Purdie Good!

Purdie Good!
Studio album by Bernard Purdie
Released	1971
Recorded	January 11, 1971 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 10013
Producer	Bob Porter
Bernard Purdie chronology
Soul Drums (1967) Purdie Good! (1971) Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) (1971)

Purdie Good! is an album led by jazz drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Prestige label in 1971.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Stewart Mason of Allmusic states, "it seems like Purdie's much-vaunted ability to play well in just about any style thrown at him is almost a liability on 1971's Purdie Good... the covers are competent enough, but why listen to them when the originals are far superior? At best, the album only barely lives up to its title".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bernard Purdie except as indicated

1. "Cold Sweat" (James Brown, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis) - 5:30
2. "Montego Bay" (Bobby Bloom, Jeff Barry) - 5:40
3. "Purdie Good" - 6:20
4. "Wasteland" - 6:10
5. "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil) - 5:14
6. "You Turn Me On" - 6:20

Personnel

• Bernard Purdie - drums
• Tippy Larkin - trumpet
• Charlie Brown, Warren Daniels - tenor saxophone
• Harold Wheeler - electric piano
• Ted Dunbar, Billy Nichols - guitar
• Gordon Edwards - electric bass
• Norman Pride - congas

Production

• Bob Porter - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed July 2, 2013
2. Bernard Purdie discography accessed July 2, 2013
3. Mason, S. Allmusic listing accessed July 1, 2013.
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 164. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.