| Mo' Greens Please | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | January 21 & March 11, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:11 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84128 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Mo' Greens Please is the second album by American organist Freddie Roach recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. [1] It was reissued on CD only in Japan, as a limited edition.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
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". [2]
All compositions by Freddie Roach except where noted
Recorded on January 21 (2-3, 6-8) and March 11 (1, 4-5, 9-10), 1963.
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