Free Spirits

On this CD:

1. String Quartet No. 2, RT viii/8
Composed by Frederick Delius

2. String Quartet (incomplete; first movement lost), RT viii/1 No. 3, Adagio, con molta espressione
Composed by Frederick Delius

3. String Quartet (incomplete; first movement lost), RT viii/1 4, Agitato, allegro
Composed by Frederick Delius

4. String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27
Composed by Edvard Grieg

5. Molly on the Shore, for orchestra, BFMS 1
Composed by Percy Grainger

Free Spirits, Music, Frederick Delius, Percy Grainger, Edvard Grieg, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Quartet for Four String Instruments

Out of Sight and Sound
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Free Spirit

Out of Sight and Sound
The Free Spirits
Manufacturer: Sunbeam Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FVGLI4
Release Date: 2006-07-03

Tracks:

Don't Look Now (But Your Head Is Turned Around)
I'm Gonna Be Free
LBOD
Sunday Telephone
Blue Water Mother
Girl Of The Mountain
Cosmic Daddy Dancer
Bad News Cat
Storm
Early Mornin' Fear
Angels Can't Be True
Tattoo Man
I Feel A Song (Bonus track)

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Free Spirit.......2007-05-02

This is such an important recording, here you have a group of young players who never gave it a second thought just to do something they just did it. It was a carefree time this group features Larry Coryell on guitar, Jim Pepper on sax, Bob Moses on drums, Chris Hill on bass and Columbus Baker on 2nd guitar. Produced by Bob Thiele who must have held on for dear life. Flashes of psych sounds are found on this album. Larry plays sitar on I'm gonna be free. But this is not a pop album nor is it mainstream. It really provided the basis for fusion found in the early 1970's , Bitch Brew and Nucleus from the UK kind of music. The cd reissue features detailed notes and photos. I was pretty surprised they could dig that much material up on this group. The remastering sounds very good given the age of the material. Fans of late sixties music will enjoy this music as well as folks into early fusion music.

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Burning Spirits
Sonny Simmons
Manufacturer: Contemporary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009KUAA
Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

Burning Spirits No.1
New Newk
Healing Rays
Burning Spirits No.2
Things And Beings
E=mc2

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Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001L1B7Y
Release Date: 2004-06-08

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A powerful recording.

Spirits Rejoice
Albert Ayler
Manufacturer: Esp Disk Ltd.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CNF4FQ
Release Date: 2006-02-28

Tracks:

Spirits Rejoice
Holy Family
D. C.
Angels
Prophet

Album Description

"Spirits Rejoice is proof that there was an underlying logic even to Ayler's most extreme moments, and that's why it remains a tremendously inspiring recording." - ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Judson Hall (now Cami Hall), on West 57th Street in New York, was chosen by engineer David Hancock for its acoustics. On the afternoon of September 23, 1965, this private session was recorded at 30 IPS, rather than the customary 15 IPS, to achieve the highest possible fidelity.

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A powerful recording........2006-04-20

Albert Ayler's "Spirits Rejoice" represents the first real codification of the sound which he would work in for the next several years-- while "Bells", recorded three months prior began introducing this sound, "Spirits Rejoice", from September of 1965 fully embraces it. Relying on multiple horns and march-like (or gospel-like) melodies, the music is deceptively simple, serving as a launching point for improvisation. The thing that's intriguing is that for pieces that are by-and-large considered difficult, Ayler's melodies are catchy and get stuck in your head, and by and large this is the pinnacle of the direction his career has been heading.

Performing exclusively on tenor sax, Ayler is joined by two other horns-- his brother Don on trumpet and alto saxophonist Charles Tyler. Don provides an interesting foil for Albert-- whereas Cherry provided a foil in delicacy to Ayler's aggressiveness and Cherry's predecessor Norman Howard adopted Ayler's wide vibrato, Don pursues an aggressive mode that avoids emulating his brother's vibrato. Tyler, for his part, seems to stick a bit closer to Ayler, providing an additional horn voice, particularly when Ayler cuts loose, holding down the melody. The remainder of the band is bassists Henry Grimes and Gary Peacock (the latter recording with Ayler for the last time) and drummer Sunny Murray. The bassists maintain a dialog with each other, providing a foundation, a countermelody, and almost a pillow to work on-- this role had previously been filled by Murray, who seems now concerned largely will accent and space and almost a direct beat statement rather than pure implication.

The pieces are by and large ecstatic-- generally avoiding the lyricism found on earlier records for excited call and response pieces ("Spirits Rejoice", which is almost a carefully constructed variant on "Bells" and the gospel-like theme "Holy Family") or aggressive explosivenes ("D.C" and "Prophet"). On the latter two, Don Ayler in particular solos powerfully and aggressively, managing to step out of the shadow of his brother, even if only briefly. The only cut that breaks this sound is titled on here "Angels" (although previously referred to as "Prophecy"). Featuring Call Cobbs on poorly recorded harpsichord (and with Don Ayler and Charles Tyler laying out), Albert digs in deep in a ballad form and expresses himself in a lyrical manner that belies the usual suspicions that he's incapable of straight playing as he stays pretty far inside on his beautiful soloing.

This reissue is newly remastered from the original tapes courtesy of the newly reborn ESP-Disk record label. The new transfer brings out subtlety and detail, particularly in the three part horn harmonies-- on previous issues, Tyler was hard to distinguish in the mix, being able to better hear and understand his role is enormously valuable.

Ayler's music is exciting and this is really quite a good example of it, it's not quite the masterpiece some of his earlier work (free jazz summit "Vibrations") is, or quite as good or essential an example as "Live in Greenwich Village", but its really quite a good record. Recommended.

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Spirits Entering
Kahil El'Zabar , and Billy Bang
Manufacturer: Delmark
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MK3R
Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

Spirits Entering
2 Was Now
Sweet Irene
Love Outside Of Dreams
The Dream Merchant
Song Of Myself
The Ituri Fantasy
Old TIme Religion
Golden Sea

Album Description

Years ago, violinist Billy Bang was a member of Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio (the acclaimed "Big Cliff" available on Amazon). Bang has since become a hero of the avant garde, and the Ritual Trio has had recent critical success performing with Archie Shepp and Pharoah Sanders (both available on Amazon). This is Bang and El'Zabar's long-awaited reunion recording.

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Spirits
Albert Ayler
Manufacturer: Get Back/Breathless
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00074Q62U
Release Date: 2005-01-31

Tracks:

Spirits
Witches And Devils
Holy, Holy
Saints

Album Description

Debut album originally released in 1964, Spirits is Albert Ayler in his prime mid-sixties period, recorded in NYC in February 1964. Features Sunny Murray on drums, bassist Henry Grimes and trumpeter Norman Howard. Digipak. Breathless Records. 2005.

Album Details

Recorded with his Classic Quintet Line Up at Atlantic Studios in New York City, February 1964. For the Occasion, Ayler Recruited Some of the Finest Jazz Giants: The Album, Originally Released on Debut, features Norman Howard, Henry Grimes and Sunny Murray with an Appearance on Bass by Earle Henderson.

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Another triumph for Mary Lou Williams

Free Spirits
Mary Lou Williams
Manufacturer: Steeplechase
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Dat Dere
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Free Spirits
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Ode to Saint Cecile [#]
Surrey With the Fringe on Top [#]
Gloria [#]

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Another triumph for Mary Lou Williams.......2005-10-02

Hard to believe that somebody could add something to Miles Davis' and Gil Evans' "All Blues" but Mary Lou Williams does it. This woman is one of the unsung geniuses of modern jazz. Why she has not received the same acclaim as people like Coltrane and Monk is beyond me. Sexism? Probably. Do yourself a favour and pick up one of her albums. If you love jazz, you will love Mary Lou Williams.

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Great compositions - Terrific performances - Killer CD
Terrific, original jazz -- Well worth the listen

People Here
Chad Anderson Quintet
Manufacturer: Mudpie Media, LLC
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005V7LG
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

Tolliver Mac (for Charles Tolliver and Jackie McLean)
NeverLess
Time Quake
Mandela Mandala
Nursery Rhymes (for Billy Higgins)
Peace and Love
Answered Prayers
R.A.P.F.A.R.

Album Description

"People Here" is the first release on Mudpie Media, LLC music label for the Chad Anderson Quintet! "People Here" features new tunes, all composed by members of the Quintet. Intense, swinging, straight-ahead Jazz with elements of free-improvisation...

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Great compositions - Terrific performances - Killer CD.......2002-02-02

You know that feeling of hopeful expectation when you listen to a cd for the first time. Well, "People Here" doesn't disappoint. The music is engaging and challenging, and not at all predictable. The different tracks vary in content and style and yet they all hang together.

Oscar Peterson once said of his phrasing, "It's not just a series of notes played in a particular manner, it's a place I go to". Well, these guys go to some great places ...some new, some familiar ...and I feel privileged to accompanying them.

Upon subsequent listenings, you really appreciate the musicianship of each member of this quintet, and how he supports and blends so effectively with the others. These guys work really well together.

And, the CD is not just a collection of track, it's a production in itself. It plays well from start to finish. Very, very well done! I'm not nearly finished exploring all the nuances of this terrific CD, and yet I look forward to hearing more from this burgeoning musical force.

Terrific, original jazz -- Well worth the listen.......2002-01-14

When I first picked up this CD and saw that it was the first recording effort for the Chad Anderson Quintet, I thought it would be yet another "clunky" project. Boy, was I surprised!

The sensitivity of this group really comes across in the widely varied tunes they composed and performed. Their interpretations are extremely tasteful--and their musicianship surely made listening to this CD for the first time a true pleasure. I have listened to it over and over; each time it gets better--I hear something new--and continue to be amazed at the musical ability of the group members and the way they are able to play so "tightly" at times and so musically "loose" at others.

To start, Chad Anderson has accomplished a major coup to assemble these young musicians for this session. Plus, he found just the right way to blend each member's personal compositions into the CD's makeup. I look forward to more recordings from this group. One recommendation would be for them to record a group of standards with which most of us are familiar, as well. That way, we could compare their styles and their interpretations with other recordings in our collections.

Chad Anderson, as the drummer for this project, displays terrific musicality, sensitivity, and flexibility throughout each number. He seems to know what's going to happen before it occurs, then accents that instant in just the right way. Chris Parker on piano is, quite obviously, a highly seasoned pianist and composer, because he doesn't over-play and overshadow the group. This is not always easy, but Parker pulls it off in style.

The bassist, Jonathan Wires, though, gets five stars for his mastery of the string bass -- not just from the craft of his musicianship and his stellar compositional capacity, but for his interpretations. He is like an artist wielding a brush who is painting a masterpiece--and we, the listeners, are on-hand for the occasion. Jonathan plays as though he is seasoned well beyond his years.

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Jump for Joy
Night Bird
Milano
Opportunity, Please Knock
Day Dream
Things Are Swingin'
Kansas City
Lonely Woman
I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
God Bless the Child
Free Spirits

Album Description

Without exception, no other singer of non-ethnic material but Chris Connor has the fire and imagination to create a mood of pathos with such intensity. According to prominent composer Gunther Schuller, "Chris, at her best, is one of the most unique (and under-rated) singers, and I am especially fascinated...by the emotional intensity with which she delivers a song." On this long out-of-print Atlantic album, Ms. Connor is backed by an all-star band including Oliver Nelson, Phil Woods, Joe Newman, Clark Terry and George Duvivier.

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Good Things Come To Those Who Wait.......2004-09-29

Forty-three years after its L.P. release Chris Connor's superlative final album for Atlantic finally appears on C.D. Chris is one of the few artists who did not decline in quality or imagination over the years. Her final albums for Atlantic before she inadvisably went to a small, doomed label begun by her manager (but it would figure she'd be loyal like that....this has to be the most unshowbizy jazz singer of all time, the least temperamental and the most matter-of-fact) were every bit as creative, original and impeccable as her first. "Free Spirits" is devoted to compositions by jazz artists with influences ranging from Duke Ellington to Miss Peggy Lee. The accompaniments by the creme de la creme of jazz musicians are tight, tangy and swinging. Chris is a her most sing-outy and improvisational. The album is almost startingly good! And it sounds not 40-plus years old but maybe 40 minutes old. Chris, by the way, is still performing and doing so beautifully. Now, Collectables or SOMEONE. PLEASE release the Japan-only Atlantic C.D. "Misty," which collected both released and unrelesed Chris singles AND the omitted final track of "Ballads of the Sad Cafe." And add to it all the Chris singles that never made an album, most notably "That's My Desire." And Collectables OR SOMEONE, please do a COMPLETE reissue of "Ballads of the Sad Cafe", with the missing final track ("I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over") and the TWO versions of "Those Foolish Things" originally issued on the mono and stereo versions of the album so once and for all we have the total package. That would really free our spirits.

Free (spirits) at last! Thanks to Collectables!.......2004-09-23

I've been waiting since 1961 to replace my well-worn vinyl copy of this wonderful Chris Connor recording on the Atlantic label, and finally Collectables Records has re-issued it on CD. It features tunes by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and John Lewis and lyrics by Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee. On top of that, Chris is backed by jazz instrumental legends Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson, George Duvivier and Joe Newman playing arrangements by a sax guy you probably remember named Al Cohn. The moods range from Ornette Coleman's haunting "Lonely Woman" to the exuberant "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" by Ellington and Lee. Although it's only a shade over 35 minutes in length, this is a necessary CD for any jazz fan and a must if you're a fan of fine female vocalists. Chris Connor, still performing today, was -- and is -- one of the very best!