Prince’s dad to release jazz track from the grave on his 101st birthday

A new song Prince’s dad recorded at the late music icon’s Paisley Park studio is to be released to mark the musician’s 101st birthday.
Prince’s half-sister, Sharon Nelson, produced her dad John Nelson’s jazzy Heart of Mine earlier this year (17), and now reveals it will be the first single from an album of unreleased tracks by The John L. Nelson Project, titled Don’t Play With Love.
Heart of Mine will be available to download and stream on Thursday (29Jun17).
“We are making his music available for the world to hear,” Sharon Nelson said in a statement. “Contrary to what has been written about our dad, he was a loving, caring, hardworking father, and a prolific jazz musician most notably known as the father of the musical genius, our brother Prince.”
Sharon Nelson produced the album in January at Paisley Park from her father’s sheet music, according to Billboard.com.
“Our dad wrote and composed many songs, but they were never recorded until now. He was Prince’s musical inspiration, and this project is very special because it was recorded in Paisley Park,” Sharon Nelson said.
The album will be released on Sharon’s Maken It Music label.
Her father died in 2001, aged 85. Thursday would have been his 101st birthday.