Maceo Parker
- Type: Influential Sideman
- Born: February 14, 1943 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States
Biography
Maceo Parker is an American saxophonist from Kinston, North Carolina, and a principal architect of funk. As *James Brown*'s signature horn man from 1964 and a core member of *The J.B.'s*, his percussive alto defined the genre; he later joined Parliament-Funkadelic and *Bootsy's Rubber Band*, and in the 2000s *Prince*'s New Power Generation. Solo albums such as 'Roots Revisited' (1990) and 'Life on Planet Groove' (1992) made him a bandleader in his own right. His riffs are among the most sampled ever recorded.
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Maceo Parker Discography
- Us (1974) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Roots Revisited (1990) - Album - rated 3.69/5
- Mo' Roots (1991) - Album - rated 3.12/5
- Life on Planet Groove (1992) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Funk Overload (1998) - Album