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Released
  
October 24, 1972

Free (1972)
  
Fingers (1973)

Release date
  
1972

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

Length
  
47:23

Artist
  
Airto Moreira

Label
  
CTI Records

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 23 and April 12, 13 & 20, 1972

Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Airto Moreira albums, Jazz albums

Airto moreira free 1973


Free is an album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira (who was credited simply as "Airto") featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label. The album reached number 30 in the Billboard Jazz albums charts.

Contents

Return to forever airto moreira free


Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The music combines together jazz, Brazilian music, and aspects of fusion and funk quite successfully."

Track listing

  1. "Return to Forever" (Chick Corea) – 10:17
  2. "Flora's Song" (Flora Purim) – 8:30
  3. "Free" (Airto Moreira) – 11:50
  4. "Lucky Southern" (Keith Jarrett) – 2:36
  5. "Creek (Arroio)" (Victor Brazil) – 6:12
  6. "So Tender" (Jarrett) – 5:01
  7. "Jequié" (Moacir Santos) – 2:57
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 23 and April 12, 13 & 20, 1972

    • Personnel

    Adapted from AllMusic.

  • Airto – percussion, vocals
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone, flute alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
  • Chick Corea – piano, electric piano
  • Keith Jarrett – piano
  • Nelson Ayres – electric piano
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Jay Berliner – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Stanley Clarke – electric bass
  • Flora Purim – vocals
  • Burt Collins, Mel Davis, Alan Rubin – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Joe Wallace – trombone
  • Don Sebesky – arranger

    • Songs

    1Return to Forever10:17
    2Flora's Song8:30
    3Free11:51

    References

    Free (Airto album) Wikipedia
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