Johnny Hammond Smith ‎

 

Opus De Funk

 

Prestige records 1966 ‎– PR 7420

notes:

Opus De Funk is an album by jazz organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith 
recorded for the Prestige label in 1961 but not released until 1966.

credits:

    Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ
    Freddie McCoy – vibraphone
    Eddie McFadden – guitar
    Wendell Marshall – bass
    Leo Stevens – drums
    
Recorded    February 14 and May 12, 1961
Studio    Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Esmond Edwards – producer
    Rudy Van Gelder – engineer


tracklist:

A1        Opus De Funk
Written-By – Silver*
5:15
A2        Almost Like Being In Love
Written-By – Lerner/Loewe*
4:20
A3        Autumn Leaves
Written-By – Prevert*, Kosma*
4:05
A4        Sad Eyes
Written-By – Smith*
4:25
B1        Gone With The Wind
Written-By – Wrubel*, Magidson*
5:41
B2        If Someone Had Told Me
Written-By – Tobias*, Rose*
4:25
B3        Shirley's Theme
Written-By – Smith*
4:35

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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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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

notes:

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,

track list:

A1        Don't Tell Me That
Written-By – Blume
5:00
A2        Short Circuit
Written-By – McCoy
6:50
A3        Love For Sale
Written-By – Porter
5:30
B1        Listen Here
Written-By – Harris
7:40
B2        Mac Arthur Park
Written-By – Webb
8:00
B3        Stone Wall
Written-By – Jackson
3:20

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