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This is a rare kind of music film. A portrait of a musician better known as a sideman than as a star. The classic recordings of funk music pioneer James Brown are frequently punctuated with a cry of "Maceo!" which listeners often assumed to be some funky catchphrase of Brown's own invention. In fact it was the cue for his long-serving alto sax man Maceo Parker to step forward and blow his horn. When Brown went to prison in the late eighties, necessity led Maceo to become a bandleader in his own right, enlisting other former funk pioneers such as trombonist Fred Wesley and tenor saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis. In 1994, we filmed Maceo and his group in concert and rehearsal and, two months later, spent a fortnight traveling with him in New York, New Orleans and on the road. Though essentially a performance film, it captures, both on and off stage - the warm and generous personality that flows through Maceo's music. The affectionate, almost telepathic relationship amongst Parker, Wesley and Ellis - cemented through years of playing together as a unit - can be felt in the little glances, nods and shrugs they give each other on stage. Relaxed and revealing interviews with Parker, his brother Melvin, and musicians who have worked with him, fill in the background to a career that began on a poor North Carolina housing project. Among other things the film is an object lesson in funk.

Tracklist:

01. Keep on Marching
02. Make It Funky
03. Gimme Some More
04. About Musical Language - Introducing
05. Wait a Minute! - Introducing
06. C Jam Funk
07. Children's World
08. Maceo Back at Home
09. New Orleans Street Life - Introducing
10. Walking Home Together
11. Shake Everything You've Got
12. Give the Drummer Some
13. Funk Is About What You Don't Play
14. Jamming With
15. Let's Get It On
16. A Family Type of Things - Introducing
17. House Party
18. Cold Sweat

Musicians:

- Maceo Parker: Alto Sax
- George Clinton: Vocals
- Fred Wesley: Trombone
- Pedro Abrunhosa: Bass
- Bruno Speight: Guitar
- Rebirth Brass Band: John Gilbert/Tenor Sax; Kermit Ruffins/Trumpet; Keith Anderson/Trombone; James DuRant/Sax; Derrick Shezbie/Trumpet; Glen Andrews/Trumpet
- Pee Wee Ellis: Tenor Sax
- Jamal Thomas: Drums
- Will Boulware: Organ
- Kim Mazelle: Vocals
- John Starks: Drums