Artist: 
The Jazz Crusaders

Freedom Sound

Tone Poet Vinyl
€39,99

Release date: 3 January 2025

Article Number: 512104000

Before they stormed the international charts as crossover sensation The Crusaders, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper & Co. played acoustic jazz with clear influences from Cannonball Adderley, Art Blakey and John Coltrane. Even on their debut album “Freedom Sound”, recorded in 1961, the band managed to strike a balance between hard bop and catchy soul-jazz.

BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION: Stereo, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a single sleeve with deluxe tip-on jacket.

Tracklist

Freedom Sound (Pacific Jazz, 1961)

A1. The Geek
A2. M.J.S. Funk
A3. That's It
B1. Freedom Sound
B2. Theme From Exodus
B3. Coon

The Jazz Crusaders: Nesbert ‘Stix’ Hooper (drums); Joe Sample (piano); Wayne Henderson (trombone); Wilton Felder (tenor sax); with Jimmy Bond (bass); and Roy Gaines (guitar)