Maceo Parker
USA
Born: 14 February 1943
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Funk, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove
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"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 '60s funk fans -- not bad for a kid fresh out of college who got the gig primarily because Brown coveted his brother Melvin's drumming chops. Now Parker is a star in his own right. His Verve albums Roots Revisited and Mo' Roots impeccably spotlight...
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