Freddie McCoy - Funk Drops - Prestige PR 7470 - Prestige Original Pressing, Stereo, Blue Trident Label
Freddie McCoy - Vibes
+A2, A3,A4, B2, B3
Joanne Brackeen - Piano
Augustus Turner - Bass
George Scott - Drums
+A1, A4, B1, B4
John Blair - Electric Violin
Albert Winston - Bass Guitar
Napoleon Allen - Guitar
Laurdine Patrick - Baritone Sax
James Robinson - Trumpet
Bernard Purdie - Drums
Recorded - [not listed on sleeve, but according to major Prestige discographies - June 21 & 22, 1966, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ]
Produced by Cal Lampley
Recording - Rudy Van Gelder
Cover Design/Photo - Don Schilitten
Released - January 7, 1967
This is my second rare Freddie McCoy side of the night - and as the title implies, it's one of McCoy's first forays into a harder edge funk territory/sound. Legendary funk session drummer Bernard Purdie is on hand to lay down a nasty backbeat. Of course, the more traditional straight ahead ballads/McCoy soul jazz originals, and pop jazz tunes (the inevitable Beatles cover) are here as well. Just OK fidelity after some heavy digital restoration off a pretty worn out/scratched up Prestige stereo vinyl.
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Freddie McCoy is back from obscurity. A real Freddie fiesta here!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Ian Van Groove. A nice discover for me and an occasion to enlarge my Prestige collection. Very nice blog.
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Freddie McCoy - Funk Drops (1966)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this.
Who knew that the very talented Joanne Brackeen could be funky? It put a smile on my face.
For those interested, according to AMG that is Alfred Williams playing organ on the non-quartet tracks. The liner notes don't credit the organ, which is strange since it one of the most prominent instruments on those tracks.
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