Freddie McCoy

Freddie McCoy ( born November 29, 1932, and allegedly † 27 September 2009) was an American vibraphonist of Soul Jazz.

McCoy became known in the early 1960s through his work with Johnny Hammond Smith ( Opus de Funk). In 1964 he received a recording contract with Prestige Records, where in January 1965, his first album Lonely Avenue was built in septet. In the next five years, McCoy took seven more albums for the Prestige label on as Spider-Man 1967, Beans and Greens and Listen Here 1968. McCoy played on jazz standards such as " Love for Sale ", " Yesterdays ", " Willow Weep for Me "or cover versions of contemporary hits such as" The Girl from Ipanema, "" Summer in the City "and" You Keep Me Hangin 'On ". In his bands also played the trumpeter Dud Bascomb and pianist Joanne Brackeen. McCoy later took further albums like Gimme Some! (1971 ), which were released on labels like Buddha and Cobblestone.

Then McCoy disappeared from the jazz scene; He allegedly lived until his death, under the name Ahmed Sofi in Morocco.

McCoy's music experienced with the Acid Jazz a rediscovery; as a number of its titles on the label Beat Goes Public were re-released on compilations.

Disco Graphical Notes

• Lonely Avenue ( Prestige, 1963)
• Spider Man ( Prestige, 1965)
• Funk Drops ( Prestige, 1966)
• Peas & Rice ( Prestige, 1965-67 )
• Beans and Greens ( Prestige, 1967)
• Yogi Soul ( Prestige, 1968)