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Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

The Freddie Roach Soul Book

The Freddie Roach Soul Book cover
RecordedJun 13-28, 1966
LabelPrestige
CatalogPR 7490
Released1966
Personnel7 credited players
Discogsmaster 450189

The record

Roach's first Prestige outing after leaving Blue Note keeps the organ church-rooted and greasy, with Buddy Terry's tenor and a pair of guitars building a deep, late-'60s Hammond-boom pocket built for the bar, not the studio crowd.

Session personnel

  • King Errisson — congas
  • Jackie Mills — drums
  • Ray Lucas — drums
  • Skeeter Best — guitar
  • Vinnie Corrao — guitar
  • Freddie Roach — organ, liner notes
  • Buddy Terry — tenor saxophone

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1966Prestige · PR 7490 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file
1967Prestige — MONO
1967Transatlantic Records · PR 7490 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1993Prestige · VICJ-23096 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo

Follow the players

King Errisson also plays on

Jackie Mills also plays on

Ray Lucas also plays on

Skeeter Best also plays on