion" - 8:42
# "7/73" - 12:42
# "Haw Right Now" - 8:00
# "Traverse" - 10:53
# "Puttered Bopcorn" - 4:15
Personnel
* Patrice Rushen – vocals, acoustic piano, electric piano,
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* Tony Dumas – electric bass, "blitz" bass
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* Producer – Reggie Andrews
* Recording Engineers – Eddie Harris and Skip Shimmin
* Remixing – Skip Shimmin
* Art Direction and Design – Phil Carroll
* Photography –
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