Free (Airto album)

Free
Studio album by Airto
Released	1972
Recorded	March 23 and April 12, 13 & 20, 1972 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:23
Label	CTI CTI 6020
Producer	Creed Taylor
Airto Moreira chronology
Seeds on the Ground (1971) Free (1972) Fingers (1974)

Free is an album by Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira (who was credited simply as "Airto") featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label.^[1] The album reached number 30 in the Billboard Jazz albums charts.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The music combines together 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

1. "Return to Forever" (Chick Corea) - 10:17
2. "Flora's Song" (Flora Purim) - 8:30
3. "Free" (Airto 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

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 23 and April 12, 13 & 20, 1972

Personnel

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

Chart performance

References