Description
Jazz-funk saxophonist and long-time James Brown sideman Maceo Parker reconnected with Germanys acclaimed WDR Big Band last year to perform and record live versions of soul favorites by Brown and others. You will be charmed by Parkers shiny, bright, probing alto sax work and the impressive arrangements, starting with his rambunctious vocals and playing on -Papas Got a Brand New Bag- and a jam-heavy version of -Soul Powerî (both by his old boss James Brown). Stevie Wonders -I Wishî benefits from cross-firing, start-and-stop horn lines, and the leader does a bit of call-and-response. ´Soul Classics is fitting title for Parker breathes new life and excitement into these genre defining songs.
