It is called Loring Park Sessions ’77, a series of free recording sessions in the studio of Loring Park (Minneapolis) owned by Owen Husney, Prince’s first manager. Eight tracks, all instrumental and untitled, realized with the participation of bassist Andre’ Cymone and drummer Bobby Z, who will soon become members of Prince’s first band.Prince was 19 years old.February 22, 2018  Music / Curiosity
Loring Park Sessions ’77: the instrumental album Prince made when he was 19

It cannot be considered an official album, it’s more a series of instrumental compositions made by Prince in 1977, when he was 19 years old. Never released in physical format, it precedes his first official album, For You, that will be released one year later The authenticity of the songs has already been verified by several official magazines and forums.It is called Loring Park Sessions ’77, a series of free recording sessions in the studio of Loring Park (Minneapolis) owned by Owen Husney, Prince’s first manager. Eight tracks, all instrumental and untitled, realized with the participation of bassist Andre’ Cymone and drummer Bobby Z, who will soon become members of Prince’s first band. The sound is the popular style that was trending at that time, funk & jazz mixed with fantasy and tenacity.It’s an enlightening listening that will remind you why we are all in love with Prince. The approach is soft and elegant, perfect as a background listening, something that helps us understand the technical talent of an artist that soon will become a popstar for his presence and his ability to win the listener with funk inventions and popular hooks. Here is where everything started.

Prince   The Jazz Funk Loring Park Instrumental Sessions 1977

Eclipse begins my journey as the solo producer, Positive Reptile. This is one of the first songs I have ever self produced. It utilizes my favorite synthesizer of all time, the Prophet-5, as well as a lovely piano sound. There is a groovin guitar solo section that tickles my brain :D Hope you enjoy the soundscape I created and hope it brings a few moments of peace and joy :)

Eclipse

Inner Lotus is a soundscape consisting of many captivating and pleasant sounds that expresses/represents the inner growth that occurs after one experiences a heavy emotional and tragic life event. Examples would be losing a loved one or heartbreak. Behind all these experiences is a similar feeling that makes the person feel like life can't be as good as it once was nor can it move forward. The piano and thunderstorm represent the melancholic tragic feeling during a tough life experience. When the beat kicks in, it expresses the onset of an inevitable deep inner growth to the soul and overall being. As you look back at your life's tough and tragic experiences, you may realize and see the immense growth that occured over time. Alan Watts has a few seconds where he says "Nothing remains stagnant or unchanging. Our lives are a dance of birth growth and ultimately transformation". I thought that was fitting with the overall theme of the instrumental.

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