Southern Exposure

Maceo Parker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 26, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Novus
• ASIN: B000000587
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,938 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blues for Shorty Bill

2. Keep on Marching

3. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

4. Every Saturday Night

5. The Way You Look Tonight

6. Splashin'

7. Walking Home Together

8. Sister Sanctified

9. Fun in the Sun

Editorial Reviews

Parker recorded the bulk of this 1993 release in New Orleans, taking advantage of the local talent and injecting doses of Southern soul, blues, and R&B into the music. Meters Leo Nocentelli (guitar) and George Porter Jr. (bass) support Parker's furious alto on five of the nine cuts, including an irresistible reading of the Meters' own "Keep on Marching." The Rebirth Brass Band inspires Parker to heights on "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and the original "Walking Home Together." Back in New York, Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis join in on the jazz standard, "The Way You Look Tonight." The work here is less polished than on Mo' Roots, but also more exciting. Few other saxophonists possess Parker's ability to intensify his solos with each passing line. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tunes for dancin' and chillin', March 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Southern Exposure (Audio CD)

I first heard this disc at a house party 3 years ago and I STILL turn it on when I'm making dinner, getting ready to go out, driving around town or funkin' it up. Without a dime in my pocket for a concert ticket, I once hid in the woods behind the outdoor venue where Maceo was appearing with some friends and wine and lived it up anyway. Dancing to these tunes with a group of friends can't be beat and the combos with Rebirth are smokin'. I have shared this album with everyone I know and almost all of them have run out for their own copy. Beware when you introduce this disc at parties, though. We have had an empty-case scare almost every time, but it always finds its way home.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ...he be blowin the soul outta this..., November 26, 2001

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R. Davis "upfromsumdirt" (louisville, ky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Southern Exposure (Audio CD)

...i had this on cassette tape years ago and i am so sad now not to have it in my cd collection...i will be rectifying that very shortly! this is a great cd...wait a minute...all of his cd's are great! get this disc, 'mo roots' and 'live on planet groove' (especially that one!)...maceo is funkin shtuff up quite lovely! and dont forget to check out the j.b. horns cd's...ohellyeah! nobody blows a horn like this!
(bonus maceo cut: check out the solo he provides on de la soul's buhloone mind state...some-southern-slow-funk-fa-sho!)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis on the track!, January 12, 2005

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Funk and Groove - See all my reviews

This review is from: Southern Exposure (Audio CD)

On this well-rounded and consistently memorable release, Maceo Parker sticks mostly to funky blues but is also impressive on a boppish version of "The Way You Look Tonight." He splits his time between fronting an organ combo, leading a reunion with fellow James Brown alumni trombonist Fred Wesley and tenor-saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, and on two songs he is joined by the enthuisastic Rebirth Brass Band. Maceo Parker only takes one vocal so the emphasis throughout is on his soulful alto, making this among his most rewarding jazz recordings.
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