Maceo Parker - Root Revisited


Minor Music - MM801015
1990

 

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 1. Them That Got  [3:59]
2. Children's World   [10:50]
3. Better Get HIt In Yo' Soul  [5:45]
4. People Get Ready  [5:57]
5. Up and Down East Street  [8:16]
6. Over The Rainbow  [4:16]
7. Jumpin' The Blues  [6:20]
8. In Time  [5:30]

Credits :
Maceo Parker : Alto Saxophone, piano, organ
Fred Wesley : Trombone
Alfred Pee Wee Ellis : Tenor Saxophone
Vince Henry : Alto saxophone
Don Pullen : Organ
Rodney Jones : Guitar
Bootsy Collins : Bass Guitar
Bill Stuart : Drums

Maceo Parker has spent most of his career in R&B/funk bands, most notably those led by James Brown, George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. This CD gave him a chance to stretch out as a leader and his soulful horn immediately brings to mind Hank Crawford and (to a lesser extent) Lou Donaldson. With a strong backup group that includes Pee Wee Ellis on tenor, trombonist Fred Wesley and Don Pullen on organ, Parker enthusiastically plays over infectious grooves with just one funky departure ("In Time"). Roots Revisited is a throwback to the 1960s soul jazz style and Maceo Parker gives one the impression that, if called upon, he could hold his own on a bebop date. ~ Scott Yano