🎵 AotW Eduardo del Barrio: FREE PLAY (A&M CD 5355)

[LPJim]

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1	Three Freedom Movements - Images Of Life Bass – Charlie HadenDrums – Peter ErskinePiano, Synthesizer – Eduardo Del Barrio	9:07
2	Three Freedom Movements - Mystic Rhymes Bass – Charlie HadenDrums – Peter ErskinePiano, Synthesizer – Eduardo Del Barrio	8:30
3	Three Freedom Movements - Celebration Bass – Charlie HadenDrums – Peter ErskinePiano, Synthesizer – Eduardo Del Barrio	10:48
4	Cubana Bass – Abraham LaborielFlute – Hubert LawsGuitar – Pino MarronePiano – Eduardo Del Barrio	6:06
5	Chaca-Rara Bass – Abraham LaborielBombo – Alex AcuñaGuitar – Pino MarronePercussion – Luis ContePiano – Eduardo Del Barrio	7:12
6	Lament For A Lonely Child Bombo [Leguero] – Alex AcuñaGuitar – Pino MarronePercussion – Luis ContePiano – Eduardo Del BarrioVocals – Dianne Reeves	6:30
7	Improvisation #1 Piano – Eduardo Del Barrio	2:44
8	Improvisation #2 Piano – Eduardo Del Barrio	3:27

• Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
• Design – Susan Silton
• Engineer [Assistant] – John Aguto, Rob Jaczko
• Engineer, Mixed By – Ed Goodreau
• Liner Notes – Shorty Rogers
• Mastered By – Dave Collins
• Mixed By – Mike Morongell*
• Photography By – Beth Herzhaft
• Producer – Herb Alpert
• Producer, Written-By – Eduardo Del Barrio
• Synthesizer [Minister Of Midi] – Gary Myerberg
• Technician [Custom Sound Design] – Eric Pershing

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at A&M Studios

℗&© 1991 A&M Records, Inc.

 

[Harry]

I have a promotional version of this CD. Exactly the same as the stock CD but with a PROMOTIONAL stamp and a DIPX number.

 

[toeknee4bz]

I can remember being so excited that Eddie del Barrio had released an album, I immediately snapped up a copy of my own... half expecting music reminiscent of Herb Alpert's Under A Spanish Moon or something similar. But this was nothing like it whatsoever. I'm all for improvisation, but I also like to hear a melody, at least for a few minutes before meandering into oblivion. I guess I should've paid more attention to the title FREE PLAY.
Sorry, but I just couldn't get into this one at all.

 

[LPJim]

Jazz Singer Dianne Reeves on May 9, 2014 in Marietta GA.

 

[Harry]

This ddd disc sounds really good to my ears.

 

[Rudy]

I guess I should've paid more attention to the title FREE PLAY.

The first three tracks feature Charlie Haden (an alumnus of Ornette Coleman) and Peter Erskine, so I would imagine they are very much in that "free jazz" style, which isn't my cup of tea either. It's the only one of del Barrio's albums I found on Qobuz so I'll give it a spin later if I remember it.