Fred Wesley

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US trombonist
Fred Wesley was born in 1943, the son of a high school teacher and big band leader. Like Alfred Pee Wee Ellis, his first love was jazz, until he joined the Ike And Tina Turner Revue in 1962. A brief period with Hank Ballard And The Midnighters and Army service preceded his first term with James Brown and his original band (1968-70); a brief Los Angeles period led to a second stint (1971-75) with the Godfather of Soul eventually leading The J.B.'s, after its original line-up including Bootsy Collins left in 1971; the versatile trombonist then went on to featured roles with George Clinton as both a member of Funkadelic and leader of Horny Horns); he joined the Count Basie Orchestra as Al Grey's replacement in the late 1980s.

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MySpace, funkyfredwesley.com, Wikipedia, whosampled.com, allmusic.com

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Abraham Inc., Bootsy's Rubber Band, Fred & The New J.B.'s, Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns, Fred Wesley & The JB's, Fred Wesley Funk Band, Fred Wesley Quartet, Generations (5), Horny Horns, J-Funk Express, James Brown and His Orchestra, JB Horns, Maceo & The Macks, Maceo Parker and The Roots Revisited, Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal, P-Funk All Stars, Parliament, The Allan Barnes Band, The First Family, The J.B.'s, The James Brown Soul Train, The Last Word

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F Wesley, F. Nestley, F. Welsey, F. Wesley, F. Wesley Jr., F. Wesly, F.Wesley, Fr. Wesley, Fred, Fred & Wes, Fred Neslay, Fred Nestley, Fred W., Fred Wesley Jr, Fred Wesley Jr., Fred Wesley, Jr., Fred Wesly, Fred Westley, Fred Westly, FredWesley, J. Wesley, K. Wesley, R. Wesley, Red "The Hit Man" Wesley, Wesely, Wesley, Westley, wesley

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Albums
	RS 1-3089, 2394 285		Fred Wesley	House Party (Album)	RSO, RSO, Curtom	RS 1-3089, 2394 285	US	1980	Sell This Version
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	801016, MM 80 1016		Fred Wesley	New Friends (Album)	Minor Music	801016, MM 80 1016	Germany	1990	Sell This Version
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	GV 79462-2		Pee Wee, Fred & Maceo* - The J. B. Horns*	Pee Wee, Fred & Maceo* - The J. B. Horns* - Pee Wee, Fred & Maceo - The J.B. Horns (Album)	Gramavision	GV 79462-2	Switzerland	1990	Sell This Version
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	314 512 002-2		Fred Wesley	Comme Ci Comme Ça (Album)	Minor Music, Minor Music	314 512 002-2	US	1991	Sell This Version
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	TUF LP 0575		Maceo Parker / Fred Wesley	Maceo Parker / Fred Wesley - Horn Riffs For D.J.'s (Album)	Tuff City	TUF LP 0575	US	1992	Sell This Version
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	LAKE 2022		The Legendary Meters* Featuring J.B. Horns*, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis	The Legendary Meters* Featuring J.B. Horns*, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis - Live At The Moonwalker (Album)	Lakeside	LAKE 2022	Switzerland	1993	Sell This Version
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	TUF LP 0583		Maceo Parker / Fred Wesley	Maceo Parker / Fred Wesley - Horn Riffs For DJ's Volume 2 ‎(LP)	Tuff City	TUF LP 0583	US	1993	Sell This Version
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	MM 801027		Fred Wesley	Swing & Be Funky ‎(CD, Album)	Minor Music	MM 801027	Germany	1993	Sell This Version
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	PCD-2790		Fred Wesley	La Bossa - Funk Meets Jazz ‎(CD, Album, RE)	P-Vine Records	PCD-2790	Japan	1994	Sell This Version
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	GBRLP001		The Greyboy Allstars With Fred Wesley	The Greyboy Allstars With Fred Wesley - West Coast Boogaloo (Album)	Greyboy Records	GBRLP001	US	1994	Sell This Version
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	PSCW-5065		The Legendary Meters* Featuring J.B. Horns*, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis	The Legendary Meters* Featuring J.B. Horns*, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis - Second Helping (Live At The Moonwalker) (Album)	Lakeside	PSCW-5065	Japan	1994	Sell This Version
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	MM 801045		Fred Wesley	Amalgamation ‎(CD, Album)	Minor Music	MM 801045	Germany	1994	Sell This Version
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	CCD-4656		Robert Trowers Quartet With Special Guests Al Grey / Slide Hampton / Fred Wesley	Robert Trowers Quartet With Special Guests Al Grey / Slide Hampton / Fred Wesley - Point Of View (Album)	Concord Records	CCD-4656	US	1995	Sell This Version
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	none		Fred Wesley	Full Circle (From Be Bop To Hip Hop) (Album)	Eagle Records, Eagle Records, Eagle Records	none	Europe	1998	Sell This Version
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	none		Fred Wesley	Fred Wesley's Jazz Funk Explosion ‎(CDr, Ltd)	Not On Label	none	Switzerland	1999	Sell This Version
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	HIBD 8030		Fred Wesley	Wuda Cuda Shuda (Album)	Hip Bop Essence	HIBD 8030	UK	2003	Sell This Version
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	SSPCD029		Fred Wesley & The Swing'n Jazz All-Stars	Fred Wesley & The Swing'n Jazz All-Stars - It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing ‎(CD)	Sons Of Sound Recorded Music	SSPCD029	US	2006	Sell This Version
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	COCB-53716		Fred Wesley featuring Jab'o Starks* & Clyde Stubblefield with Bootsy Collins	Fred Wesley featuring Jab'o Starks* & Clyde Stubblefield with Bootsy Collins - The Godfather Of Soul Train (Album)	Fujipacific Music Entertainment, Columbia Music Entertainment	COCB-53716	Japan	2008	Sell This Version
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	COCB-53715		Fred Wesley featuring Jab'o Starks* & Clyde Stubblefield with Bootsy Collins	Fred Wesley featuring Jab'o Starks* & Clyde Stubblefield with Bootsy Collins - Funk For Your Ass (A Tribute To The Godfather Of Soul) ‎(CD, Album)	Fujipacific Music Entertainment, Columbia Music Entertainment	COCB-53715	Japan	2008	Sell This Version
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	1049-2		Fred Wesley	With A Little Help From My Friends (Album)	BHM Productions	1049-2	Germany	2010	Sell This Version
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	PCD-93931		Fred Wesley, Leonardo Corradi, Tony Match Are Generations (5)	Fred Wesley, Leonardo Corradi, Tony Match Are Generations (5) - Fred Wesley, Leonardo Corradi, Tony Match Are Generations (Album)	Minor Music	PCD-93931	Japan	2015	Sell This Version
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	V101		Fred Wesley	Studio Live Session ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, Num)	LoEnd Records	V101	Austria	2018	Sell This Version
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	13427		Fred Wesley	The Secret Studio Live Session ‎(LP, Ltd)	Little Big Beat Studios, LoEnd Records	13427	Europe	2020	Sell This Version
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	JM 997 001		Joe Lewis (19) With Fred Wesley	Joe Lewis (19) With Fred Wesley - Gettin' Together ‎(CD, Album)	Jazzical Records (3)	JM 997 001	US	Unknown	Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
	RSOX 67, 2141 299		Fred Wesley	House Party (Single)	RSO, Curtom	RSOX 67, 2141 299	UK	1980	Sell This Version