Mo'Roots is an album by the American saxophonist Maceo Parker, released in 1991.[2][3] It peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[4]
| Mo'Roots | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | March 1991 | |||
| Studio | Sound On Sound, New York | |||
| Genre | Soul, jazz | |||
| Length | 1:03:46 | |||
| Label | Verve[1] | |||
| Producer | Stephan Meyner, Maceo Parker | |||
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Production
editMo' Roots was produced by Stephan Meyner and Parker.[5] Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis played on the album.[6] "Sister Sadie" is a cover of the Horace Silver song.[7]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Calgary Herald | A[9] |
| Chicago Tribune | [10] |
| Windsor Star | B+[6] |
The Chicago Tribune determined that "there's enough variety to keep things interesting, but enough clarity of musical direction to make it all hang together and, more important, make Parker feel at home with the material."[10] The Washington Post wrote: "From Dixieland to hard bop to R&B, from Lionel Hampton to Ray Charles to Marvin Gaye to Otis Redding to Maceo himself, it's all here, underscored by an unfussy and decidedly funky rhythm section and enlivened by a now legendary horn triumvirate."[11]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" | Ray Charles | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Chicken" | Alfred Ellis | 8:19 |
| 3. | "Let's Get It On" | Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend | 7:46 |
| 4. | "Hamp's Boogie Woogie" | Lionel Hampton, Milt Buckner | 6:16 |
| 5. | "Fa Fa Fa (The Sad Song)" | Otis Redding, Steve Cropper | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Jack's Back" | Fred Wesley | 5:42 |
| 7. | "Sister Sadie" | Horace Silver | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Daddy's Home" | 6:02 | |
| 9. | "Down By The Riverside" | 6:36 | |
| 10. | "Southwick" | Maceo Parker | |
| Total length: | 63:46 | ||
Personnel
edit- Maceo Parker - alto saxophone
- Bill Stewart - drums
- Rodney Jones - guitar
- Larry Goldings - Hammond organ
- Pee Wee Ellis - tenor saxophone
- Fred Wesley - trombone
- Jimmy Madison - drums on "Fa Fa Fa (The Sad Song)"
- Kym Mazelle, Maceo Parker - vocals on "Fa Fa Fa (The Sad Song"
- Steve Williamson - alto saxophone on "Jack's Back"
- Technical
- Achim Kröpsch - cover photography
References
edit- ^ Chapman, Geoff (26 Dec 1991). "All that jazz from funk to boogie to Nefertiti". Toronto Star. p. B3.
- ^ Woodard, Josef (Nov 1991). "Mo' Roots by Maceo Parker". DownBeat. 58 (11): 57.
- ^ Stewart, Zan (13 Dec 1991). "A Batch of Holiday Treats From Connick to Cole". Los Angeles Times. p. F19.
- ^ "Maceo Parker". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Mo' Roots by Maceo Parker". Billboard. 103 (41): 80. Oct 12, 1991.
- ^ a b Jones, Owen (26 Oct 1991). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. C2.
- ^ Garland, Phyl (Apr 1992). "Mo' Roots by Maceo Parker". Stereo Review. 57 (4): 71.
- ^ "Mo' Roots Review by Rob Bowman". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Wagamese, Richard (10 Nov 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
- ^ a b Heim, Chris (10 Oct 1991). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 7.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (25 Oct 1991). "Soul Fuel: Horns Pumped by Parker". The Washington Post. p. N19.