Free Ride is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie that was composed, arranged and conducted by Lalo Schifrin, recorded in 1977 and released on the Pablo label.[1] The album represents the first collaboration between the two since The New Continent in 1962.
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | January 31 and February 1 & 2, 1977 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Recording Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:27 | |||
| Label | Pablo 2310-794 | |||
| Producer | Lalo Schifrin | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review stated: "The things that make Schifrin an anathema to the diehards -- the huge orchestras, the pop and soul riffs, the general air of over the top theatricality -- are all over 1977's Free Ride, his reunion date with Dizzy Gillespie... it's very much a record of and for its time".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Lalo Schifrin
- "Unicorn" - 6:48
- "Fire Dance" - 4:25
- "Incantation" - 6:40
- "Wrong Number" - 4:36
- "Free Ride" - 5:22
- "Ozone Madness" - 6:34
- "Love Poem for Donna" - 4:33
- "The Last Stroke of Midnight" - 4:29
Personnel
edit- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Lalo Schifrin - keyboards, arranger, conductor
- Oscar Brashear, Jack H. Laubach - trumpet
- Lew McCreary - trombone
- Jerome Richardson - flute
- Ernie Watts - saxophone
- James Horn - saxophone, flute
- Sonny Burke - piano, electric piano
- Charles E. Spangler - synthesizer
- Ray Parker Jr., Lee Ritenour, Wah Wah Watson - guitar
- Wilton Felder - bass
- Ed Greene - drums
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
References
edit- ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 18, 2012
- ^ a b Mason, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 18, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.