Freedom Suite is a Jazz album by Sonny Rollins, originally released in 1958. On Gatefold: 55 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Bebop & Hard Bop
- clean
- intense
- cerebral
About
Freedom Suite is a 1958 album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his last recorded for the Riverside label, featuring performances by Rollins with Oscar Pettiford (bass) and Max Roach (drums). The album is said to have been occasioned by the political climate of US race relations and civil rights in the late 1950s as well as the musical freedom of jazz (especially the piano-less form) and the inner freedom of the jazz improviser (of which Rollins was a master). The political aspect met with resistance in the white jazz world at the time. The record company quickly withdrew the .
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Tracklist
- 1The Freedom Suite19:22
- 2Someday I'll Find You4:40
- 3Will You Still Be Mine?2:59
- 4Till There Was You (Take 4)4:58
- 5Shadow Waltz4:12
Credits
Performers
- Oscar PettifordBASS
- Max RoachDRUMS
- Sonny RollinsTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Henry GrimesBASS
- Specs WrightDRUMS
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 55 pressings tracked on Gatefold