Time: 66:26
Size: 152.1 MB
Styles: Saxohone jazz, Straight ahead jazz
Year: 1999
Art: Front
[6:56] 1. Free To Be
[6:00] 2. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
[6:15] 3. Cissy Strut
[5:36] 4. Blue Rose
[5:08] 5. Again, Never
[3:50] 6. Duck's Steps
[5:52] 7. Indian Blues
[5:48] 8. Mr. Cool Breeze
[4:28] 9. Smooth Sailing
[6:28] 10. Slowvisor
[3:55] 11. Nouveau Swing (Reprise)
[6:05] 12. Feelin' Jazzy, Baby
On this engaging, 12-tune set, Donald Harrison amply demonstrates his stylistic range. Featuring a rich, buoyant alto sound (a fluent combination of Cannonball Adderley and Maceo Parker), he makes a striking '90s statement--everything from bebop to hip-hop is referenced (at times within the same piece), but the influences are creatively integrated, suggesting a continuity of jazz lineage, rather than a showy pastiche. Drawing from his stints with Art Blakey and Digable Planets, Harrison joins a flexible, loose-limbed swing with a solid groove to make the complex tunes flow effortlessly from his ensemble. From the fiery, Coltranesque salvos on "Indian Blues" to the smooth, George Benson-flavored "Mr. Cool Breeze," Harrison shows a command of both style and substance. This is strong contemporary jazz unafraid to reveal its heritage. ~Wally Shoup
Free To Be
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