At the start of this blistering set, recorded live in Cologne Germany in 1992, saxophonist Maceo Parker declares it will be "2 percent jazz and 98 percent funky stuff." He does not disappoint. This week's guest, Chicago saxophonist Chris Greene (Chris Greene Quartet), joins us to discuss how Parker's 'Life On Planet Groove' got him high and helped inform his own musical journey.
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Songs discussed in this episode: Shake Everything You've Got (Live) - Maceo Parker; The Emperor Strikes Back, Broken Glass - Chris Greene Quartet; Out Of Sight - James Brown; Do That Stuff - Parliament; If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life - Prince; In Time, Children's World, Southwick, Shake Everything You've Got (Live), Pass The Peas (Live) - Maceo Parker; The Overweight Lovers In The House - Heavy D & the Boyz; Fight The Power - Public Enemy; I Got You (I Feel Good) (Live), Got To Get U (Live) - Maceo Parker; Addictive Love - BeBe and CeCe Winans; Addictive Love (Live), Children's World (Live) - Maceo Parker; Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles; Georgia On My Mind (Live), Soul Power '92 (Live) - Maceo Parker; The Emperor Strikes Back, Outro - Chris Greene Quartet