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Free Speech (album)

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Released
  
1970

Length
  
34:47

Artist
  
Eddie Harris

Producer
  
Eddie Harris

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
December 15, 1969

Free Speech(1969)
  
Come on Down!(1970)

Release date
  
1970

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Studio
  
Universal Studios, Chicago

Eddie Harris albums
  
Excursions, Eddie Harris Goes to t, For Bird and Bags, Here Comes the Judge, High Voltage

Eddie harris free speech


Free Speech is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Harris plays quite well as usual (he can be easily identified within a note or two) but none of his six originals on this out-of-print LP are very substantial".

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

  1. "Wait Please" - 8:47
  2. "Boogie Woogie Bossa Nova" - 6:18
  3. "Penthology" - 2:38
  4. "Bold and Black" - 4:50
  5. "Things You Do" - 3:14
  6. "Free Speech" (Harris, Jodie Christian, Billy Hart, Louis Spears) - 9:00

Personnel

  • Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone, varitone, reed trumpet
  • Jodie Christian - electric piano
  • Louis Spears - bass, electric bass
  • Billy Hart - drums
  • Felix Henry - percussion

    • Songs

    1Wait Please8:47
    2Boogie Woogie Bossa Nova6:18
    3Penthology2:34

    References

    Free Speech (album) Wikipedia
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