When You're The Funk Trombone O.G.

Fred Wesley with Maceo Parker playing 'Shake Everything You've Got'
Original video: • Maceo Parker - Shake e...
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[@codyhenrytrombone]

Love him! One of my highest moments on this earth was playing a solo in front of Fred and seeing video later of him smiling and diggin it. Grateful for FW!

[@RobEgertonJazzTranscriptions]

How great to have video proof!

[@jmzt3187]

Wesley is the king of funk on the trombone. Excellent transcription.

[@kidavid77]

Mad respect for FRED WESLEY, my very favorite funk trombone player

[@whodat1967]

First solo I ever learned, still is a complete banger

[@PaulTarussov]

So happening! And one of the sweetest people.

[@JDubbs1965]

It doesn't get any better than that folks.

[@c5d53g2e]

Outfrikkenstanding!!!

[@jogmas12]

Excellent

[@filliiiii7]

You are musician?

[@birdpog1]

Pentatonic grinder!

[@davito6159]

No toco ni un instrumento, pero amo el jazz

[@filliiiii7]

Estudias música?

[@davito6159]

​@@filliiiii7 No, solo la escucho

[@quandabulous_g_official1937]

What song is this 😩 please someone help me out I gotta ask my jazz director if we can play this

[@RobEgertonJazzTranscriptions]

It's called 'Shake Everything You've Got' by Maceo Parker.

[@quandabulous_g_official1937]

@@RobEgertonJazzTranscriptions thank you 🙏

[@tizianoschelbert5552]

Is he playing a Bb trombone or a C trombone?

[@RobEgertonJazzTranscriptions]

Regular Bb

[@tired108]

is this transcription in Bb??

[@RobEgertonJazzTranscriptions]

@@tired108 It's in Concert D minor, bass clef.

[@jonburton1935]

I wish I could say I was impressed…. But I’ve heard dozens of trombonists do just as good as this.

[@RobEgertonJazzTranscriptions]

Possibly, but Fred did it first. He blazed the trail that others follow.

[@jonburton1935]

I’d hardly call it a trail. It’s funk pop music at best

[@Nopulu]

It's jazz fusion bro lmao. He was one of the OGs of it, I don't get what you're hating on.@@jonburton1935

[@jeroldtowber3966]

An intergalactic tribunal of musical Cluelessness convenes its Funk Advisory Panel once a year. I want to congratulate you -- they have decided to award you a special prize. Your complete inability to honor the Funk and denigrate one of the funkiest geniuses to ever come down the pike was particularly striking. You do know that James Brown only called out two people to solo --- Maceo and Fred. He also played with Count Basie. Once again congrats.