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Cynthia Felton: Freedom Jazz Dance
By Track review of "Freedom Jazz Dance"The most provocative performance amongst the group is Felton's reading of Eddie Harris and Eddie Jefferson's "Freedom Jazz Dance." Controlled chaos is the best description for both the sparse instruments (a standard piano trio) and Felton's vocals. The studied Felton sings with the closest thing to abandon here, while pianist John Beasley turns in a solo as angular and wrought iron as Felton's vocals. On the whole, Freedom Jazz Dance is not Felton's best, but the performance of the title tune might well be.
Track Listing
Oh Freedom; Take 5; My Funny Valentine; Better Than Anything; My Love Is; Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love; Close Your Eyes; Nature Boy; Lost In The Stars; Cherokee; What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life; Freedom Jazz Dance.
Personnel
Cynthia Felton
vocalsCynthia Felton: vocals; John Beasley: piano (2, 6, 9-12); Donald Brown: piano (3); Cyrus Chestnut: piano (4, 7); Patrice Rushen: piano (8); Edwin Livingston: bass (2, 6, 9-11); Robert Hurst: bass (3, 4, 7); John B. Williams: bass (5); Tony Dumas: bass (8); Ryan Cross: bass (12); Lorca Hart: drums (2, 5, 6, 9-12); Yoron Israel: drums (3, 4, 7); Terri Lyne Carrington: drums (8); Ronald Muldrow: guitar (3, 7); Ernie Watts: tenor saxophone (2); Wallace Roney: trumpet (3); Nolan Shaheed: trumpet (4, 10); Derf Reklaw: percussion (2, 4); Munyoungo Jackson: percussion (5, 8); Carol Robbins: harp (9).
Album information
Title: Freedom Jazz Dance | Year Released: 2012 | Record Label: Self Produced