Editing Maceo Parker

{{Short description|American saxophonist and composer (born 1943)}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name              = Maceo Parker
| image             = Maceo Parker 1997.jpg
| image_size        = 
| caption           = Parker in 1997
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name        = 
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1943|2|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Kinston, North Carolina]], United States
| origin            = 
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| death_place       = 
| instrument        = [[Saxophone]], [[flute]], piano, vocals
| genre             = [[Funk]], [[P-Funk]], [[soul music]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[soul jazz]]
| occupation        = Musician, band leader
| years_active      = c.1962–2020
| label             = [[Verve Records|Verve]], [[What Are Records?]], Heads Up Minor Music
| website           = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''Maceo Parker''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|eɪ|s|i|oʊ}}; born February 14, 1943)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1561}}</ref> is an American [[funk]] and [[soul jazz]] [[saxophonist]], best known for his work with [[James Brown]] in the 1960s, [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] in the 1970s and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] in the 2000s.  Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing [[alto saxophone|alto]], [[tenor saxophone|tenor]] and [[baritone saxophone]]s. Since the early 1990s, he has toured under his own name.<ref>{{cite book|first=Maceo|last=Parker|title=98% Funky Stuff: My Life in Music|publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]]|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=2013|isbn=978-1-61374-346-1}}</ref>

==Biography==
Parker was born in [[Kinston, North Carolina]], United States.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Parker's father played [[piano]] and [[Drum kit|drums]] in addition to singing in church with Parker's mother; his brother [[Melvin Parker|Melvin]] played drums and his brother [[Kellis Parker|Kellis]] played the [[trombone]].<ref name="Thompson2001">Thompson, Dave (2001). ''Funk''. Backbeat Books. pp. 176-179. {{ISBN|0-87930-629-7}}.</ref> Parker and his brother Melvin joined [[James Brown]] in 1963;<ref name="LarkinGE"/> in his autobiography, Brown claims that he originally wanted Melvin as his [[drummer]], but agreed to additionally take Maceo under his wing as part of the deal.<ref name="Brown1988-1">Brown, James (1988). ''The Godfather of Soul'' (with Bruce Tucker), Fontana / Collins, p. 156. {{ISBN|0-00-637256-2}}.</ref> In March 1970, Parker, his brother Melvin, and a few of Brown's band members left to establish the band Maceo & All the King's Men,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> which toured for two years.<ref name="Brown1988-2">Brown (1988). ''The Godfather of Soul'', pp. 217-18.</ref>

In January 1973, Parker rejoined James Brown's group.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He also charted a single "Parrty – Part I" (No. 71 pop singles) with Maceo & the Macks that year.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In 1975, Parker and some of Brown's band members, including [[Fred Wesley]], left to join [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton's]] band [[Parliament-Funkadelic]].<ref name="Wesley2002-1">Wesley, Fred Jr (2002), ''Hit Me, Fred''. Duke University Press, p. 192. {{ISBN|0-8223-2909-3}}.</ref> Parker once again re-joined James Brown from 1984 to 1988.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

In the 1990s, Parker began a solo career. His first album of this period ''Roots Revisited'' spent 10 weeks at the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''  Contemporary Jazz Charts.  To date he has released 11 solo albums since 1990. Parker's 1992 live album, ''Life on Planet Groove'', is considered to be his seminal live album, marking his first collaboration with Dutch saxophonist [[Candy Dulfer]].

In 1993, Parker made guest appearances on hip hop group [[De La Soul]]'s album ''[[Buhloone Mindstate]]''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/542763-De-La-Soul-Buhloone-Mind-State  De La Sou Buhloone Mindstate] Retirieved 6 May 2024</ref> In the late 1990s, Parker began contributing semi-regularly to recordings by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and accompanying his band, [[The New Power Generation]], on tour. He also played on the [[Jane's Addiction]] track "My Cat's Name Is Maceo" for their 1997 compilation album ''[[Kettle Whistle]]''. In 1998, Parker performed as a guest on "[[What Would You Say]]" on a [[Dave Matthews Band]] concert, which also became one of their live albums, ''[[Live in Chicago 12.19.98]]''.

In 2004, Parker toured as a part of Prince's band for the "[[Musicology Live 2004ever]]" tour and again in 2007 he performed as part of Prince's band for Prince's 21 nights at [[the O2 arena (London)|the O2 arena]]. Parker also played as part of Prince's band for his 21-night stay at LA's Forum in 2011.

In 2008, Maceo Parker closed the [[TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival|Edmonton International Jazz Festival]] at [[Urban Lounge]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Levesque|first=Roger|date=June 29, 2008|title=Final Day at Jazz Fest|page=B5|work=The Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/476316542}}</ref>

[[File:Maceo Parker Band Liri Blues 2009.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Maceo Parker at the [[Liri Blues Festival]], Italy, in 2009]]
Parker's album ''Roots & Grooves'' with the [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] Big Band is a tribute to [[Ray Charles]], whom Parker cites as one of his most important influences. The album won a Jammie for best Jazz Album in 2009. Parker followed this up with another collaboration with [[WDR Big Band]] in 2012 with the album ''Soul Classics''.

In October 2011, Parker was inducted in the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://northcarolinamusichalloffame.org/inductee-maceo-parker/|title=Inductee – Maceo Parker|publisher=North Carolina Music Hall of Fame|access-date=2012-04-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718011720/http://northcarolinamusichalloffame.org/inductee-maceo-parker/|archive-date=2012-07-18}}</ref>

In July 2012, Parker was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from  Victoires Du Jazz in Paris. He continues touring, headlining many jazz festivals in Europe and doing as many as 290 concerts a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2013/02/01/maceo-parker-talks-98-funky-stuff-my-life-in-music-qa |title=Maceo Parker talks '98% Funky Stuff: My Life in Music': Q&A|website=Ew.com|date=2016-01-15|access-date=2016-01-15}}</ref>

In May 2016, Parker received The North Carolina Heritage Award from his home state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncarts.org/About-Us/Press-Releases/artmid/9122/articleid/1597/Eight-North-Carolinians-to-Receive-Prestigious-Heritage-Award |title=Eight North Carolinians to Receive Prestigious Heritage Award |website=Ncarts.org |date=2015-09-04 |access-date=2016-01-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114030614/http://www.ncarts.org/About-Us/Press-Releases/ArtMID/9122/ArticleID/1597/Eight-North-Carolinians-to-Receive-Prestigious-Heritage-Award |archive-date=2016-01-14 }}</ref>

Parker toured with the Ray Charles Orchestra and [[the Raelettes]] performing a tribute to Ray Charles at major festivals worldwide, including [[Monterey Jazz Festival]] in 2016 and [[Playboy Jazz Festival]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://glidemagazine.com/227181/the-41st-annual-playboy-jazz-festival-rolls-into-hollywood-bowl/ |title=The 41st Annual Playboy Jazz Festival Rolls Into Hollywood Bowl |first1=Andy J. |last1=Gordon |first2=Jenny |last2=Peters |date=13 June 2019 |work=Glide Magazine |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/maceo-parker-ray-charles-tribute-7511235/ |title=Maceo Parker Talks His 'Dream Come True': Paying Tribute to Idol Ray Charles |date=17 September 2016 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref>

==Book and media==
In February 2013, Maceo Parker published his autobiography, ''98% Funky Stuff: My Life in Music'' with the publisher [[Chicago Review Press]].<ref>[https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/titles-pages-30.php  Maceo Parker Chicago Review Press] Retrieved 16 April 2022</ref> 

Parker was portrayed by [[Craig Robinson (actor)|Craig Robinson]] in the 2014 James Brown biopic ''[[Get on Up (film)|Get on Up]]''.

==Equipment==
Maceo plays a gold-plated [[Selmer Mark VI]] alto saxophone and the mouthpiece he uses is a #3 Brilhart Ebolin. Maceo's reed of choice is the [[Vandoren]] Java, 3.5 gauge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maceo Parker Frequently Asked Questions|url=http://maceoparker.com/faq.html|publisher=Maceoparker.com|access-date=2014-05-18|archive-date=2019-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191124010249/http://maceoparker.com/faq.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Maceo Parker discography}}
=== As bandleader ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|Year
!valign="top"|Credited As
!valign="top"|Album
!valign="top"|Label
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1970
|valign="top"|Maceo & All the King's Men
|valign="top"|''Doing Their Own Thing''
|valign="top"|House of the Fox / Charly Records
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1972
|valign="top"|Maceo & All the King's Men
|valign="top"|''Funky Music Machine''
|valign="top"|Excello
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1974
|valign="top"|Maceo
|valign="top"|''Us''
|valign="top"|People / [[P-Vine]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1989
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''For All the King's Men''
|valign="top"|[[4th & Broadway]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1990
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''[[Roots Revisited]]''
|valign="top"|[[Verve Records|Verve]] / Minor Music
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1991
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''[[Mo' Roots (Maceo Parker Album)|Mo' Roots]]''
|valign="top"|[[Verve Records|Verve]] / Minor Music
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1992
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''[[Life on Planet Groove]]''
|valign="top"|[[Verve Records|Verve]] / Minor Music
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''[[Southern Exposure (Maceo Parker album)|Southern Exposure]]''
|valign="top"|[[Jive Records|Jive]] / Novus / Minor Music
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1994
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''Maceo'' ([[Soundtrack]])
|valign="top"|Minor Music
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1998
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''[[Funk Overload]]''
|valign="top"|[[What Are Records?]] / ESC
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2000
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''[[Dial: M-A-C-E-O]]''
|valign="top"|[[What Are Records?]] / ESC
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2003
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''[[Made by Maceo]]''
|valign="top"|[[What Are Records?]] / ESC
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2005
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''School's In!''
|valign="top"|BHM Productions
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2007
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''Roots & Grooves''
|valign="top"|Intuition / Heads Up
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2012
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''Soul Classics''
|valign="top"|Listen2 Entertainment / Razor & Tie
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2018
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''Life On Planet Groove - Revisited''
|valign="top"|[[Verve Records|Verve]] / Minor Music
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2018
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''It's All About Love''
|valign="top"|Leopard
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2020
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''Soul Food: Cooking With Maceo''
|valign="top"|[[Mascot Label Group]] / The Funk Garage
|}

=== As sideman ===

{| class="wikitable sortable
|-
!  style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|Year
!valign="top"|Artist
!valign="top"|Album
!valign="top"|Label
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1964
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''[[Out of Sight (album)|Out of Sight]]''
|valign="top"|[[PolyGram Records|PolyGram]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1969
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud''
|valign="top"|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]] / Umgd
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1970
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''[[Sex Machine (album)|Sex Machine]]''
|valign="top"|Polydor / Umgd
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1972
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''[[Get On the Good Foot (album)|Get on the Good Foot]]''
|valign="top"|PolyGram
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1972
|valign="top"|[[Johnny "Hammond" Smith|Johnny Hammond]]
|valign="top"|''[[The Prophet (album)|The Prophet]]''
|valign="top"|Kudu
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1973
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''[[The Payback]]''
|valign="top"|Polydor / Umgd
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1974
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''[[Hell (James Brown album)|Hell]]''
|valign="top"|Polydor / Umgd
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1975
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''Reality''
|valign="top"|PolyGram
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1976
|valign="top"|[[Bootsy Collins]]
|valign="top"|''[[Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band]]''
|valign="top"|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1976
|valign="top"|[[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
|valign="top"|''[[The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein]]''
|valign="top"|[[Island Records|Island]] / [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1975
|valign="top"|[[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
|valign="top"|''[[Mothership Connection]]''
|valign="top"|Island / Mercury
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1977
|valign="top"|[[Bootsy Collins]]
|valign="top"|''[[Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!]]''
|valign="top"|Warner Bros.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1977
|valign="top"|[[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
|valign="top"|''[[Live: P-Funk Earth Tour]]''
|valign="top"|Island / Mercury
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1977
|valign="top"|[[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
|valign="top"|''[[Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome]]''
|valign="top"|Island / Mercury
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1977
|valign="top"|[[Fred Wesley]]
|valign="top"|''[[A Blow for Me, A Toot for You]]''
|valign="top"|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1978
|valign="top"|[[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
|valign="top"|''[[Motor Booty Affair]]''
|valign="top"|Island / Mercury
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1978
|valign="top"|[[Bernie Worrell]]
|valign="top"|''[[All the Woo in the World]]''
|valign="top"|[[Arista Records|Arista]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1979
|valign="top"|[[Bootsy Collins]]
|valign="top"|''[[This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N]]''
|valign="top"|Warner Bros.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1979
|valign="top"|[[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
|valign="top"|''[[Gloryhallastoopid]]''
|valign="top"|[[MCA Records|MCA]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1980
|valign="top"|[[Bootsy Collins]]
|valign="top"|''[[Ultra Wave]]''
|valign="top"|Warner Bros.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1980
|valign="top"|[[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
|valign="top"|''[[Trombipulation]]''
|valign="top"|PolyGram
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1983
|valign="top"|[[P-Funk|P-Funk All Stars]]
|valign="top"|''Urban Dancefloor Guerillas''
|valign="top"|[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1983
|valign="top"|[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
|valign="top"|''[[You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish]]''
|valign="top"|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1985
|valign="top"|[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
|valign="top"|''[[Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends]]''
|valign="top"|Capitol
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1985
|valign="top"|[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
|valign="top"|''[[Freaky Styley]]''
|valign="top"|[[EMI Records|EMI]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1986
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''Gravity''
|valign="top"|[[Volcano Entertainment|Volcano]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1986
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''James In the Jungle Groove''
|valign="top"|Polydor / Umgd
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1986
|valign="top"|[[Ryuichi Sakamoto]]
|valign="top"|''Futurista''
|valign="top"|
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1987
|valign="top"|Mico Wave
|valign="top"|''Cookin' from the Inside Out!!!''
|valign="top"|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1987
|valign="top"|Yvonne Jackson
|valign="top"|''I'm Trouble''
|valign="top"|Ichiban
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1988
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''James Brown's Funky People, Pt. 2''
|valign="top"|Polydor / Umgd
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1988
|valign="top"|[[Bootsy Collins]]
|valign="top"|''What's Bootsy Doin'?''
|valign="top"|Sony
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1988
|valign="top"|[[Keith Richards]]
|valign="top"|''[[Talk Is Cheap]]''
|valign="top"|EMI
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1989
|valign="top"|Criminal Element Orchestra
|valign="top"|''Locked Up''
|valign="top"|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1990
|valign="top"|Various Artists
|valign="top"|''Gramavision 10th Anniversary Sampler''
|valign="top"|[[Gramavision]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1990
|valign="top"|[[Deee-Lite]]
|valign="top"|''[[World Clique]]''
|valign="top"|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]] / [[Warner Music Group|Wea]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1990
|valign="top"|[[Living Colour]]
|valign="top"|''[[Time's Up (Living Colour album)|Time's Up]]''
|valign="top"|Sony
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1990
|valign="top"|P-Funk All Stars
|valign="top"|''Live at the Beverly Theatre in Hollywood''
|valign="top"|[[Westbound Records|Westbound]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1990
|valign="top"|[[Fred Wesley]]
|valign="top"|''New Friends''
|valign="top"|PolyGram
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1990
|valign="top"|Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
|valign="top"|''Backslider's Tractor Pull''
|valign="top"|[[HighTone Records|HighTone]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1991
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''Messing with the Blues''
|valign="top"|PolyGram
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1991
|valign="top"|[[Material (band)|Material]]
|valign="top"|''The Third Power''
|valign="top"|[[Axiom (record label)|Axiom]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1991
|valign="top"|Bernie Worrell
|valign="top"|''Funk of Ages''
|valign="top"|Rhino
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1991
|valign="top"|[[Kenny Neal]]
|valign="top"|''Walking on Fire''
|valign="top"|[[Alligator Records|Alligator]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1991
|valign="top"|Various Artists
|valign="top"|''House Party 2''
|valign="top"|MCA
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1992
|valign="top"|[[Bachir Attar]]
|valign="top"|''The Next Dream''
|valign="top"|CMP
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1992
|valign="top"|[[10,000 Maniacs]]
|valign="top"|''[[Our Time in Eden]]''
|valign="top"|Elektra / Wea
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1992
|valign="top"|[[Deee-Lite]]
|valign="top"|''Infinity Within''
|valign="top"|Elektra / Wea
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|Various Artists
|valign="top"|''The Best Jazz Is Played with Verve''
|valign="top"|PolyGram
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
|valign="top"|''"P" Is the Funk''
|valign="top"|AEM
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[Candy Dulfer]]
|valign="top"|''Sax-A-Go-Go''
|valign="top"|Sony
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[Color Me Badd]]
|valign="top"|''Time and Chance''
|valign="top"|Warner Bros.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[Bernie Worrell]]
|valign="top"|''Blacktronic Science''
|valign="top"|Gramavision
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[Bryan Ferry]]
|valign="top"|''Taxi''
|valign="top"|Warner Bros.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|Various Artists
|valign="top"|''Manifestation: Axiom Collection II''
|valign="top"|PolyGram
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''Soul Pride: The Instrumentals (1960–1969)''
|valign="top"|PolyGram
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[De La Soul]]
|valign="top"|''[[Buhloone Mindstate]]''
|valign="top"|Rhino
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[Hans Theessink]]
|valign="top"|''Call Me''
|valign="top"|Deluge
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[Dave Koz]]
|valign="top"|''Lucky Man''
|valign="top"|Capitol
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
|valign="top"|''Plush Funk''
|valign="top"|Aem
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1993
|valign="top"|[[Bernie Worrell]]
|valign="top"|''Blacktronic Science''
|valign="top"|Gramavision
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1994
|valign="top"|[[Bootsy Collins]]
|valign="top"|''Blasters of the Universe''
|valign="top"|[[Rykodisc]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1994
|valign="top"|[[Pedro Abrunhosa]]
|valign="top"|''Viagens''
|valign="top"|[[PolyGram Records|PolyGram]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1994
|valign="top"|Bryan Ferry
|valign="top"|''Mamouna''
|valign="top"|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1994
|valign="top"|[[Nils Landgren (musician)|Nils Landgren Funk Unit]]
|valign="top"|''Live in Stockholm''
|valign="top"|Red Horn
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1992
|valign="top"|[[The J.B.'s|The JB Horns]]
|valign="top"|''I Like It Like That''
|valign="top"|Soulciety
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1995
|valign="top"|[[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]
|valign="top"|''The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk''
|valign="top"|PolyGram
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1995
|valign="top"|[[Fred Wesley]]
|valign="top"|''Say Blow by Blow Backwards''
|valign="top"|Aem
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1995
|valign="top"|[[Larry Goldings]]
|valign="top"|''Whatever It Takes''
|valign="top"|Warner Bros.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1995
|valign="top"|[[Brooklyn Funk Essentials]]
|valign="top"|''Cool And Steady And Easy''
|valign="top"|Groovetown Records
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1995
|valign="top"|Various Artists
|valign="top"|''Back to Basics, Vol. 2''
|valign="top"|[[Instinct Records|Instinct]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1996
|valign="top"|[[James Brown]]
|valign="top"|''Foundations Of Funk: A Brand New Bag''
|valign="top"|Polydor / Umgd
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1996
|valign="top"|Various Artists
|valign="top"|''Little Magic in a Noisy World''
|valign="top"|Act
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1996
|valign="top"|Various Artists
|valign="top"|''A Celebration of Blues: The New Breed''
|valign="top"|Celeb. of Blues
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1997
|valign="top"|Various Artists
|valign="top"|''Booming on Pluto: Electro for Droids''
|valign="top"|Ambient
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1997
|valign="top"|[[Kenny Neal]]
|valign="top"|''Deluxe Edition''
|valign="top"|Alligator
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1997
|valign="top"|[[Phil Upchurch]]
|valign="top"|''Whatever Happened to the Blues''
|valign="top"|Go Jazz
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1999
|valign="top"|[[Ani DiFranco]]
|valign="top"|''[[To The Teeth]]''
|valign="top"|[[Righteous Babe Records]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|1999
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
|valign="top"|''[[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]''
|valign="top"|[[NPG Records|NPG]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2001
|valign="top"|[[Dave Matthews Band]]
|valign="top"|''[[Live in Chicago 12.19.98]]''
|valign="top"|[[RCA Records|RCA]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2001
|valign="top"|[[Ani DiFranco]]
|valign="top"|''[[Revelling/Reckoning]]''
|valign="top"|[[Righteous Babe Records]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2002
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[The New Power Generation]]
|valign="top"|''[[One Nite Alone... Live!]]''
|valign="top"|NPG
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2002
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[The New Power Generation]]
|valign="top"|''One Nite Alone... the aftershow: it ain't over!''
|valign="top"|NPG
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2003
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[The New Power Generation]]
|valign="top"|''[[C-Note (album)|C-Note]]''
|valign="top"|NPG
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2004
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
|valign="top"|''[[Musicology (album)|Musicology]]''
|valign="top"|NPG / Columbia
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2006
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
|valign="top"|''[[3121 (album)|3121]]''
|valign="top"|NPG / [[Universal Records|Universal]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2007
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
|valign="top"|''[[Planet Earth (Prince album)|Planet Earth]]''
|valign="top"|NPG / Columbia
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2007
|valign="top"|Various Artists
|valign="top"|''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]''
|valign="top"|[[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2008
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
|valign="top"|''[[Indigo Nights]]''
|valign="top"|NPG
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2009
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
|valign="top"|''[[Lotusflower (album)|Lotusflower]]''
|valign="top"|NPG
|}

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:40px;"|Year
!valign="top"|Artist
!valign="top"|Album
!valign="top"|Label
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2000
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
|valign="top"|''[[Rave Un2 the Year 2000]]''
|valign="top"|NPG Music Club
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2002
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''[[Roots Revisited]]''
|valign="top"| Arthaus Musik
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2003
|valign="top"|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
|valign="top"|''[[Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas]]''
|valign="top"|NPG Music Club
|-
|  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|2004
|valign="top"|Maceo Parker
|valign="top"|''My First Name Is Maceo''
|valign="top"| Minor Music
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== See also ==
* {{annotated link|Nelson George}}
* {{annotated link|Cliff White}}
* {{annotated link|Alan Leeds}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p19068}}
* {{YouTube|ABLwmYI09Lw|Shake Everything You've Got}}

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