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Mo' Greens Please
''Mo' Greens Please'' is the second album by American organist Freddie Roach (organist), Freddie Roach recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label.Blue Note Records discography accessed November 2, 2010 It was reissued on CD only in Japan, as a limited edition. Reception The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars and stated "for all its stylistic detours the album hangs together beautifully -- each of the players is at the top of his respective game, and in particular Roach attacks the organ with all the passion and flair of his most incendiary outings".Ankeny, J. [ Allmusic Review] accessed November 2, 2010Track listing All compositions by Freddie Roach except whe ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Roach (organist)
Frederick Roach (May 11, 1931 – October 3, 1980) was an American soul jazz Hammond B3 organist born in The Bronx, New York, United States. Roach's first commercial recordings were with saxophonist Ike Quebec for Blue Note Records in the fall of 1961. These sessions produced Quebec's albums '' Heavy Soul'' and ''It Might as Well Be Spring''. In March of 1962, Roach recorded as a backing musician for the ''Thunderbird'' album by Willis Jackson. From 1962-64, Roach recorded 5 albums as a leader for Blue Note, and also recorded with Donald Byrd on the album '' I'm Tryin' to Get Home''. Roach's original writing, steady basslines, and highly musical fleet-fingered right hand set him apart. From 1966-67 he recorded three more albums as a leader for Prestige Records, which are in a more commercial vein than his Blue Note dates. Roach's Prestige albums were his last commercial recordings. Dean Rudland, in the liner notes to a CD reissue of Roach's Prestige albums ''Soul Book'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |