Pee Wee Ellis (born Alfred James Ellis in Bradenton, Florida on 21 April 1941; died 24 September 2021) was an American jazz-funk saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was an important member of James Brown's band in the 1960s and appeared on many of Brown's most notable recordings and co-writing hits like "Cold Sweat" and "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud". He worked closely with Van Morrison from 1979-2006. Resuming a solo career in 1992, he resided from 2006 in the town of Frome in the county of Somerset, United Kingdom.