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Line-Up Albums Singles Various
J.B.'S
USA

Line-Up:

Bootsy Collins - bg
Fred Wesley - trombone
Maceo Parker - sax

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Food For Thought
(in the UK "Pass The Peas")
6/1972 People
2.Doing It To Death
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
7/1973 People 77
3.Damn Right I Am Somebody
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
6/1974 People
4.Breakin' Bread
credited to: Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s
1975 People
5.Hustle With Speed8/1975 Polydor
6.Givin' Up Food For Funk - The Best Of The JB's1976 Polydor
7.Jam II Disco Fever1978
8.Funky Good Time - Anthology05.10.1998
9.The Best Of The JB's05.06.2000Chronicles
10.Bring The Funk On Down12.02.2002Instinct
11.Blow for Me, A Toot for You
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
10.05.2005Aim
12.The Lost Album
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s feat Watermelon Man
20.01.2012Polydor
13.Same Beat
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
07.08.2015Get On Down

Fred Wesley:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.House Party1980
2.New Friends1990
3.Comme Ci, Comme Ca1991
4.Swing & Be Funky1993
5.Wuda Cuda Shuda09.09.2003Hip Bop Essence
6.It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That
& Swing 'n Jazz All-Stars
06.06.2006Sons Of Sound
7.Breakin' Bread
& The New JB's
30.04.2007P-Vine
8.Funk For Your Ass: A Tribute To The Godfather Of Soul
& Jabo Starks & Clyde Stubblefield & Bootsy Collins
09.06.2008Columbia
9.Say Blow by Blow Backwards
& The Horny Horns
26.08.2008Collectables
10.The Lost Album06.12.2011Hip-O Select

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.These Are The J.B.'s / These Are The J.B.'s (part 2)3/1971 Polydor
2.My Brother / My Brother (part 2)6/1971 People
3.Grunt / Grunt (part 2)8/1971 Mojo
4.Gimme Some More / The Rabbit Got The Sun1/1972 People 67
5.Pass The Peas / Hot Pants Road5/1972 People 95
6.Givin' Up Food For Funk / Givin' Up Food For Funk (part 2)8/1972 People
7.J.B. Shout / Back Stabbers
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
11/1972 People
8.If You Don't Get It The First Time, Back It Up And Try Again / You Can Have Watergate, Just Give Me Some Bucks And I'll Be Straight
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
1/1973 People
9.Watermelon Man / Alone Again
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
2/1973 People
10.Dirty Harry / Sportin' Life
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
4/1973 People
11.Doing It To Death / Everybody Got Soul
& The J.B.'s)
(Fred Wesley)
5/1973 People 21
12.Same Beat Pt. 1, 2 & 3
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
1/1974 People
13.Rockin' Funky Watergate / Rockin' Funky Watergate (part 2)
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
9/1974 People
14.Funky Music Is My Style
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
1/1975 People
15.Breakin' Bread / Funky Music Is My Style
credited to: Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s
1/1975 People
16.Damn Right I'm Somebody / (part 2)
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
1975 People
17.Little Boy Black / Rockin' Funky Watergate (part 2)
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
1975 People
18.Rice And Ribs / Making Love
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
1975 People
19.(It's Not The Express) It's The JB's Monorail / (part 2)
credited to: Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s
6/1975 People
20.Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself And Be Yours / (part 2)
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
1976 People
21.All Aboard The Funky Soul Train / Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself And You Be Yourself1976 People
22.Everybody Wanna Get Funky One More Time4/1976
23.Blow Your Head
credited to: Fred Wesley & The JB's
28.04.2003Urban
24.40th Anniversary Mix / Hot Pants (I'm Coming)21.02.2005JB
25.Blues & Pants / Who's Making Love?
& Lou Donaldson
02.05.2005Strictly Break
26.The Grunt / Pass The Peas / Same Beat (part 1, 2, 3) / Damn Right, I Am Somebody
& Fred Wesley
16.04.2007Urban
27.House Party / Pass The Peas
credited to: Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
05.02.2011RSO
28.Same Beat28.07.2015Get On Down

Fred Wesley:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.I Make Music / House Party10/1980 RSO
2.House Party / Tryin To Get Next To You / I Won The Big Deal (This Deal)
(reissue)
28.08.2000Curtom
3.Four Play / We Came To Funk Ya
& The Horney Horns,
(reissue)
09.08.2004Warner Bros
4.Bite The Bit / Snake Hips Johnson / Smoke It (Exclusive single version) / Rock Steady (Craig Charles Show Session)
& The Preceptions
04.05.2009Freestyle
5.In The Air / Batash (Alwoojdi)
& Shlomo Bar & The Apples
16.09.2010Freestyle
6.RSO House Party EP
(House Party / It's Loving Time(Your Baby's Home) / Love Me, Love Me Now / (Baby) I Can't Get Over Losing You)
& Linda Clifford & Curtis Mayfield & TTF,
(reissue)
10.10.2013RSO
7.Episode One EP
(Message / Blow Your Head)
& Vicki Anderson
19.08.2015Breaking Baaad

Various:

1972-76 Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
1975 Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s

Fred Wesley:

Compilation Appearances:

"Whole Lotta Lovin'" on charity compilation "Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino" (25.9.07, Vanguard, & Pee Wee Ellis & Maceo Parker)

appeared on the LP:
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Freaky Styley (1985, EMI)
Material: The Third Power (7/91, Axiom)
Gail Ann Dorsey: Rude Blue (1992, Island)
Monkey Business: Why Be In If You Could Be Out? (3/00, Sony Music/Bonton)
Monkey Business: Save The Robots (12/01, Sony Music/Bonton)