Parker, Maceo / Wdr Big Band / Roots & Grooves
| Album: | Roots & Grooves | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Parker, Maceo / Wdr Big Band | Added: | Mar 2008 | |
| Label: | Heads Up International | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-03-09 | Pull Date: | 2008-05-11 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 11 | May 4 | Apr 27 | Apr 20 | Apr 13 | Apr 6 | Mar 30 | Mar 23 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 07, 2022: | Good Day Sunshine (with Rick Stevens of T.O.P.) (rebroadcast from Jul 9, 2013)
To Be Or Not To Be |
4. | Jan 23, 2016: | the pocket
Uptown Up |
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| 2. | Aug 05, 2017: | No Old Fart, No Minimum
Pass The Peas |
5. | Mar 13, 2014: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon!
(12:50 p.m.) Off The Hook |
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| 3. | Jul 15, 2016: | Rebop
Busted, Hallelujah I Love Her So |
6. | Mar 10, 2014: | Happy Hour
Pass The Peas |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-03-08
Reviewed 2008-03-08
MACEO PARKER: Roots & Grooves
Heads Up, 2008
The former James Brown sideman plays his funky alto saxophone in concert with a German big band, and sounds surprisingly natural doing it. Disc 1 is a tribute to Ray Charles, and when Maceo sings (!) you’ll swear it’s Ray himself. Disc 2 is more of a straight-up funk jam with a tight rhythm section. Both are great: way, way better than I expected.
Fo’s Picks: Disc 1 – 1, 2, 4, 8 Disc 2 – 1, 2, 6
DISC ONE:
1. 6:38 – rollicking, good-time instrumental: good sax & organ solos; fun!
2. 3:54 – relaxed tempo, world-weary vocal, lots of brass, bluesy guitar
3. 6:13 – instrumental, nice walking groove & flashy horn arrangement
4. 6:24 – sweet ballad, outstanding vocals channel Ray Charles perfectly
5. 5:09 – hepcat stomp, cool vocals & tenor sax, song is only 3:43
6. 6:02 – big Vegas sound, relaxed tune, warm vocal
7. 6:17 – laid-back “Georgia” with heartfelt vocal & Fender Rhodes
8. 9:36 – the big finale: a rolling, uptempo hip-shaker
DISC TWO:
1. 5:58 – medium-tempo funk groove; pure Maceo
2. 6:23 – slightly faster: supercool funky riffs, goofy vocal, hot sax duel
3. 8:03 – funky slide: cool sax but the big band doesn’t work for me here
4. 7:11 – brassy swagger, a slow burn with hot trumpet & organ
5. 7:08 – relaxed tempo, digs in nicely but feels restrained
6. 17:48 – midtempo jam, just keeps going and going… 6-minute drum solo!
[ Fo ] 8-Mar-08
Heads Up, 2008
The former James Brown sideman plays his funky alto saxophone in concert with a German big band, and sounds surprisingly natural doing it. Disc 1 is a tribute to Ray Charles, and when Maceo sings (!) you’ll swear it’s Ray himself. Disc 2 is more of a straight-up funk jam with a tight rhythm section. Both are great: way, way better than I expected.
Fo’s Picks: Disc 1 – 1, 2, 4, 8 Disc 2 – 1, 2, 6
DISC ONE:
1. 6:38 – rollicking, good-time instrumental: good sax & organ solos; fun!
2. 3:54 – relaxed tempo, world-weary vocal, lots of brass, bluesy guitar
3. 6:13 – instrumental, nice walking groove & flashy horn arrangement
4. 6:24 – sweet ballad, outstanding vocals channel Ray Charles perfectly
5. 5:09 – hepcat stomp, cool vocals & tenor sax, song is only 3:43
6. 6:02 – big Vegas sound, relaxed tune, warm vocal
7. 6:17 – laid-back “Georgia” with heartfelt vocal & Fender Rhodes
8. 9:36 – the big finale: a rolling, uptempo hip-shaker
DISC TWO:
1. 5:58 – medium-tempo funk groove; pure Maceo
2. 6:23 – slightly faster: supercool funky riffs, goofy vocal, hot sax duel
3. 8:03 – funky slide: cool sax but the big band doesn’t work for me here
4. 7:11 – brassy swagger, a slow burn with hot trumpet & organ
5. 7:08 – relaxed tempo, digs in nicely but feels restrained
6. 17:48 – midtempo jam, just keeps going and going… 6-minute drum solo!
[ Fo ] 8-Mar-08
Track Listing
| 1. | Hallelujah I Love Her So | 8. | What'd I Say | |||
| 2. | Busted | 9. | Uptown Up | |||
| 3. | Them That's Got | 10. | To Be Or Not To Be | |||
| 4. | You Don't Know Me | 11. | Off The Hook | |||
| 5. | Hit The Road Jack | 12. | Advanced Funk | |||
| 6. | Margie | 13. | Shake Everything You Got | |||
| 7. | Georgia On My Mind | 14. | Pass The Peas |