AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD release by Russ Freeman, complete with original artwork and liner notes.
“Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman”; “Russ Freeman & Chet Baker Quartet”; Russ Freeman “Trio” featuring Joe Mondragon and Shelly Manne and Andre Previn & Russ Freeman “Double Play.”
Classically trained from the age of eight, pianist Russ Freeman turned to jazz in the 1940’s and began to build his reputation as a pianist and writer, working with such jazz greats as Art Pepper and Shorty Rogers.
Freeman was not a high profile jazz pianist in the mould of Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson or Randy Weston but more of a collaborator and worked with many of the jazz greats such as Wardell Gray, Howard McGhee, Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Jimmy Guiffre and Shelly Manne.
CD1
1-8: ‘Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman’
1. Long Ago And Far Away
2. Happy Little Sunbeam
3. Moon Love
4. Bea’s Flat
5. No Ties
6. Band Aid
7. The Thrill Is Gone
8. All The Things You Are
9-16: ‘Quartet’
9. Love Nest
10. Fan Tan
11. Summer Sketch
12. An Afternoon At Home
13. Say When
14. Lush Life
15. Amblin
16. Hugo Hurwhey
CD2
1-8: ‘Trio’
1. Yesterday’s Gardenias
2. Bock’s Tops
3. Don’t Worry About Me
4. Backfield In Motion
5. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
6. Laugh Cry
7. At Last
8. The Eye Opener
9-17: ‘Double Play’
9. Take Me Out To The Ball Game
10. Who’s On First?
11. Called On Account Of Rain
12. In The Cellar Blues
13. Batter Up
14. Double Play
15. Safe At Home
16. Fungo
17. Strike Out The Band
