Freddie Roach - Good Move

180-gram LP

Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original master tape

Plated and pressed at RTI

Deluxe tip-on jacket

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the "Tone Poet," on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

In the 1960s, Blue Note's roster of organists was second to none with leading Hammond B3 practitioners such as 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, and Clarence 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.

 

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

3. Lots Of Lovely Love

4. I.Q. Blues

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