Format: Dolby, PAL Sprachen: Englisch (Dolby Digital 5.1, Stereo) Bildformat: 4:3 DVD Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2003 Produktion: 1994
This is a rare kind of music film. A portrait of a musican who made his name first as a sideman than as a star. The classic recordings of James Brown are frequently punctuated with a cry of "Maceo" which listeners often assumed to be some fucky catchphrase of Browns own invention. In fact it was the cue for his long serving sax man Maceo Parker to step forward and blow his horn. When Brown was incarcerated in the late 80 s necessitly led Maceo to become a bandleader in his own right, enlisting other funk pioneers such as trombonist Fred Wesley, and tenor saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis. In 1994 Maceo and his band were filmed in concert, in rehearsal and on the road. Though essentially a performance film, "My First Name is Maceo" captures both on and off stage, the warm generous personality that flows through Maceo is music. Interviews with Maceo, his brother Melvin and the musicians who have worked with him fill in the background that began on a North Carolina Housing Project. Songs: 01 Keep On Marching 02 Make It Funky 03 Gimme Some More 04 C Jam Funk 05 Childrens World 06 Shake Everything You ve Got 07 Walking Home Together 08 Let is Get It On 09 House Party 10 Cold Sweat"