Beans & Greens

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Beans & Greens
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Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedOctober 2 & 4, 1967
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length33:09
Label Prestige
PR 7542
Producer Cal Lampley
Freddie McCoy chronology
Peas 'n' Rice
(1967)
Beans & Greens
(1968)
Soul Yogi
(1968)

Beans & Greens is the fifth album by American jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy which was recorded in 1967 for the Prestige label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic rated the album 2 stars. [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie McCoy except where noted.

  1. "Beans & Greens" – 4:30
  2. "Tony's Pony 3:40
  3. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher) – 4:04
  4. "I Was Made To Love Her" (Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) – 2:05
  5. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) – 3:00
  6. "Take My Love (And Shove It Up Your Heart)" – 3:20
  7. "Sixth Avenue Stroll" – 5:20
  8. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:20
  9. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) – 2:50

Personnel

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References

  1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 9, 2013
  2. 1 2 Allmusic listing accessed April 9, 2013