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Fred Wesley
tb, *1943 US, Columbus, Georgia
Musician of R&B/Soul
US trombonist Fred Wesley was born in 1943, the son of a high school teacher and big band leader. Like Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, his first love was jazz, until he joined the Ike and Tina Turner Revue in 1962. A brief period with Hank Ballard and the Midnighters and Army service preceded his first term with James Brown and his original band (1968-70); a brief Los Angeles period led to a second stint (1971-75) with the Godfather of Soul eventually leading J.B.'s, after its original line-up including Bootsy Collins left in 1971; the versatile trombonist then went on to featured roles with George Clinton as both a member of Funkadelic and leader of Horny Horns); he joined the Count Basie Orchestra as Al Grey's replacement in the late 1980s.
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People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul - Remix on Motherlode by James Brown House Party on House Party by Fred Wesley The Ghetto (featuring CeCe Rogers and Fred Wesley) on Love in a Black Dimension by Jestofunk Funk For Your Ass on Let It Flow - Fred Wesley's Tribute To James Brown by Fred Wesley & The New JB's Introduction To The JB's / Doing It To Death on Funky Good Time: The Anthology by The J.B.'s Bop To The Boogie on House Party by Fred Wesley The Ballad Of Beulah Baptist on Wuda Cuda Shuda by Fred Wesley Heapin' Bowl of Gumbo on Wave From The WOOniverse by Bernie Worrell Just Like That on Comme Ci Comme Ca by Fred Wesley Getcho Money Ready on Wuda Cuda Shuda by Fred WesleyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Live Session | Fred Wesley | 2018 | Album |
| Yard Of Hard | Soul Immigrants featuring Fred Wesley | 2016 | Single |
| Episode One | Vicki Anderson / Fred Wesley | 2015 | Single |
| Fred Wesley, Leonardo Corradi, Tony Match are Generations | Fred Wesley, Tony Match | 2015 | Album |
| The Best Of Vol. 2 | Fred Wesley | 2011 | Compil. |
| With A Little Help From My Friends | Fred Wesley | 2010 | Album |
| Funk For Your Ass (A Tribute To The Godfather Of Soul) | Fred Wesley featuring John Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield with Bootsy Collins | 2008 | Album |
| It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing | Fred Wesley & The Swing’n Jazz All-Stars | 2006 | Album |
| Elephants / Freedom | Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Featuring Fred Wesley & Roy Hargrove / Michael Franti & Saul Williams | 2004 | Album |
| Wuda Cuda Shuda | Fred Wesley | 2003 | Album |
| Hit Me, Fred - Recollections Of A Sideman - The Best Of Fred Wesley | Fred Wesley | 2002 | Compil. |
| Live And Funky | Pee Wee Ellis Feat. Fred Wesley, Fred Ross & Jimmy Smith | 2002 | Album |
| Essentials Vol. 2 | Fred Wesley | 2000 | Album |
| House Party / Tryin To Get Next To You / I Won The Big Deal (This Deal) | Fred Wesley / Arnold Blair | 2000 | Album |
| Like This, Like That | Fred Wesley | 1998 | Single |
| Full Circle (From Be Bop To Hip Hop) | Fred Wesley | 1998 | Album |
| Point Of View | Robert Trowers Quartet With Special Guests Al Grey / Slide Hampton / Fred Wesley | 1995 | Album |
| Second Helping (Live At The Moonwalker) | The Meters Featuring JB Horns, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis | 1994 | Album |
| Amalgamation | Fred Wesley | 1994 | Album |
| Live At The Moonwalker | The Meters featuring JB Horns, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis | 1993 | Album |
| Swing & Be Funky | Fred Wesley | 1993 | Album |
| Horn Riffs For DJ's Volume 2 | Maceo Parker / Fred Wesley | 1993 | Album |
| Horn Riffs For D.J.'s | Maceo Parker / Fred Wesley | 1992 | Album |
| Comme Ci Comme Ca | Fred Wesley | 1991 | Album |
| Y? | Jaye Ella Ruth Featuring Steve Williamson + Fred Wesley | 1990 | Album |
| New Friends | Fred Wesley | 1990 | Album |
| The J.B. Horns | Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley & Maceo Parker | 1990 | Album |
| Still On The Loose / If This Be A Dream | Fred Wesley | 1980 | Single |
| House Party | Fred Wesley | 1980 | Single |
| House Party | Fred Wesley | 1980 | Album |
| House Party | Fred Wesley | 1980 | Album |
| House Party / Another Song | Fred Wesley | Album | |
| Gettin' Together | Joe Lewis With Fred Wesley | Album |
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.Other Search Results
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