Purdie Good! Explained

Purdie Good!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bernard Purdie
Cover:	Purdie Good!.jpg
Released:	1971
Recorded:	January 11, 1971
Studio:	Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:14
Label:	Prestige PR 10013
Producer:	Bob Porter
Chronology:	Bernard Purdie
Prev Title:	Soul Drums
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
Next Year:	1971

Purdie Good! is an album led by jazz drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Prestige label in 1971.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Stewart Mason of Allmusic states, "it seems like Purdie's much-vaunted ability to play well in just about any style thrown at him is almost a liability on 1971's Purdie Good... the covers are competent enough, but why listen to them when the originals are far superior? At best, the album only barely lives up to its title".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bernard Purdie except where noted

1. "Cold Sweat" (James Brown, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis) - 5:30
2. "Montego Bay" (Bobby Bloom, Jeff Barry) - 5:40
3. "Purdie Good" - 6:20
4. "Wasteland" - 6:10
5. "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil) - 5:14
6. "You Turn Me On" - 6:20

Personnel

• Bernard Purdie - drums
• Tippy Larkin - trumpet
• Charlie Brown, Warren Daniels - tenor saxophone
• Harold Wheeler - electric piano
• Ted Dunbar, Billy Nichols - guitar
• Gordon Edwards - electric bass
• Norman Pride - congas

Production

• Bob Porter - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-10000-series/#pr-10013 Prestige Records discography
2. http://www.bernardpurdie.com/discography.htm Bernard Purdie discography
3. Mason, S. Allmusic listing accessed July 1, 2013.