Pee Wee Ellis
Alfred James Ellis (April 21, 1941 – September 23, 2021), known as Pee Wee Ellis, was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He was a member of James Brown's band in the 1960s. He was known for writing "Cold Sweat" and "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud".
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 Ellis in Milan, 2007. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alfred James Ellis |
| Also known as | Pee Wee Ellis |
| Born | April 21, 1941 Bradenton, Florida, United States |
| Died | September 23, 2021 (aged 80) Somerset, England, United Kingdom[1] |
| Genres | Funk, soul, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, composer, arranger |
| Instruments | tenor, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones, keyboards and flute[2] |
| Years active | 1954–20?? |
| Labels | Skip Records, Minor Music, Gramavision |
| Associated acts | James Brown, Van Morrison, Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion, The Dapps |
Ellis died on September 23, 2021 at the age of 80.[3]
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Pee Wee Ellis 2012 - Photo by David Weimann
Ellis, with his band Assembly, at the New Morning jazz club, Paris, 1996
References
- ↑ Michael J. West. Pee Wee Ellis 1941–2021 (2021-09-29)JazzTimes. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ↑ Pee Wee Ellis creditsallmusic.com. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ↑ Schudel, Matt (September 25, 2021). "Pee Wee Ellis, who helped put the funk in James Brown’s music, dies at 80". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/peewee-ellis-dead/2021/09/25/22371cbe-1e1f-11ec-a99a-5fea2b2da34b_story.html. Retrieved September 28, 2021.