| Roots Revisited | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studio | A & R Recording, NYC and Ligosa Sound Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
| Genre | Soul jazz | |||
| Length | 50:34 | |||
| Label | Minor Music MM 1015 | |||
| Producer | Stephan Meyner, Maceo Parker | |||
| Maceo Parker chronology | ||||
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Roots Revisited is an album by saxophonist Maceo Parker which was originally released on the Minor Music label in 1990.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Roots Revisited is a throwback to the 1960s soul-jazz style and Maceo Parker gives one the impression that, if called upon, he could hold his own on a bebop date".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Maceo Parker except where noted
- "Them That Got" (Ray Charles) – 3:57
- "Children's World" – 10:49
- "Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul" (Charles Mingus) – 5:41
- "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 5:55
- "Up and Down East Street (for Ulysée Hardy)" – 8:11
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:14
- "Jumpin' the Blues" (Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, Walter Brown) – 6:17
- "In Time" (Sylvester Stewart) – 5:30
- "Them That Got" [Alternative version] (Charles) – 3:57 Additional track on CD release
- "Funky Christmas" (Johnny Marks) – 10:09 Additional track on CD release
Personnel
- Maceo Parker – alto saxophone, piano, organ
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – tenor saxophone
- Don Pullen – organ (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10)
- Rodney Jones – guitar
- Bill Stewart – drums
- Vince Henry – alto saxophone (track 1)
- Bootsy Collins – bass guitar, guitar
References
- ^ Minor Music discography, accessed November 6, 2017
- ^ Maceo Parker discography, accessed November 6, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Maceo Parker: Roots Revisited – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
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