Freedom Sound (The Jazz Crusaders album)

Freedom Sound is the debut album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]

Freedom Sound
Studio album by
Released1961 (1961)
RecordedMay 24, 1961
StudioPacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz
Length46:49
LabelPacific Jazz
ProducerRichard Bock
The Jazz Crusaders chronology
Freedom Sound
(1961)
Lookin' Ahead
(1962)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said the band: "strikes a balance between creative hard bop and accessible soul-jazz".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "The Geek" (Wilton Felder) – 5:50
  2. "M.J.S. Funk" (Wayne Henderson) – 5:55
  3. "That's It" (Felder) – 4:42
  4. "Freedom Sound" (Joe Sample) – 8:24
  5. "Theme from Exodus" (Ernest Gold) – 3:50
  6. "Coon" (Henderson) – 4:20
  7. "M.J.S. Funk" (Alternate Version) – 8:15 (on CD only)
  8. "Coon" (Alternate Version) – 5:48 (on CD only)

Personnel

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The Jazz Crusaders

References

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  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
  2. ^ Stix Hooper Discography Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 12, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Freedom Sound – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.