“Roots & Grooves” is one monster of a live album! I love all of Maceo Parker’s solo albums, but this is the best (followed by “Life On Planet Groove” and the soundtrack of “My First Name Is Maceo”).Dennis Chambers kicks the hell out of his drum set, and Rodney “Skeet” Curtis does some se’ious slammin’ on his bass. Dennis and Skeet (who used to play with George Clinton's Parli
“Roots & Grooves” is one monster of a live album! I love all of Maceo Parker’s solo albums, but this is the best (followed by “Life On Planet Groove” and the soundtrack of “My First Name Is Maceo”).Dennis Chambers kicks the hell out of his drum set, and Rodney “Skeet” Curtis does some se’ious slammin’ on his bass. Dennis and Skeet (who used to play with George Clinton's Parli
You do not muck about with any form of leg injury. I had both knees crushed in 1986 and my circulation is shot to pieces from the knee down. I'm currently on daily penicillin to stave off infections.*This* might both fit the bill for tonight and cheer you up, though...
We all know about the Godfather. And we all know how many times we heard: MACEO! In my mind, there is no funk without brass. Good God! And nobody does it like MACEO! When I went looking I found a veritable treasure trove on YouTube. And you know what I say to that: oh Lawd, let it be funky!"There Was A Time" Live in 2003"I Need Somebody"and this gem, I'm just going to let you discover for yo' o...
for Funky Friday. It's Monday, and I need something more than coffee to get my blood moving.And this is just what the doctor ordered:Time to go shake everything I got.
Yeah, I did Maceo a couple of weeks ago, but I can't help myself. The live videos of him up on YT are some of the best funk you can find right now.So, a little Uptown Up to help work off some of yesterday's vittles: