"Maceo, I want you to blow!" That's how James Brown would dynamically signal his favorite saxophonist to take another stinging sax solo—and Maceo Parker never once let his boss down. Whether serving as sideman for luminaries James Brown, Ray Charles, George Clinton, or Bootsy Collins—to more recent collaborations with the Dave Matthews Band and the Red Hot Chili Peppers—Maceo’s unique rhythmic and rapid playing style and equally fiery vocals are the very essence of soul and funk music.