Freedom Suite, the
Jazz
| Oct 2002
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2002-10-20
Reviewed 2002-10-20
Grand reworking of Sonny Rollins' 1958 "Freedom Suite." The piece takes up the entire disk, broken into four parts.
Ware plays his usual type-A, with lots of choppy aggression but without trampling Sonny's composition. It's an adventurous free-jazz interpretation (contrast with Branford Marsalis' more conventional version on his CD, "Footsteps of Our fathers.")
Matthew Shipp on piano provides a cascading, seascape of mid/low chords, particularly on the darker third track.
Every track is great:
1- Upbeat theme, with very nice sax and piano solos.
2- Cooler sound, more of a nighttime jazz-club feel.
3- Big and stormy, slow.
4- Midtempo free groove
Ware plays his usual type-A, with lots of choppy aggression but without trampling Sonny's composition. It's an adventurous free-jazz interpretation (contrast with Branford Marsalis' more conventional version on his CD, "Footsteps of Our fathers.")
Matthew Shipp on piano provides a cascading, seascape of mid/low chords, particularly on the darker third track.
Every track is great:
1- Upbeat theme, with very nice sax and piano solos.
2- Cooler sound, more of a nighttime jazz-club feel.
3- Big and stormy, slow.
4- Midtempo free groove
Recent airplay
The Freedom Suite (1)
Rebop — Dec 09, 2016
The Freedom Suite (1)
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 19, 2012
The Freedom Suite (4), The Freedom Suite (3)
Umami Jazz Program — Jun 27, 2006
The Freedom Suite (1)
Umami Jazz Program — May 02, 2006
The Freedom Suite (1)
Memory Select — Apr 01, 2005
The Freedom Suite (1)
Umami Jazz Program — Feb 22, 2005
Charting
2002-10-21 — 2002-12-23
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 22 | 1 |
| Dec 8 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Freedom Suite (1) | ||
| 2. | The Freedom Suite (2) | ||
| 3. | The Freedom Suite (3) | ||
| 4. | The Freedom Suite (4) |