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Released
  
1966

Funk Drops (1966)
  
Peas 'n' Rice (1967)

Release date
  
1966

Label
  
Prestige Records

Recorded
  
June 21–22, 1966

Artist
  
Freddie McCoy

Producer
  
Cal Lampley

Genre
  
Jazz

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Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Similar
  
Peas 'n' Rice, Listen Here, Lonely Avenue, Beans and Greens, Gimme Some!

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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.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic rated the album 2 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie McCoy except where noted.

  1. "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 3:00
  2. "And I Love Her" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:00
  3. "High Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higgenbotham) – 3:25
  4. "Moyé" – 6:30
  5. "Funk Drops" – 3:15
  6. "Tough Talk" (Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample, Stix Hooper) – 3:30
  7. "Theodora" (Billy Taylor) – 4:05
  8. "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

    Funk Drops Wikipedia
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