Maceo Parker - Roots & Grooves

While James Brown is generally credited with redefining and re-energizing R&B and soul music in the 1960s, turning that revolutionary vision into a reality would not have been possible without the help of his creative collaborator, stage foil and right-hand man, saxophonist Maceo Parker. The two-disc set ROOTS & GROOVES unites this brilliant sax innovator with Germany's renowned WDR Big Band. The album is both a tribute to R&B/soul legend Ray Charles and a showcase for Parker's own fiery hybrid of R&B, soul and funk. One the first disc, Parker and the band move expertly through lush orchestrations of Ray Charles classics. The second disc ratchets up the funk quotient by aligning Parker with bassist Rodney "Skeet" Curtis (formerly of Parliament- Funkadelic) and drummer Dennis Chambers.

1) Hallelujah I Love Her So
2) Busted
3) Them That's Got
4) You Don't Know Me
5) Hit the Road Jack
6) Margie
7) Georgia on My Mind
8) What'd I Say
9) Uptown Up
10) To Be or Not to Be
11) Off the Hook
12) Advanced Funk
13) Shake Everything You Got
14) Pass the Peas