Bernie Worrell - Pieces of Woo: The Other Side (1993) [Reissue 2018]

"Pieces of WOO: The Other Side" isn't really a funk album, but rather a jazz/classical/ambient album with heavy funk overtones - an interesting departure for Bernie Worrell, though one that makes complete sense in the progression of his solo albums. A number of instruments and musicians not noted for funk are used for the first time, and the results are downright fascinating. Featuring Amina Claudine Myers, Buckethead, Fred Wesley, Vincent Chancey, Marty Ehrlich, Janet Grice, Patience Higgens, and Umar Bin Hassan.