Fred Wesley – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Fred Wesley is a jazz musician who plays trombone and voice. Fred Wesley was born on 4 July 1943 in Columbus. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz-funk. The discography here lists 18 albums, from “A Blow for Me, A Toot to You” (1977) to “Fred Wesley, Leonardo Corradi, Tony Match are Generations” (2015).

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

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Discography

Studio and live albums

A Blow for Me, A Toot to You 1977 · Atlantic Say Blow by Blow Backwards 1979 · Atlantic House Party 1980 · RSO New Friends 1990 · Minor Music Comme Ci Comme Ça 1991 · Antilles Swing & Be Funky 1993 · Minor Music Amalgamation 1994 · Minor Music The Final Blow 1994 · AEM Record Group

West Coast Boogaloo 1995

From Be Bop to Hip Hop... Full Circle 1998 · Eagle Records

Lifetime 1998

Essential Vol.2 2000 · Minor Music Wuda Cuda Shuda 2003 · Hip Bop Essence It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing 2006 Funk for Your Ass (A Tribute to the Godfather of Soul) 2008 · Columbia Let It Flow: Fred Wesley's Tribute to James Brown 2010 With a Little Help From My Friends 2010 · BHM Productions Fred Wesley, Leonardo Corradi, Tony Match are Generations 2015 · Minor Music

Also plays on

Albums where Fred Wesley is credited as a sideman

1974	Damn Right I Am Somebody — Fred Wesley and the J.B.’s	trombone, arranger
1974	Breakin’ Bread — Fred Wesley & The New JB’s	arranger
1975	House of the Rising Sun — Idris Muhammad	trombone
1975	I Hear a Symphony — Hank Crawford	trombone
1975	Hustle With Speed — The J.B.’s	producer
1976	Good King Bad — George Benson	trombone
1978	Cajun Sunrise — Hank Crawford	trombone
1979	Turn You to Love — Terry Callier	trombone
1985	Freaky Styley — The Red Hot Chili Peppers	trombone
1990	Roots Revisited — Maceo Parker	trombone
1991	Mo' Roots — Maceo Parker	trombone
1992	+ The Big Band - Vol.1 — Milt Jackson & Count Basie	trombone
1992	Life on Planet Groove — Maceo Parker	trombone
1993	Southern Exposure — Maceo Parker	trombone
1994	Maceo: Soundtrack — Maceo Parker	trombone
1995	Naked and True — Randy Crawford	trombone, instrument arranger
1996	+ The Big Band - Vol.2 — Milt Jackson & Count Basie	trombone
1998	Funkoverload — Maceo Parker	trombone
2001	Creole Moon — Dr. John	trombone, instrument arranger
2001	m² — Marcus Miller	trombone
2008	Bringing Back the Funk — Brian Culbertson	trombone

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Fred Wesley play?

Fred Wesley is known for playing trombone and voice.

When and where was Fred Wesley born?

Fred Wesley was born 4 July 1943 in Columbus.

What are Fred Wesley's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include A Blow for Me, A Toot to You (1977), Say Blow by Blow Backwards (1979), House Party (1980), New Friends (1990) and Comme Ci Comme Ça (1991).

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