CELEBRATING PEE WEE ELLIS, A LIFE OF MUSIC

Fantastic article / tribute by Denny Ilett:
https://londonjazznews.com/2021/09/27/pee-wee-ellis-a-tribute-by-denny-ilett/?fbclid=IwAR2_zHoJGOtE0lRFm5CKK7r5ykShVJUNE2rqiTopYArVCsg8RoOONVVxpB8

Phenomenal.

Excellent show. Thanks for sharing. It was nice to hear Fred Wesley.

All I need now is a table for one at Ronnie's and a Margareta and life would be perfect......must have been an unforgettable experience to celebrate the life of such a remarkable musician together with all his compatriots & followers - thanks for sharing this.

Also known as 'the Man Who Invented Funk'; this was indeed a fantastic & diverse selection of tracks honoring a giant whose far-reaching legacy will continue. Many thanks TSP & Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club !!

Photo of Pee Wee Ellis by The Soul Preacher (2018)

This is my second set from both nights:
01 Pee Wee Ellis & James Brown (live at the Apollo June 1967) - Cold Sweat
02 Pee Wee Ellis & The James Brown Band - Funk Bomb (instrumental)
03 Pee Wee Ellis & Diazpora - Rollin’
04 Pee Wee Ellis & James Brown - I Got The Feelin’
05 Pee Wee Ellis with Gotham (aka The New York Street Band) - Use It Or Lose It
06 Jim Laurro and His Orchestra feat. Pee Wee Ellis - Jive Train (Pee Wee’s first recording from 1957)
07 David Liebman & Pee Wee Ellis - Children Of The Ghetto
08 Hank Crawford - It’s A Funky Thing to Do (written by Pee Wee Ellis)
09 Salt-n-Pepa -Step (sample of the previous track, TSP edit)
10 James Taylor Quartet with Pee Wee Ellis & Fred Wesley - Theme From Starsky And Hutch
11 Pee Wee Ellis (Blues Mission) - Zig Zag
12 Pee Wee Ellis with Esther Phillips - Home Is Where The Hatred Is
13 Pee Wee Ellis with Leon Thomas - Let's Go Down To Lucy’s
14 The J.B. Horns - I Like It Like That
15 Pee Wee Ellis with James Brown at the organ - Pee Wee's Groove in „D"
16 Pee Wee Ellis with Esther Phillips - Use Me
17 Pee Wee Ellis (Home In The Country 1977) - This Is Just A Warning
18 Pee Wee Ellis (Sound Stage Single) - That Thing
19 Pee Wee Ellis (A New Shift) - I'm So Tired Of Being Alone
20 Walter "Wolfman" Washington & The Roadmasters - Glasshouse
21 Pee Wee Ellis (King Single) - The Rabbit Got The Gun (produced by James Brown)
22 James Brown feat. Pee Wee Ellis - Come On In The House
23 Brass Fever with The Jones Girls & Pee Wee Ellis - Time Is Running Out