Freddie Roach - Good Move!
Organ : Freddie Roach
Trumpet : Blue Mitchell [click here to see more vinyl featuring Blue Mitchell]
Tenor Saxophone : Hank Mobley [click here to see more vinyl featuring Hank Mobley]
Guitar : Eddie Wright
Drums : Clarence Johnston
Written by George Gershwin (A1), Oscar Brown Jr. (A2), Freddie Roach (A3, A4, B1, B2, B3, B4)
1 LP, Gatefold
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded in 1963, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Remastered by Kevin Gray
Originally released in 1963
Reissued in 2024
Tracks :
Side A
- It Ain’t Necessarily So
- When Malindy Sings
- Pastel
- Wine, Wine, Wine
Side B :
- On Our Way Up
- T’Ain’t What You Do (It’s The Way You Do It)
- Lots Of Lovely Love
- I.Q. Blues
Reviews :
“Laid-back and loosely swinging, Good Move captures organist Freddie Roach near the peak of his form. Roach never leans too heavily on his instrument, preferring a calmer, tasteful attack, yet he is never boring because he has a strong sense of groove. He keeps things moving on slower numbers like Erroll Garner's "Pastel" and Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So," but the true highlights are on originals like "Wine, Wine, Wine" and "On Our Way Up," where the bluesy structures and fluid rhythms give Roach a chance to stretch out. Throughout the record, he is capably supported by guitarist Eddie Wright and drummer Clarence Johnston, as well as trumpeter Blue Mitchell and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, who both contribute fine solos." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings:
AllMusic 4/5 , Discogs 4.76 / 5