Freddie McCoy • Soul Yogi

Biography: by Steve Huey
Soul-jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy was never a hit with the critics, spending most of his time laying down coolly funky grooves and covering contemporary R&B and pop tunes (or doing original material in a similarly accessible vein). However, his albums later became underground collector's items among acid jazz and rare-groove enthusiasts. McCoy started out with Johnny "Hammond" Smith in 1961, then signed with Prestige and cut his first album, Lonely Avenue, in 1963. Over the next five years, McCoy cut seven albums for the label, highlighted by 1965's Spider Man, 1967's Beans and Greens, and 1968's Listen Here. His groups usually featured pianist/organist Joanne Brackeen, in some of her first work after temporarily retiring to raise her family. McCoy later recorded for the small Buddah subsidiary Cobblestone, debuting with Gimme Some!, a circa-1971 jazz-funk session featuring some trippy electric piano work. However, the label was short-lived, and McCoy disappeared from jazz after its demise.

 

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Biografía: por Steve Huey
El vibrafonista de soul-jazz Freddie McCoy nunca tuvo éxito entre los críticos, ya que dedicó la mayor parte de su tiempo a crear ritmos frescos y funky y a versionar temas contemporáneos de R&B y pop (o a hacer material original en una línea igualmente accesible). Sin embargo, sus álbumes se convirtieron más tarde en piezas de coleccionista underground entre los entusiastas del acid jazz y el rare-groove. McCoy empezó con Johnny "Hammond" Smith en 1961, luego firmó con Prestige y grabó su primer álbum, Lonely Avenue, en 1963. Durante los cinco años siguientes, McCoy grabó siete álbumes para el sello, entre los que destacan Spider Man, de 1965, Beans and Greens, de 1967, y Listen Here, de 1968. Sus grupos solían contar con la pianista/organista Joanne Brackeen, en algunos de sus primeros trabajos tras retirarse temporalmente para criar a su familia. McCoy grabó más tarde para la pequeña filial de Buddah, Cobblestone, y debutó con Gimme Some!, una sesión de jazz-funk de alrededor de 1971 que incluía algunos trabajos de piano eléctrico triposo. Sin embargo, el sello duró poco y McCoy desapareció del jazz tras su desaparición.

 

Tracks listing:
A1 Soul Yogi       
A2 Salem Soul Song   
A3 Sorry 'Bout That       
A4 I Am A Walrus       
A5 Pet Sounds       
B1 What Now My Love       
B2 Mysterioso       
B3 Ride On       
B4 Autumn Leaves  


Credits and session recording:
Freddie McCoy (vib) JoAnne Brackeen (p, org) Steve Wolfe (sitar)
Wally Richardson (g) Lawrence Evans (el-b)
Ray Appleton (d) Dave Blume (arr)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 24, 1968

Ride On
Pet Sounds
I Am The Walrus
Salem Soul Song
Sorry 'Bout That


Peter Dimitriades, Emanuel Green,
Joseph Malignaggi (vln) replaces Wolfe, Richardson

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 5, 1968

Soul Yogi
What Now, My Love?
Mysterioso
Autumn Leaves      

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1968 PR 7561 

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