Free Spirits is an album by pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams recorded in 1975 and released on the SteepleChase label in 1976.[1][2][3]
| Free Spirits | ||||
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| Studio album by Mary Lou Williams Trio | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | July 8, 1975 | |||
| Studio | C.I. Recording, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:19 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS-1043 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Mary Lou Williams chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
Allmusic said it "Includes great trio cuts".[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[5][6]
Track listing edit
- "Dat Dere" (Bobby Timmons) – 4:48
- "Baby Man, #2" (John Stubblefield) – 7:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Baby Man" (Stubblefield) – 8:31
- "All Blues" (Miles Davis) – 6:59
- "Temptation" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 5:08
- "Pale Blue" (Buster Williams) – 4:27
- "Free Spirits #2" (Stubblefield) – 5:04 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Free Spirits" (Stubblefield) – 5:25
- "Blues for Timme" (Mary Lou Williams) – 5:37
- "Ode to Saint Cecile" (Mary Lou Williams) – 5:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Gloria" (Mary Lou Williams) – 5:31
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Mary Lou Williams discography, accessed January 13, 2017
- ^ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/31000 series discography, accessed January 13, 2017
- ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS: album entry, accessed January 13, 2017
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Free Spirits – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Mary Lou Williams". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1511. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, January 13, 2017