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Freddie Roach
Freddie (* 1934) was a soul jazz Hammond B-3 organist born in the Bronx, New York. He was one
of a handful of legendary jazz organists that made history in the 1960s, the golden era of
the Hammond organ. Roach made his record debut in 1960 with saxophonist Ike Quebec on the
albums Heavy Soul and It Might as Well Be Spring and played with Willis Jackson. From 1962-64
he recorded 5 albums as a leader for the Blue Note Records label and also recorded with Donald
Byrd on the album I'm Tryin' to Get Home. His Blue Note album Mo' Greens Please is perhaps one
of the greatest 10 jazz organ sides ever recorded.
Roach's original writing, steady basslines, and highly musical fleet-fingered right hand set him apart. From 1966-67 he recorded three more albums as a leader for Prestige Records, which are in a more commercial vein than his Blue Note dates. He left the music business in 1970 and became involved in theater, playwriting and film. Reportedly, he moved to California to the film industry, where he suffered a heart attack and died in October 1980. Roach was a soulful organist, certainly influenced by Jimmy Smith, but with a distinct sound and a quite original concept, which was perhaps best heard on "Good Move" for Blue Note. His Blue Note albums are critically acclaimed. |
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Heavy Soul Blue Note ST-84093 released 1962 recorded November 1961 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Ike Quebec, tenor sax Freddie Roach, organ Milt Hinton, bass Al Harewood, drums |
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It Might As Well Be Spring Blue Note ST-84105 released 1962 recorded December 1961 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Ike Quebec, tenor sax Freddie Roach, organ Milt Hinton, bass Al Harewood, drums |
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Thunderbird Prestige PRST 7232 released 1962 recorded March 1962 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Willis Jackson, tenor sax Bill Jennings, guitar Freddie Roach, organ Wendell Marshall, bass Frank Shea, drums Ray Barretto, congas |
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Down To Earth Blue Note ST-84113 released 1962 recorded August 1962 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Freddie Roach, organ Percy France, tenor sax Kenny Burrell, guitar Clarence Johnston, drums |
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Mo' Greens Please Blue Note ST-84128 released 1963 recorded January 1963 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Freddie Roach, organ Conrad Lester, tenor sax Kenny Burrell, guitar Eddie Wright, guitar Clarence Johnston, drums |
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Good Move Blue Note ST-84158 released 1963 recorded December 1963 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Freddie Roach, organ Blue Mitchell, trumpet Hank Mobley, tenor sax Eddie Wright, guitar Clarence Johnston, drums |
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Brown Sugar Blue Note ST-84168 released 1964 recorded March 1963 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Freddie Roach, organ Joe Henderson, tenor sax Kenny Burrell, guitar Eddie Wright, guitar Clarence Johnston, drums |
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I'm Tryin' To Get Home Blue Note ST-84188 released 1965 recorded November 1964 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Donald Byrd, trumpet, flugelhorn Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax Herbie Hancock, piano Freddie Roach, organ Grant Green, guitar Bob Cranshaw, bass Grady Tate, drums brass band c/ Coleridge Perkinson |
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All That's Good Blue Note ST-84190 released 1965 recorded October 1964 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Freddie Roach, organ Conrad Lester, tenor sax Calvin Newborn, guitar Clarence Johnston, drums |
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The Freddie Roach Soul Book Prestige 7490 released 1967 recorded June 1966 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Freddie Roach, organ Edlin "Buddy" Terry, tenor sax Vinnie Corrao, guitar Jackie Mills, drums Skeeter Best, guitar Ray Lucas, drums King Errison, congas |
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Mocha Motion! Prestige 7507 released 1967 recorded January 1967 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Freddie Roach, organ, vocal Edlin "Buddy" Terry, tenor sax Vinnie Corrao, guitar Eddie Gladden, drums Ralph Dorsey, conga |
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My People (Soul People) Prestige 7521 released 1968 recorded June 1967 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Freddie Roach, flute, organ, piano, vocals James Anderson, soprano sax Roland Alexander, tenor sax Conrad Lester, tenor sax Kiane Zawadi, trombone, euphonium Harry White, flugelhorn Eddie Wright, guitar Eddie Gladden, drums |
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Ballads Blue Note CDP 7243 8 56690 2 6 compilation |
Ike Quebec, tenor sax Grant Green, guitar Willie Jones, guitar Sonny Clark, piano Freddie Roach, organ Sir Charles Thompson, organ Earl van Dyke, organ Milt Hinton, bass Sam Jones, bass Art Blakey, drums Al Harewood, drums Louis Hayes, drums J.C. Heard, drums Wilbert Hogan, drums |
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