Prelusion

Prelusion
Studio album by Patrice Rushen
Released	1974
Recorded	1973-1974
Genre	Jazz
Length	mm:ss
Label	Prestige
Producer	Reggie Andrews
Patrice Rushen chronology
Prelusion (1974) Before the Dawn (1975)

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Prelusion is the first album R&B singer Patrice Rushen. The first of three albums she would record with Prestige Records, the album was mainly Instrumental jazz which was her main focus as a singer before becoming a full-time R&B singer four years later after signing with Elektra Records. 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".^[2]

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

1. "Shortie's Portion"
2. "7/73"
3. "Haw Right Now"
4. "Traverse"
5. "Puttered Bopcorn"

Personnel

• Patrice Rushen - vocals, piano, keyboards, electric piano, synthesizer, clavinet
• Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
• Hadley Caliman - flute, alto flute & soprano saxophone
• Oscar Brashear - trumpet, flugelhorn
• George Bohanon - trombone
• Tony Dumas - bass
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums
• Kenneth Nash - percussion

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