My First Name Is Maceo

This documentary captures three of modern funk's chief architects (Maceo Parker, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis and Fred Wesley) in superb live performances with assorted guests.

The band is seen onstage playing powerful versions of terrific songs, and in rehearsal stretching out. Guest performers Kym Mazelle, George Clinton, Pedro Abrunhosa and the Rebirth Brass Band join them live, and are briefly interviewed individually. Also interviewed are the band members and several acquaintances including Maceo's brother Melvin and John "Jabo" Starks, both formerly of James Brown's band. Intertitles emphasize certain lines from songs or interviews, such as "Funk is what you don...