New Improved Funk is an album by American jazz guitarist George Freeman recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]
| New Improved Funk | ||||
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| Studio album by George Freeman featuring Von Freeman | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | New York City, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:10 | |||
| Label | Groove Merchant GM 519 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
| George Freeman chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "It's a fun house ride that veers sharply from funk to jazz to soul and back again, its scattershot approach nevertheless proves the best showcase George Freeman's guitar ever had. ... Somehow this mess still comes together, galvanized by Von Freeman's fiery tenor sax and its undeniably impressive gutbucket grooves. Everything that it's advertised to be".[4]
Track listing
editAll compositions by George Freeman except where noted.
- "New Improved Funk" – 2:26
- "Daffy" – 3:34
- "Happy Fingers" – 4:30
- "All in the Game" (Charles G. Dawes, Carl Sigman) – 4:31
- "Big Finish" – 6:25
- "Guitar Lover Man" – 3:16
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) – 5:02
- "Some Enchanted Evening" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:12
- "Confirmed Truth" – 4:14
Personnel
edit- George Freeman – guitar
- Von Freeman – tenor saxophone
- John Young − piano (tracks 3–5)
- Bobby Blevins – organ (tracks 1, 2 & 6–8)
- LeRoy Jackson – bass
- Marion Booker (tracks 1, 2 & 6–8), Bob Guthrie (tracks 3–5) – drums
References
edit- ^ Jazzlists: George Freeman Discography, accessed April 13, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 13, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 13, 2018
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. New Improved Funk – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2018.