Maceo Parker - Southern Exposure (USA, 1993)

Maceo Parker - Southern Exposure (USA, 1993)

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 phrasing of his own. On this well-rounded and consistently memorable release, Parker sticks mostly to funky blues but is also impressive on a boppish version of "The Way You Look Tonight." He splits his time between fronting an organ combo, leading a reunion with fellow Brown alumni trombonist Fred Wesley and tenor-saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, and on two songs he is joined by the enthuisastic Rebirth Brass Band. Parker only takes one vocal so the emphasis throughout is on his soulful alto, making this among his most rewarding jazz recordings.

Tracks

 

1 Blues for Shorty Bill

2 Keep on Marching

3 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

4 Every Saturday Night

5 The Way You Look Tonight

6 Splashin'

7 Walking Home Together

8 Sister Sanctified

9 Fun in the Sun

Stafford Agee Trombone

Steve Backer Director

Dave Baker Engineer, Mixing

Peter Beckerman Assistant Engineer

Will Boulware Organ (Hammond)

John Cremer Mastering

Pee Wee Ellis Sax (Tenor)

Herman V. Ernest III Drums

Keith "Bass Drum Shorty" Frazier Drums (Bass)

Philip Frazier Tuba

Steve Himelfarb Engineer, Mixing

Rodney Jones Guitar

Ajay Mallory Drums (Snare)

Stephan Meyner Executive Producer, Producer

Jacqueline Murphy Art Direction

Leo Nocentelli Guitar

Maceo Parker Producer, Sax (Alto), Vocals

Roderick Paulin Sax (Tenor)

George Porter, Jr. Bass

Kermit Ruffins Trumpet

Sanna Salber Photography

Derrick Shezbie Trumpet

Reginald Steward Trombone

Bill Stewart Drums

Michael Ward Percussion

Fred Wesley Trombone

Maceo Parker - Southern Exposure (USA, 1993)