Freddie McCoy ‎– Lonely Avenue

 

Prestige records 1965  ‎– PR 7395

notes:
Lonely Avenue is the debut album by American jazz vibraphonist
Freddie McCoy which was recorded in 1965 for the Prestige label

credits:

    Freddie McCoy - vibraphone
    Gil Askey - trumpet, arranger
    Tate Houston - baritone saxophone
    Dickie Harris - trombone (tracks 5-8)
    James Thomas - organ
    Napoleon Allen - guitar (tracks 1-4)
    Martin Rivera - bass
    Ray Lucas - drums

Recorded:
January 25(tracks 1-4) and February 16 1965,(tracks 5-8)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey


tracklist:

    A1 "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) – 2:25
   A2  "Roëll" – 4:20
   A3  "Collard Greens" – 2:30
   A4 "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fischer) – 4:35
    B1 "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers) – 4:25
    B2 "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 3:40
    B3 "Belly Full of Greens" – 2:30
    B4 "Feeling Good" (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) – 3:00

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Freddie McCoy ‎– Soul Yogi

 

Prestige records 1968 ‎– PRST 7561

credits:

Freddie McCoy – vibraphone, drums
JoAnne Brackeen – piano, organ
Steve Wolfe – sitar (tracks 2-5 & 8)
Wally Richardson – guitar (tracks 2-5 & 8)
Lawrence Evans – electric bass
Ray Appleton – drums
Dave Blume – arranger, conductor
Peter Dimitriades, Emanuel Green, Joseph Malignaggi – violin (tracks 1-5 & 8)

Recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on
1968 January 24 (tracks 2-5 & 8) and February 5 (tracks 1, 6, 7 & 9)
    Producer – Cal Lampley
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

tracklist:

A1        Soul Yogi
Written-By – McCoy*
3:35
A2        Salem Soul Song
Written-By – McCoy*
5:30
A3        Sorry 'Bout That
Written-By – McCoy*
3:40
A4        I Am A Walrus
Written-By – Lennon/McCartney*
3:35
A5        Pet Sounds
Written-By – Wilson*
2:30
B1        What Now My Love
Written-By – Becaud*
4:50
B2        Mysterioso
Written-By – Monk*
5:30
B3        Ride On
Written-By – Blume*, Keller*
3:25
B4        Autumn Leaves
Written-By – Dickens*, Cadman*
5:00

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Freddie McCoy ‎– Beans & Greens

 

Prestige records 1968 ‎– PR 7542

credits:
Freddie McCoy – vibraphone
Wilbur "Dud" Buscomb, Edward David Williams – trumpet (tracks 2-6)
JoAnne Brackeen – piano
Wally Richardson – guitar (tracks 2-6)
Dave Blume – organ
Joseph Macho (tracks 2-6) Don Payne (tracks 1 & 7-9) – electric bass
Ray Lucas – drums
    
Recorded October 6, 1965 April 10, 1967 
engineer rudy van Gelder
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Tracklist:
A1 Beans & Greens
Written-By – McCoy*
4:30
A2 Tony's Pony
Written By – Allan
3:40
A3 A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Written-By – Brooker*, Reid*
4:04
A4 I Was Made To Love Her
Written-By – Cosby*, Hardaway*, Wonder*, Moy*
2:05
A5 You Keep Me Hanging On
Written-By – Holland/Dozier*
3:00
B1 Take My Love (And Shove It Up Your Heart)
Written By – Allan
3:20
B2 Sixth Avenue Stroll
Written-By – Blume*
5:20
B3 Making Whoopie
Written-By – Kahn*, Donaldson*
4:20
B4 Doxy
Written-By – Rollins*
2:50

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Freddie McCoy ‎– Funk Drops

Prestige records 1966‎– PRST 7470

credits:

Baritone Saxophone – Laurdine Patrick (tracks: A1, B1, B4)
Bass – Augustus Turner (tracks: A2, A3, A4, B2, B3)
Bass Guitar – Albert Winston (tracks: A1, B1, B4)
Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: A1, B1, B4),

 George Scott  (tracks: A2, A3, A4, B2, B3)
Guitar – Napolean Allen (tracks: A1, B1, B4)
Piano – Joanne Brackeena* (tracks: A2, A3, A4, B2, B3)
Trumpet – James Robinson (13) (tracks: A1, B1, B4)
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Freddie McCoy
Violin [Electric Violin] – John Blair (tracks: A1, B1, B4)

Producer – Cal Lampley

recorded at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 

June 21, 1966 and June 22, 1966
    
tracklist:

A1 My Babe
Written-By – Dixon*
3:00
A2 And I Love Her
Written-By – Lennon/McCartney*
6:00
A3 High Heal Sneakers
Written-By – Higgenbatam*
3:25
A4 Moyé
Written-By – McCoy*
6:30
B1 Funk Drops
Written-By – McCoy*
3:15
B2 Tough Talk
Written By – Sample/Henderson/Hooper
Written-By – Hooper*, Sample*, Henderson*
3:30
B3 Theodora
Written-By – Taylor*
4:05
B4 The Sleepy Lagoon
Written By – Coates/Lawrence
4:20

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JOHNNY HAMMOND SMITH OPUS DE FUNK

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1961                                 PR 7420

credits:

Johnny “Hammond” Smith – Organ

Eddie McFadden – Guitar

Freddie McCoy – Vibraphone

Wendell Marshall – Double Bass

Leo Stevens – Drums

sessions recording:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio 

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 14, 1961

2866 Autumn Leaves

2867 Opus De Funk

2868 Almost Like Being In Love

same personnel

Rudy Van Gelder Studio 

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 12, 1961

3029 Sad Eyes

3030 Shirley's Theme

3031 If Someone Had Told Me

3033 Gone With The Wind

tracks list:

A1 Opus De Funk 5:15

A2 Almost Like Being In Love 4:20

A3 Autumn Leaves 4:05

A4 Sad Eyes 4:25

B1 Gone With The Wind 5:41

B2 If Someone Had Told Me 4:25

B3 Shirley's Theme 4:35

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FREDDIE MCCOY SPIDER MAN

 

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1965                            pr 7444      

credits:

recorded at: 

Bass – Steve Davis

 Drums – Rudy Lawless

 Piano – Charlie Wilson*

 Vibraphone [Vibes] – Freddie McCoy

Producer – Cal Lampley

Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, 

NJ, October 6, 1965

tracks listing:

01 hav'mercy

02 yesterday

03 the girl from ipanema

04 spider man

05 that's all

06 speak out, deagan!

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FREDDIE MCCOY PEAS N' RICE

 

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1967                           PR 7487

credits:

Arranged By, Conductor – Dave Blum

Bass – Eustis Guillemet* (tracks: A1, A4, B3), Steve Davis (tracks: B4)

Bass Guitar – Eustis Guillemet* (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B2)

Drums – Kalil Madhi* (tracks: A1, A4, B3), Ray Lucas, Rudy Lawless (tracks: B4)

Guitar – Wally Richardson (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B2)

Piano – Charles Williams* (tracks: B4), Joanne Brackeen (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B2)

Piano, Organ – Joanne Brackeen (tracks: A1, A4, B3)

Trumpet – Edward David Williams* (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B2), 

Wilber "Dud" Bascomb* (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B2)

Vibraphone – Freddie McCoy

Producer – Cal Lampley

 Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ,

 October 6, 1965, April 10, 1967

tracks list:



A1 Peas 'N' Rice 4:00

A2 Summer In The City 2:45

A3 Huh! 4:05

A4 1-2-3 4:15

A5 One Cylinder 3:07

B1 Call Me 3:30

B2 Lightning Strikes 2:30

B3 My Funny Valentine 6:00

B4 You Stepped Out Of A Dream 4:00

       

  

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FREDDIE McCOY LISTEN HERE

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1968                                PR 7582

 Listen Here is the seventh album by American
jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy which was
 recorded in 1968 for the Prestige label.

credits:

Freddie McCoy - vibraphone
    Wilbur Buscomb, Edward Williams - trumpet (tracks 1 & 5)
    Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston - trombone (track 1 & 5)
    Gene Walker - alto saxophone, varitone (tracks 1 & 5)
    JoAnne Brackeen - electric piano, organ
    Wally Richardson - guitar (tracks 1 & 5)
    Raymond McKinney - bass (tracks 2-4 & 6)
    Jimmy Lewis - electric bass (tracks 1 & 5)
    Bernard Purdie (tracks 1 & 5), Al Dreares (track 2-4 & 6)
    Montego Joe - congas (tracks 1 & 5)

Arranged and Conducted by Dave Blume
Produced by Cal Lampley

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder    June 10, 1968
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,

tracks list:

A1     Don't Tell Me That 5:00
A2     Short Circuit     6:50
A3     Love For Sale 5:30
B1     Listen Here 7:40
B2     Mac Arthur Park 8:00
B3     Stone Wall 3:20

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