| Funk Drops | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | June 21–22, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:05 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7470 | |||
| Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
| Freddie McCoy chronology | ||||
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Funk Drops is the third album by American jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy which was recorded in 1966 for the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
All compositions by Freddie McCoy except where noted.
- "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 3:00
- "And I Love Her" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:00
- "High Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higgenbotham) – 3:25
- "Moyé" – 6:30
- "Funk Drops" – 3:15
- "Tough Talk" (Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample, Stix Hooper) – 3:30
- "Theodora" (Billy Taylor) – 4:05
- "The Sleepy Lagoon" (Eric Coates, Jack Lawrence) – 4:20
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 21 (tracks 1, 5 & 8) and June 22 (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7), 1965
Personnel
- Freddie McCoy – vibraphone
- James Robinson – trumpet (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- Laurdine Patrick – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- John Blair – electric violin (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- JoAnne Brackeen – piano (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
- Alfred Williams – organ (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- Augustus Turner – bass (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7)
- Albert Winston – electric bass (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- Bernard Purdie (tracks 1, 5 & 8), George Scott (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7) – drums
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed April 9, 2013
- 1 2 Allmusic listing accessed April 9, 2013
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