Four Walls Lyrics

Maceo Parker, Ashland Armory, Ashland, OR – 4/26

Maceo Parker commanded the stage. The music was intentional, deep rhythm soul funk that got inside and shook you down, stopped to let you notice, then did it again. Directing the band with presidential hand gestures held between pressed fingertips, he cultivated a raw, funky vibe.

He began the night in a slow saunter onto stage, hands straight by his side, presenting his full drawn up figure to the crowd while his band laid down a gentle intro groove. He lifted his arms out to the sides, palms up, and invited the praise he’d already earned before playing a note. He then proceeded to show us that we didn’t come close to paying the price of admission for the funk he was about to lay at our feet and writhe up our spines.

It was a performance in the fullest sense of the word. The band was in the character of funk, wearing it full and well. The first song ended and they froze, suspended in motion. Holding a still life action figure pose past the point where it was comfortable. Past the point where the audience understood what they were looking at. Past the point when they cheered and applauded the dedicated showmanship that set a precedent for the night. They held it still, and then a little longer. Then burst. Pouring funk into the room.

Maceo held his saxophone like another man might hold his own elbow, never questioning that it’s part of his body. He played that horn with familiarity, running his fingers up and down with a funky grace. He’s known for his saxophone, and rightly so. He’s played an unparallelled, unique sound on the instrument for over 4 decades, having began his musical career in the mid-sixties playing in James Brown’s Band. He stood out as a band leader more than a saxophonist this evening. A living jazz/funk legend, wearing his suit with swagger and confidence that commanded the stage and poured into the microphone, saxophone and whatever he touched. I’d never before witnessed such a raw, steeped and seasoned professional musician get up there and own it so fully.

Directing the music became the song itself. He created lyrics in conversations with the band and audience: “Now me, now you, I’m talking to you, yelling funk, hey, yea!” The pacing of words spread thin and long between poignant pauses and intonations that have known humidity. He could have been talking about pea soup, his dirty laundry or eating music with a spoon and spitting it into the wind on Thursdays, and I would have cheered, kicked my last limb out of my chain linked clothes, drenched on the floor, and asked for more.

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