Maceo Parker

Maceo Parker
Born: Feb 14, 1943 in Kinston, NC
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Soul-Jazz, Soul, Funk
Biography: "Maceo! Blow your horn!" That's how James Brown would dynamically signal his favorite horn player to take another stinging sax solo -- and Maceo Parker never once let his boss down. Parker's jabbing workouts in the midst of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "Cold Sweat" made him a household name among ...Read full biography
Southern Exposure
Released: 1993
Label: SMG
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Maceo Parker, best-known for his R&B recordings with and without James Brown, plays strictly jazz on his Novus CD and he is in peak form. Parker's alto sounds close to Hank Crawford at times but with a ...Read full review
Roots and Grooves
Released: 2007
Label: Heads Up
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Say the name Maceo Parker, and immediately the legendary R&B saxman's longterm association with the late, great James Brown comes to mind. Depending on how steeped one is in R&B, Parker's later work with ...Read full review
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