''Free'' is an album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist
Airto Moreira (who was credited as "Airto") with performances recorded in 1972. The album was released by
CTI Records and reached No. 30 on the jazz album chart at ''Billboard'' magazine.
Reception
At
AllMusic
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, critic
Scott Yanow writes that the album combines "jazz, Brazilian music, and aspects of fusion and funk quite successfully."
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic
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Airto Moreira – percussion, vocals
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Burt Collins – trumpet, flugelhorn
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Mel Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
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Alan Rubin – trumpet, flugelhorn
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Wayne Andre – trombone
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Garnett Brown – trombone
* Joe Wallace – trombone
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Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone, alto and bass flutes, piccolo
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Hubert Laws – flute
* Nelson Ayres – electric piano
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Chick Corea – piano, electric piano
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Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd (jazz musician), Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also be ...
– piano
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George Benson – guitar
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Jay Berliner – guitar
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Ron Carter – double bass
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Stanley Clarke – bass guitar
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Flora Purim – vocals
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Don Sebesky – arranger
Charts
References
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CTI Records albums
Airto Moreira albums
1972 albums
Albums produced by Creed Taylor
Albums arranged by Don Sebesky
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio