Bernie Worrell: His Funksters Allstars
May 2nd, 2003
New Orleans, LA @ Mama's Blues

"The Spanish Armada" - Multi Track Super Rig:
AKG C414 B-TL II - Omni  > Lunatec V3 > AD2K+ > SPDIF > RME Multiface
SBD 8 Channels Direct > RME Multiface > RME Cardbus into Toshiba Protege 3440CT > Vegas 3.0
Mic Placement: 
AKG C414 B-TL II - Omni > ORTF Split 12' on stage 24" in and 16" up.
Placed in front of the monitiors.
Recorded by "Super Dave" Haaf, Assisted by Bruce Burnett.
Transfer:
Samplitude Studio V6 (Mixdown, Downsample, Normalization) >
CD Wave > Soundforge V6.0 > mkwACT > SHN > CDR > EAC > FLAC
Remastered "Super Dave" Haaf - davehaaf1@earthlink.net
 
Disc One:
1. Intro
Head>>Fake (Doug Wimbish & Will Calhoun):
2. Drum & Bass Improv (inc. teases of "Ghetto" by Mos Def's Black Jack Johnson Project)
3. Trance
Bernie Worrell & Leo Nocentelli enter:
4. Improv Intro
5. The Hype and The Hoopla
6. Cissy Strut
7. You've Got To Change (You've Got To Reform)
8. Up For The Downstroke (ft. Doug Duffey)

Disc Two:
1. Intro
2. Red Hot Mama $

Bernie Worrell - organ, keys (Parliament Funkadelic)
Leo Nocentelli - guitar (The [original] Meters)
Doug Wimbish - bass (Living Colour)
Will Calhoun - drums (Living Colour)

Guests:
Doug Duffey - vocals (co-writer of "One Nation Under A Groove")
Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz from Talking Heads were present. During Red Hot Mama, Tina & Bernie hug and then he tries to announce her to the crowd and she starts running off. She came back and starting dancing on his bench.

Notes: This group later played 2 gigs during the 2008 Jazz Fest billed as "Leo Nocentelli's Rare Funk Gathering". They played the festival and also Tipitina's during the 1st weekend of fest.
