Fred Wesley

trombone · 1943 · Columbus (Georgia)

Trombonist and musical director of the J.B.'s in the 1970s, he composed and arranged much of the music of James Brown's group before joining Parliament-Funkadelic. His joining Count Basie's orchestra in 1978 marked his move to jazz, continued with albums such as New Friends (1990).

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Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk

Landmark tracks

• Damn Right I'm Somebody (1974)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Nov 9, 2023: Sous une Bonne Étoile #2 : Fred Wesley (Archives TSF Jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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