Raising the retirement age to 67? For Fred Wesley, that's not an issue. In June of this year, the vital trombonist, who wrote music history in the bands of James Brown and George Clinton and is one of the most important shapers of funk, passed the magic age limit. He is not thinking about retirement for a long time yet. On the contrary! He used his current summer tour of Germany to record a new album, together with his touring band, the New JBs. With the album title "With A Little Help From Friends", one immediately thinks of the Beatles, of course. Or of an album with an illustrious guest list. Both far from it. The little help from the circle of friends refers to the composers of the nine songs. Only three were written by Fred Wesley. The other six are a handpicked selection of the master himself, and that reveals a lot about who is musically close to his heart. Among others, special guest Nils Landgren!