Funk Drops Explained

Funk Drops
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Freddie McCoy
Border:	yes
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
Chronology:	Freddie McCoy
Prev Title:	Spider Man
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Peas 'n' Rice
Next Year:	1967

Funk Drops is the third album by American jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy which was recorded in 1966 for the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic rated the album 2 stars.^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7400-series/#pr-7470 Prestige Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/funk-drops-mw0000893533 Allmusic listing