Pieces Of Woo: The Other Side is the fourth solo album by former Parliament-Funkadelic

Parliament-Funkadelic

Parliament-Funkadelic is a funk, soul and rock music collective headed by George Clinton. Their style has been dubbed P-Funk. Collectively the group has existed under various names since the 1960s and has been known for top-notch musicianship, politically charged lyrics, outlandish concept albums...

 keyboardist Bernie Worrell

Bernie Worrell

George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...

. The album was released by CMP Records in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 in 1993, and would be the only album that Bernie Worrell would record for the label. The album tracks lean towards classic and experimental music. "Pieces Of Woo" features Fred Wesley

Fred Wesley

Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...

, Buckethead

Buckethead

Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...

, and Umar Bin Hassan

Umar Bin Hassan

Umar Bin Hassan is an African-American poet associated with The Last Poets. He sold his younger sister's record player to purchase a bus ticket to New York City, where he joined the Last Poets...

 from the Last Poets.

Track listing

1. "Witness For The Defense" (Fred Wesley
   Fred Wesley
   Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
   
   , Worrell) 5:17
2. "Set The Tone/Victory" (Amina Claudine Myers, Umar Bin Hassan, Worrell) 9:48
3. "The Mask" (Buckethead
   Buckethead
   Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
   
   , Worrell) 7:43
4. "Gladiator Skull" (Bill Laswell
   Bill Laswell
   Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
   
   , Worrell) 4:13
5. "Moon Over Brixton" (Alfred Ellis, Wesley) 6:02
6. "Judie's Passion Purple" (Laswell, Worrell) 14:43
7. "Fields of Play" (Oz Fritz, Laswell, Worrell) 2:45

Personnel

Witness For the Defense

• Organ, Synthesizer: Bernie Worrell
• Trombone: Fred Wesley
  Fred Wesley
  Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
  
  
• French Horn: Vincent Chancey
• Bass Clarinet: Marty Ehrlich
• Bassoon: Janet Grice
• Clarinet: Patience Higgins
• Woodwind Arranger: Bernie Worrell

Set The Tone/Victory

• Mini Moog, Clavinet: Bernie Worrell
• Organ: Bernie Worrell, Amina Claudine Myers
• Vocal Narration: Umar Bin Hassan
  Umar Bin Hassan
  Umar Bin Hassan is an African-American poet associated with The Last Poets. He sold his younger sister's record player to purchase a bus ticket to New York City, where he joined the Last Poets...
  
  

The Mask

• Organ: Bernie Worrell
• Guitar, Effects: Buckethead
  Buckethead
  Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
  
  

Gladiator Skull

• Organ, Synthesizer: Bernie Worrell
• Beats, Loops, Samples: Bill Laswell
  Bill Laswell
  Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
  
  

Moon Over Brixton

• Organ: Bernie Worrell
• Trombone: Fred Wesley
• French Horn: Vincent Chancey
• Bass Clarinet: Marty Ehrlich
• Bassoon: Janet Grice
• Clarinet: Patience Higgins
• Noise: Bill Laswell
• Woodwind Arranger: Bernie Worrell

Judie's Passion Purple

• Electric Piano, Organ: Bernie Worrell
• Organ: Amina Claudine Myers
• Noise: Bill Laswell

Fields of Play

• Synthesizer: Bernie Worrell
• Samples, Effects: Bill Laswell
• Sounds: Oz Fritz