Freddie Roach – Good Move: Blue Note Tone Poet Series (180g Vinyl LP)

All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Freddie Roach’s Good Move: Blue Note Tone Poet Reissue Mastered From the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray and Pressed at RTI

In the 1960s, Blue Note’s roster of organists was second to none with leading Hammond B3 practitioners like Jimmy Smith, Big John Patton, and Larry Young each honing their own distinctive styles on the instrument. Freddie Roach was first introduced to Blue Note listeners on Ike Quebec’s albums Heavy Soul and It Might As Well Be Spring and soon began his own run of leader dates for the label including the 1963 standout Good Move featuring Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone,Eddie Wright on guitar, andClarence Johnston on drums. This soul jazz classic makes all the right moves with set highlights including “When Malindy Sings,” an Oscar Brown song that was performed by Abbey Lincoln, and Roach’s own church-rooted “Wine, Wine, Wine” and “On Our Way Up,” an uplifting anthem that he wrote on the day of the historic March on Washington.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

Musicians:
Freddie Roach – Organ
Blue Mitchell – Trumpet
Hank Mobley – Tenor Saxophone
Eddie Wright – Guitar
Clarence Johnston – Drums

Side A:

1. It Ain’t Necessarily So
2. When Malindy Sings
3. Pastel
4. Wine, Wine, Wine

Side B:

1. On Our Way Up
2. T’Ain’t What You Do (It’s The Way You Do It)
3. Lots Of Lovely Love
4. I.Q. Blues