Roots Revisited is an album by saxophonist Maceo Parker which was originally released on the Minor Music label in 1990.[1][2]

Roots Revisited
Studio album by
Released1990
Recorded1990
StudioA & R Recording, NYC and Ligosa Sound Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio
GenreSoul jazz
Length50:34
LabelMinor Music
MM 1015
ProducerStephan Meyner, Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker chronology
For All the King's Men
(1989)
Roots Revisited
(1990)
Mo' Roots
(1991)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Roots Revisited is a throwback to the 1960s soul-jazz style and Maceo Parker gives one the impression that, if called upon, he could hold his own on a bebop date".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Maceo Parker except where noted

  1. "Them That Got" (Ray Charles) – 3:57
  2. "Children's World" – 10:49
  3. "Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul" (Charles Mingus) – 5:41
  4. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 5:55
  5. "Up and Down East Street (for Ulysée Hardy)" – 8:11
  6. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:14
  7. "Jumpin' the Blues" (Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, Walter Brown) – 6:17
  8. "In Time" (Sylvester Stewart) – 5:30
  9. "Them That Got" [Alternative version] (Charles) – 3:57 Additional track on CD release
  10. "Funky Christmas" (Johnny Marks) – 10:09 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Minor Music discography, accessed November 6, 2017
  2. ^ Maceo Parker discography, accessed November 6, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Maceo Parker: Roots Revisited – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2017.