Mo' Roots (Maceo Parker album)

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
Studio album by
Maceo Parker
Released1991
RecordedMarch 1991
StudioSound On Sound, New York
GenreSoul, jazz
Length1:03:46
LabelVerve[1]
ProducerStephan Meyner, Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker chronology
Roots Revisited
(1990)		 Mo'Roots
(1991)		 Life on Planet Groove
(1992)

Production

Mo' 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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Calgary HeraldA[9]
Chicago Tribune[10]
Windsor StarB+[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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hallelujah, I Love Her So"Ray Charles3:58
2."Chicken"Alfred Ellis8:19
3."Let's Get It On"Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend7:46
4."Hamp's Boogie Woogie"Lionel Hampton, Milt Buckner6:16
5."Fa Fa Fa (The Sad Song)"Otis Redding, Steve Cropper4:50
6."Jack's Back"Fred Wesley5:42
7."Sister Sadie"Horace Silver5:27
8."Daddy's Home" 6:02
9."Down By The Riverside" 6:36
10."Southwick"Maceo Parker 
Total length:63:46

Personnel
Technical
  • Achim Kröpsch - cover photography

References
  1. Chapman, Geoff (26 Dec 1991). "All that jazz from funk to boogie to Nefertiti". Toronto Star. p. B3.
  2. Woodard, Josef (Nov 1991). "Mo' Roots by Maceo Parker". DownBeat. 58 (11): 57.
  3. Stewart, Zan (13 Dec 1991). "A Batch of Holiday Treats From Connick to Cole". Los Angeles Times. p. F19.
  4. "Maceo Parker". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. "Mo' Roots by Maceo Parker". Billboard. 103 (41): 80. Oct 12, 1991.
  6. Jones, Owen (26 Oct 1991). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. C2.
  7. Garland, Phyl (Apr 1992). "Mo' Roots by Maceo Parker". Stereo Review. 57 (4): 71.
  8. "Mo' Roots Review by Rob Bowman". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. Wagamese, Richard (10 Nov 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
  10. Heim, Chris (10 Oct 1991). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 7.
  11. Joyce, Mike (25 Oct 1991). "Soul Fuel: Horns Pumped by Parker". The Washington Post. p. N19.
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