Freddie McCoy • Listen Here

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 fue un éxito entre los críticos, pasó la mayor parte de su tiempo estableciendo ritmos fríamente funky y cubriendo temas contemporáneos de R&B y pop (o haciendo material original en una vena similar accesible).

Sin embargo, sus álbumes más tarde se convirtieron en artículos de coleccionista subterráneos entre los entusiastas del jazz ácido y los ritmos raros. McCoy comenzó con Johnny "Hammond" Smith en 1961, luego firmó con Prestige y cortó su primer álbum, Lonely Avenue, en 1963. Durante los siguientes cinco años, McCoy cortó siete álbumes para el sello, destacado por Spider Man de 1965, Beans de 1967. y Verdes, y 1968's Listen Here. Sus grupos usualmente presentaban a la pianista / organista Joanne Brackeen, en algunos de sus primeros trabajos después de retirarse temporalmente para criar a su familia. Más tarde, McCoy grabó para Cobblestone, la pequeña subsidiaria de Buddah, que debutó con Gimme Some !, una sesión de jazz-funk de 1971 aproximadamente con algunos trabajos de piano eléctrico trippy. Sin embargo, el sello duró poco y McCoy desapareció del jazz después de su disolución.

Tracks:
A1. Don't Tell Me That {Freddie McCoy} (4:51)
A2. Short Circuit {Freddie McCoy} (6:44)
A3. Love For Sale {Cole Porter} (5:25)
B1. Listen Here {Eddie Harris} (7:24)
B2. MacArthur Park {Jimmy Webb} (7:45)
B3. Stone Wall {Milt Jackson} (3:17)

 

Credits:
Freddie McCoy - Vibraphone
Wilbur Buscomb, Edward Williams - Trumpet (#A1,B2)
Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston - Trombone (#A1,B2)
Gene Walker - Varitone (#A1,B2)
JoAnne Brackeen - Electric Piano (#A2-A3,B1,B3), Organ (#A1,B2)
Wally Richardson - Guitar (#A1,B2)
Raymond McKinney - Bass (#A2-B1,B3)
Jimmy Lewis - Electric Bass (#A1,B2)
Bernard Purdie - Drums (#A1,B2)
Al Dreares - Drums (#A2-B1,B3)
Montego Joe - Congas (#A1,B2)
Producer - Cal Lampley
Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder
Arranger, Conductor – Dave Blum
Cover Design - Don Schlitten
Cover Art - Jo Schwalbach
Sleeve Notes – Fred Nurdley

 

Total Time: 35:27
Recorded 10th June, 1968 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey






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