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Fred Wesley

Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943)[1] is an American trombonist who worked with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s, and Parliament-Funkadelic in the second half of the 1970s.

Not to be confused with Fred Weasley.

Fred Wesley

(1943-07-04) July 4, 1943
Columbus, Georgia

Funk, P-Funk, soul music, R&B, soul jazz

Musician

Trombone

1960s–present

www.funkyfredwesley.com

(1974)[8]

Damn Right I Am Somebody

(1975)[3]

Breakin' Bread

(Atlantic, 1977)[3]

A Blow for Me, a Toot to You

(Atlantic, 1979)

Say Blow by Blow Backwards

(RSO, 1980)

House Party

(Urban, 1989)

Blow Your Head

(Hi Note, 1990)[3]

To Someone

(Minor Music, 1990)

New Friends

Comme Ci Comme Ca (Antilles 1991)

(Minor Music, 1993)

Swing & Be Funky

(Minor Music, 1994)

Amalgamation

(Sequel, 1994)

The Final Blow

(Victor, 1998)

Full Circle

(Hip Bop Essence, 2003)

Wuda Cuda Shuda

(Sons of Sound, 2006)

It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

(Columbia, 2008)

Funk for Your Ass

(BHM, 2010)

With a Little Help from My Friends

Studio Live Session (LoEnd, 2018)

Fred Wesley (2002). . Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 0822329093.

Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman

Official website

at Jazz.com

Fred Wesley biography

at AllMusic.com

Fred Wesley biography

Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine at Howard University

Fred Wesley biography

– by Michael Edwards, UK Vibe

Interview with Fred Wesley, 2008

– by Michael Edwards, UK Vibe

Interview with Fred Wesley, 2010

– London 7–11–10, UK Vibe

Fred Wesley Live at the Jazz Cafe