Freddie Roach

Frederick Roach was an American soul jazz Hammond B3 organist born in The Bronx, New York, United States. He also played the flute and piano though occasionally. Roach's first commercial recordings were with saxophonist Ike Quebec for Blue Note Records in the fall of 1961. These sessions produced Quebec's albums Heavy Soul and It Might as Well Be Spring. In March of 1962, Roach recorded as a backing musician for the Thunderbird album by Willis Jackson.