Free and Equal (album)

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Free and Equal
Free and Equal.jpg
Live album by
John Surman
Released2003
RecordedJune 2001
VenueQueen Elizabeth Hall, London
GenreJazz
Length67:03
LabelECM
ECM 1802
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Surman chronology
Invisible Nature
(1999) 		Free and Equal
(2003) 		Rain on the Window
(2006)
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Invisible Nature
(1999) 		Free and Equal
(2001) 		The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers
(2001)

Free and Equal is a live album by English saxophonist John Surman featuring American drummer Jack DeJohnette and the London Brass recorded in Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 2001 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Alain Drouot awarded the album 3½ stars, stating, "Free and Equal finds its place somewhere between John Surman's past collaborations with Jack DeJohnette and his Brass Project with composer Peter Warren. Less atmospheric than the duos with the drummer and less jazzy than the latter, it still bears the inimitable stamp of the British reed player. It harks back to his pastoral and even medieval leanings and his arranging skills certainly capture the spotlight, his lyrical and often fragile compositions soaring with incredible grace".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by John Surman.

  1. "Preamble" – 4:11
  2. "Groundwork" – 9:33
  3. "Sea Change" – 10:14
  4. "Back and Forth" – 11:51
  5. "Fire" – 6:47
  6. "Debased Line" – 5:02
  7. "In the Shadow" – 6:56
  8. "Free and Equal" – 8:47
  9. "Epilogue" – 3:42

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 6, 2011
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Drouot, A. Allmusic Review accessed October 6, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1365. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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