Funk Drops is the third album by American jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy which was recorded in 1966 for the Prestige label.Prestige Records discography accessed April 9, 2013
Reception
Allmusic rated the album 2 stars.Allmusic listing accessed April 9, 2013
Track listing All compositions by Freddie McCoy except where noted. "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 3:00 "And I Love Her" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:00 "High Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higgenbotham) – 3:25 "Moyé" – 6:30 "Funk Drops" – 3:15 "Tough Talk" (Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample, Stix Hooper) – 3:30 "Theodora" (Billy Taylor) – 4:05 "The Sleepy Lagoon" (Eric Coates, Jack Lawrence) – 4:20 Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 21 (tracks 1, 5 & 8) and June 22 (tracks 2–4, 6 & 7), 1965
Personnel Freddie McCoy – vibraphone James Robinson – trumpet (tracks 1, 5 & 8) Laurdine Patrick – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 5 & 8) John Blair – electric violin (tracks 1, 5 & 8) JoAnne Brackeen – piano (tracks 2–4, 6 & 7) Alfred Williams – organ (tracks 1, 5 & 8) Augustus Turner – bass (tracks 2–4, 6 & 7) Albert Winston – electric bass (tracks 1, 5 & 8) Bernard Purdie (tracks 1, 5 & 8), George Scott (tracks 2–4, 6 & 7) – drums
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