The Improvisor
ASIN: B00006GA5C
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It has been like pulling teeth to get octogenarian tenor saxophonist Von Freeman to take much interest in playing outside his Chicago hometown. So the Premonition label, rightly, brings us to the mountain, recording Freeman (and scraps of audience conversation) at his local haunts. Freeman is something of an anomaly, growing up with early bebop but taking his Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins influences and running them through with open-ended elements such as an elastic sense of rhythm and a wavering, nearly out-of-tune tone. Regardless of where he is wandering, he always takes listeners with him. Here Freeman is joined by his gritty regular working quartet for four tracks and by the elegant young pianist Jason Moran for two (one as duo, one with Moran's trio). Freeman is game throughout, but his soul-baring solo rendition of "If I Should Lose You" is so telling that you almost feel you've known the man his whole life. --Tad Hendrickson
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Improvisor
Von Freeman Manufacturer: Premonition (Emd) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B00006GA5C Release Date: 2002-08-27 |
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It has been like pulling teeth to get octogenarian tenor saxophonist Von Freeman to take much interest in playing outside his Chicago hometown. So the Premonition label, rightly, brings us to the mountain, recording Freeman (and scraps of audience conversation) at his local haunts. Freeman is something of an anomaly, growing up with early bebop but taking his Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins influences and running them through with open-ended elements such as an elastic sense of rhythm and a wavering, nearly out-of-tune tone. Regardless of where he is wandering, he always takes listeners with him. Here Freeman is joined by his gritty regular working quartet for four tracks and by the elegant young pianist Jason Moran for two (one as duo, one with Moran's trio). Freeman is game throughout, but his soul-baring solo rendition of "If I Should Lose You" is so telling that you almost feel you've known the man his whole life. --Tad Hendrickson
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Improvisor Official Bootleg
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ASIN: B000E5KTXE Release Date: 2006-02-14 |
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Heather Bennett Manufacturer: Apria Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0000TQIWA Release Date: 2003-10-17 |
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Featured Artists: Rufus Reid - Bass, Rick Margitza - Saxophone, Bill Mobley - Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Billy Hart - Drums|
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ASIN: B000CA91J4 Release Date: 2005-08-02 |
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