Freedom in the Groove

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Freedom in the Groove
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Studio album by
Joshua Redman
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1996
RecordedApril 10–13, 1996
Studio Power Station, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length1:09:07
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Matt Pierson
Joshua Redman chronology
Blues for Pat: Live In San Francisco
(1995)		Freedom in the Groove
(1996)		 Timeless Tales for Changing Times
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Tom Hull B+ [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Freedom in the Groove is a 1996 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman. [6] [7]

Contents

Reception

Leo Stanley of AllMusic stated: "Abandoning the traditional hard bop that has dominated his past recordings, Redman attempts to work himself into hip-hop and urban dance rhythms, which results in an occasionally intriguing but often frustrating album. Occasionally, the fusions work, with Redman contributing sympathetic, graceful licks to the gently insistent rhythms. Too often, the record sounds forced and stilted, which is unfortunate, since jazz/hip-hop fusion need a musician of Redman's caliber to make it credible in the jazz world." [1]

Track listing

All songs were written and arranged by Joshua Redman.

  1. "Hide and Seek"
  2. "One Shining Soul"
  3. "Streams of Consciousness"
  4. "When the Sun Comes Down"
  5. "Home Fries"
  6. "Invocation"
  7. "Dare I Ask?"
  8. "Cat Battles"
  9. "Pantomime"
  10. "Can't Dance"

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Joshua Redman Freedom in the Groove". AllMusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 4473. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1095. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide . Random House. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Joshua Redman
  6. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (2008). The Jazz Ear: Conversations over Music. Macmillan. p. 127. ISBN   9781429956208 . Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  7. ↑ BAILEY, C. MICHAEL (February 1, 1999). "Joshua Redman: Freedom In The Groove". All About Jazz . allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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