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Lonely Avenue (Freddie McCoy album)

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Released
  
1965

Lonely Avenue (1965)
  
Spider Man (1966)

Release date
  
1965

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
40:18

Artist
  
Freddie McCoy

Producer
  
Cal Lampley

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
January 25 and February 16, 1965

Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Similar
  
Beans and Greens, Listen Here, Funk Drops, Gimme Some!, Peas 'n' Rice

Lonely Avenue is the debut album by American jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy which was recorded in 1965 for the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic rated the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie McCoy except where noted.

  1. "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) – 2:25
  2. "Roëll" – 4:20
  3. "Collard Greens" – 2:30
  4. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fischer) – 4:35
  5. "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers) – 4:25
  6. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 3:40
  7. "Belly Full of Greens" – 2:30
  8. "Feeling Good" (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) – 3:00
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 25 (tracks 1-4) and February 16 (tracks 5-8), 1965

    • Personnel

  • 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

    • References

    Lonely Avenue (Freddie McCoy album) Wikipedia
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