Free (Airto album)

Free
Studio album by Airto Moreira
Released	October 24, 1972
Recorded	March 23 and April 12, 13, and 20, 1972
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz, Brazilian jazz, Jazz fusion, Jazz rock
Length	47:23
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Airto Moreira chronology
Seeds on the Ground (1971) Free (1972) Fingers (1973)

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 ^[1] and reached No. 30 on the jazz album chart at Billboard magazine. ^[2]

Reception

At AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow writes that the album combines "jazz, Brazilian music, and aspects of fusion and funk quite successfully." ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Return to Forever"	Chick Corea	10:17
2.	"Flora's Song"	Flora Purim	8:30
3.	"Free"	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

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic ^[3]

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

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1973	Billboard 's Jazz Albums	30 [2]

References

1. "CTI Discography: 1970-72". Doug Payne. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. "Free – Airto,Airto Moreira | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
3. Yanow, Scott. "Free". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
4. Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p.  6. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.