Freefall (album)

Freefall
Studio album by Kenny Barron and Regina Carter
Released	May 15, 2001
Recorded	December 19–20, 2000
Studio	Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	69:25
Label	Verve 314 549 706-2
Producer	Karen Kennedy and Michelle Taylor
Kenny Barron chronology
Spirit Song (1999) Freefall (2001) Canta Brasil (2001)
Regina Carter chronology
Motor City Moments (2000) Freefall (2000) Paganini: After a Dream (2001)

Freefall is an album by pianist Kenny Barron and violinist Regina Carter recorded in New York in late 2000 and released on the Verve label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[7]
Tom Hull	B [8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[9]

In the review on Allmusic, Richard S. Ginell stated "this session has plenty of life and wit; indeed, the sounds of the violin and piano go together as naturally in jazz as in the classical field (must be the resonating strings and wood factors that these instruments share). Carter clearly provides a lot of the spark with her ability to swing, often juxtaposed with classical poise straight from the conservatory, prodding the congenitally professional Barron into occasionally taking some chances". ^[7] In JazzTimes Doug Ramsey wrote "The cohesion and joy of this duo’s music-making is consistent from beginning to end. Freefall is as close to flawless as any album I have heard this year". ^[10]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

1. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:55
2. "Fragile" (Sting) – 7:44
3. "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:01
4. "Phantoms" - 11:17
5. "What If" - 5:29
6. "Squatty Roo" (Johnny Hodges) – 4:14
7. "Freefall" (Kenny Barron, Regina Carter) – 8:22
8. "Shades of Gray" (Regina Carter) – 4:55
9. "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) – 9:39
10. "A Flower" - 4:49

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Regina Carter – violin

References

1. Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 24, 2017
2. Kenny Barron: recordings, accessed January 24, 2017
3. Verve Records Catalogue, accessed January 24, 2017
4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 24, 2017
5. Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 24, 2019
6. Regina Carter: album entry, accessed January 24, 2019
7. Ginell, Richard S.. Kenny Barron / Regina Carter – Freefall: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 24, 2017.
8. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
9. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 87. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
10. Ramsey, D. JazzTimes Review, accessed January 24, 2016