Funk Drops

Funk Drops is the third album by American jazz vibraphonist Freddie McCoy which was recorded in 1966 for the Prestige label.^[1]

Funk Drops
Studio album by Freddie McCoy
Released	1966
Recorded	June 21–22, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:05
Label	Prestige PR 7470
Producer	Cal Lampley
Freddie McCoy chronology
Spider Man (1965) Funk Drops (1966) Peas 'n' Rice (1967)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic rated the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie McCoy except where noted.

1. "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 3:00
2. "And I Love Her" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 6:00
3. "High Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higgenbotham) – 3:25
4. "Moyé" – 6:30
5. "Funk Drops" – 3:15
6. "Tough Talk" (Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample, Stix Hooper) – 3:30
7. "Theodora" (Billy Taylor) – 4:05
8. "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