''My People (Soul People)'' is an album by American organist
Freddie Roach
Frederick Steven Roach (born March 5, 1960) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer. Roach is widely regarded as one of the best boxing trainers of all time. He is the enduring boxing coach of the eight-division world champio ...
released on
Prestige
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in late 1967, his final one for the label. Roach plays here for the first time the flute and the piano, making use of overdubbing techniques. "Soul people come in all sizes, shapes and descriptions", Roach points out in the liner notes, "and it is to every soul brother that this album is dedicated."
The piece "Prince Street" refers to the road of the same name located in
All compositions by Freddie Roach, unless otherwise noted
#"Prince Street" - 3:49
#"Straight Ahead" ( Mal Waldron) - 2:55
#" Mas que Nada" (
Jorge Ben
Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben (). His characteristic style fuses samba ...
) - 4:18
#"Drunk" - 4:37
#"My People (Soul People)" - 3:14
#"I'm on My Way" - 4:25
#"Respectfully Yours" - 2:45
#"Freddie" - 4:47
Personnel
*
Freddie Roach
Frederick Steven Roach (born March 5, 1960) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer. Roach is widely regarded as one of the best boxing trainers of all time. He is the enduring boxing coach of the eight-division world champio ...
- organ, flute (#2, 6), vocals (#5), piano (#4)
*James Anderson - soprano sax
* Roland Alexander, Conrad Lester - tenor sax
*Harry White - flugelhorn
* Kiane Zawadi -
euphonium
The euphonium is a medium-sized, 3 or 4-valve, often compensating, conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek word ''euphōnos'', meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" ( ''eu'' means "well" o ...
, trombone
*Eddie Wright - guitar
*
Eddie Gladden
Eddie Gladden (December 6, 1937 – September 30, 2003) was an American jazz drummer.
Career
Gladden played professionally from 1962 in his hometown of Newark. In 1972 he began working with James Moody. During the rest of his career he worked ...