Freddie McCoy (November 29, 1932 – September 27, 2009) was an American soul jazz vibraphonist. McCoy started out with Johnny "Hammond" Smith in 1961, and released seven albums for
Prestige Records
Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City which issued recordings in the mainstream, bop, and cool jazz idioms. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz music ...
plus one in 1971 for the short-lived Cobblestone Records, before leaving the music industry.
McCoy died in September 2009, at the age of 76.
Funk Drops
''Funk Drops'' is the third album by American jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy which was recorded in 1966 for the Prestige label.Peas 'n' Rice'' (Prestige,1967)
*'' Beans & Greens'' (Prestige, 1967)
*'' Soul Yogi'' (Prestige, 1968)
*'' Listen Here'' (Prestige, 1968)
*'' Gimme Some!'' (
Cobblestone
Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings.
Setts, also called Belgian blocks, are often casually referred to as "cobbles", although a sett is distinct fro ...
Stimulation
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'' (Prestige, 1961)
*'' Opus De Funk'' (Prestige, 1961
966
Year 966 (Roman numerals, CMLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* 23 June - Arab-Byzantine Wars, Byzantine-Arab War: Arab-Byzantine ...