Maceo Parker – Life on Planet Groove Vinyl LP

From Maceo Parker comes Life on Planet Groove, a soul & R&B album on Minor Music. This is the vinyl edition, a 2-LP set. This edition was released on May 6, 2022.

ife on Planet Groove is a classic as a live album and as a recording statement of the sound of the James Brown area moved into the nineties and further on. Sold wordwide more than a million copies and keeps selling. Maceo Parker's best album ever. ReviewA scorching album of funky grooves from Maceo Parker, assisted by the rest of the JB's on backing horns. The album was recorded in concert at a club called Stadtgarten in Cologne, Germany, and the crowd seems just as responsive in most ways as any Atlanta mob. Along with the JB horns, Vincent Henry accompanies on bass throughout the album/concert. The album starts out with an original Maceo composition, then moves into a pair from his old boss James Brown. After that, there's another Maceo number, a cover of "Addictive Love," a rendition of "Georgia on My Mind," and a composition undertaken by a veritable army of funk veterans. This is probably just about the best solo Maceo Parker album there is, at least until the release of Funkoverload. If you're a funk fan, or a soul-jazz fan, this album might just provide what you need. Maceo on his own always provides a nice collection of soul and funk, and this one is no exception.-Life on Planet Groove Review by Adam Greenberg --AllMusic