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Free Flight (band)

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Genres
  
Jazz

Genre
  
Jazz

Years active
  
1980 (1980)–present

Members
  
Jim Walker, Mike Garson

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Past members
  
Peter Erskine Ralph Humphrey Jimmy Lacefield Milcho Leviev Brian Pezzone

Albums
  
The Jazz/Classical Union, Free Flight, Slice of Life, Illumination

Record labels
  
Columbia Records, Palo Alto Records

Similar
  
Milcho Leviev, The Polyphonic Spree, The Spiders from Mars, Brethren, Annette Peacock

Free Flight is an American jazz ensemble led by flutist Jim Walker.

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History

Members have included Peter Erskine, Milcho Leviev, Ralph Humphrey, Brian Pezzone and Jimmy Lacefield. The ensemble has consisted of piano, flute, bass, and drums.

Currently, Jim Walker and Mike Garson are the only permanent members of the group that was formed in 1980. The bassist and drummer positions are now filled by college students or recent graduates that tour and perform as Free Flight.

Discography

  • The Jazz/Classical Union (1982)
  • Soaring (Palo Alto, 1983)
  • Beyond the Clouds (Palo Alto, 1984)
  • Illumination (Columbia, 1986)
  • Slice of Life (Columbia, 1989)
  • Songs

    The Path I TakeIllumination · 1986
    Pavane for a True Musical Prince - Don's Song1982
    For Frederic and Bill1982

    References

    Free Flight (band) Wikipedia


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