| The Free Slave | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | April 26, 1970 Left Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Genre | Hard bop, soul jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 46:02 | |||
| Label | Muse MR 5003 | |||
| Producer | Roy Brooks | |||
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The Free Slave is a live album by drummer Roy Brooks recorded in 1970 and released on the Muse label in 1972. [1] [2] It was the third album released on the label.
The Free Slave, according to Jim Dulzo in JazzTimes in 2003, "catches a live 1970 set with a band of stellar hard boppers that includes a very young Woody Shaw, plus George Coleman, Hugh Lawson and Cecil McBee. McBee and Brooks lay down a funky, intelligent groove and the band burns brightly through four extended tunes." [3]
All compositions by Roy Brooks except as indicated
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