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Celebrate Freedom

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Released
  
1984

Release date
  
1984

Label
  
Saboa Entertainment

Artist
  
Phil Driscoll

Genre
  
Christian/gospel

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Celebrate Freedom is a 1984 album by virtuoso trumpeter and singer Phil Driscoll. It is an inspirational album of patriotic songs. The album won the 1985 GMA Dove Award for Instrumental Album of the Year. The 1984 release was on LP, and the album was released on cassette and CD in the 1990s.

Contents

Cross Rhythms' review of the album stated that "On Celebrate Freedom Phil puts down some vocals as well as his already well established 'Miles Davis eat your heart out' trumpet style." The UK publication also noted Driscoll's "Joe Cocker-ish approach to blue-eyed soul singing".

Track listing

  1. "The Star Spangled Banner"
  2. "America the Beautiful"
  3. "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
  4. "Statue of Liberty"
  5. "God of Our Fathers"
  6. "I Love America"
  7. "We Are His People"
  8. "Land Of The Free"
  9. "America"
  10. "E Pluribus Unum"

Personnel

  • Phil Driscoll – Trumpet, Vocals, Flugelhorn, Arranger, Producer
  • Jim Keltner – Drums
  • Lari Goss – Keyboards
  • Terry Blackwood – Vocals
  • Harlan Rogers – Organ, Keyboards
  • London National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Songs

    1The Star Spangled Banner3:05
    2America the Beautiful4:05
    3Battle Hymn of the Republic6:18

    References

    Celebrate Freedom Wikipedia