Peas 'n' Rice explained

Peas 'n' Rice
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Freddie McCoy
Border:	yes
Released:	1967
Recorded:	October 6, 1965 April 10, 1967 and May 4, 1967
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Prestige PR 7487
Producer:	Cal Lampley
Chronology:	Freddie McCoy
Prev Title:	Funk Drops
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Beans & Greens
Next Year:	1967

Peas 'n' Rice is the fourth album by American jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy which was recorded in 1967 (with one track from a session in 1965) for the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic rated the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie McCoy except where noted.

1. "Peas 'n' Rice" – 4:00
2. "Summer in the City" (John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone) – 2:45
3. "Huh!" – 4:05
4. "1-2-3" (John Medora, David White, Len Barry) – 4:15
5. "One Cylinder" – 3:07
6. "Call Me" (Tony Hatch) – 3:30
7. "Lightning Strikes" – 2:30
8. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:00
9. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 4:00

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 6, 1965 (track 9), April 10, 1967 (tracks 2, 3 & 5-7) and May 4, 1967 (tracks 1, 4 & 8)

Personnel

• • Freddie McCoy – vibraphone Wilbur "Dud" Buscomb, Edward David Williams – trumpet (tracks 2, 3 & 5-7)
• JoAnne Brackeen (tracks 1-8), Charles L. Wilson (track 9) – piano
• Wally Richardson – guitar (tracks 2, 3 & 5-7)
• Steve Davis – bass (track 9)
• Eustis Guillemet – electric bass, bass (tracks 1-8)
• Rudy Lawless (track 9), Ray Lucas (tracks 2, 3 & 5-7), Kalil Madi (tracks 1, 4 & 8) – drums
• Dave Blume – arranger, conductor (tracks 2, 3 & 5-7)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7400-series/#pr-7487 Prestige Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/peas-n-rice-mw0000892102 Allmusic listing