Super Freak

by Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers

Overview

The opening track on 1972's Super Freak is a brilliant, nearly side-long medley of three tracks from Curtis Mayfield's Superfly: the title track, "Pusherman," and, of course, "Freddie's Dead." Heavy, druggy, and psychedelic, with thick organ and wah-wah guitars, the medley sounds more like the psychedelic soul of War or even Funkadelic than the sparkling Latin jazz of Pucho's earlier albums. The rest of Super Freak is a little lighter in tone, but this is still the most groove-oriented and least overtly Latin jazz-oriented of this group's albums, trafficking instead in shuffling grooves like "Oak Hurst's Art" and vibes-led ballads like "Judy's Moods" and "One More Day." Latin jazz purists may balk, but this later became a classic of the '90s acid jazz movement, which some sources date to the U.K. hip-hop group Galliano pinching a sample from this album's version of "Freddie's Dead" for the 1989 single "Frederick Lies Still." ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2022
Label:	Cubop Records
UPC:	0780661500612
Rank:	70426

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers   Primary Artist
Cornell Dupree   Guest Artist,Guitar (Electric),Guitar,Sitar
Richard Landrum   Bongos
Pucho   Timbales,Drums
William Bivens   Vibraphone
Alvin Bunn   Congas
Ernie Adams   Bass,Bass (Electric)
Ed Pazant   Flute
Marilyn Johnson   Vocals
John Spruill   Piano (Electric)
Kenny Rodgers   Flute,Soprano,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
George Michaels   Drums
Al Pazant   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Norman Mapp   Composer
George Patterson   Arranger
Michael Delugg   Mixing
Ernie Adams   Composer
Tony May   Mixing
Jannice White   Composer
Ray Rivera   Composer
George Horn   Remastering
Tony Bonjovi   Engineer
Floyd Sowell   Cover Art
Royston Lucas   Design
John Spruill   Arranger