"Transmogripfication" - Fred Wesley

SONG: "Transmograpfication'" (PDF)
ALBUM: Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
ARTIST: James Brown
YEAR: 1973
LABEL: Polydor Records

Coming off of the success from the Black Caesar soundtrack, James Brown and Fred Wesley team up again to provide the music for their second feature film, 1973's Slaughter's Big Rip-Off.  Having learned a few lessons from their initial collaboration, Wesley had earned the trust of his boss to oversee the direction of the project.  As a result, Fred Wesley's artistic vision brings a different sound and production value that normally would not be associated with the James Brown band, including this dark and adventurous trombone solo that appears early on the soundtrack.

Recommended Reading: Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman by Fred Wesley Jr.  Published by Duke University Press.