Freddie McCoy
Encyclopedia
Freddie McCoy was an American soul jazz
vibraphonist. McCoy started out with Johnny "Hammond" Smith in 1961, then released seven albums for Prestige Records
and then one in 1971 for the short-lived Cobblestone Records
. before disappearing from jazz.
As Sideman
Soul jazz
Soul jazz is a development of jazz incorporating strong influences from blues, soul, gospel and rhythm and blues in music for small groups, often an organ trio featuring a Hammond organ.- Overview :Soul jazz is often associated with hard bop. Mark C...
vibraphonist. McCoy started out with Johnny "Hammond" Smith in 1961, then released seven albums for Prestige Records
Prestige Records
Prestige Records was a jazz record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock. The company was located at 203 South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under the names of several...
and then one in 1971 for the short-lived Cobblestone Records
Cobblestone Records
Cobblestone Records was an American jazz record label.Cobblestone had two successive incarnations. The early one was in 1968-69 as a singles label, subsidiary of Buddah Records...
. before disappearing from jazz.
Discography
As Leader- Lonely Avenue (PrestigePrestige RecordsPrestige Records was a jazz record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock. The company was located at 203 South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under the names of several...
, 1963) - Spider Man (Prestige, 1965)
- Funk Drops (Prestige, 1966)
- Peas & Rice (Prestige, 1965-67)
- Beans and Greens (Prestige, 1967)
- Listen Here (Prestige, 1968)
- Soul Yogi (Prestige, 1968)
- Gimme Some! (CobblestoneCobblestone RecordsCobblestone Records was an American jazz record label.Cobblestone had two successive incarnations. The early one was in 1968-69 as a singles label, subsidiary of Buddah Records...
, 1971)
As Sideman
- Stimulation! - Johnny "Hammond" Smith (Prestige, 1961)
- Opus De Funk - Johnny "Hammond" Smith (Prestige, 1961)