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Chico Freeman - Focus CD


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Chico Freeman was 44 when he recorded Focus, a strictly inside post-bop/hard bop date that seems fairly conservative when played alongside some of his more adventurous and daring recordings of the 1970s. Back then, the tenor saxman was considered cutting-edge, but Focus was hardly among 1994's more cutting-edge jazz recordings. This isn't to say that the session isn't enjoyable -- in fact, Von Freeman's son is in good form on two Thelonious Monk standards ("Bemsha Swing" and "Rhythm-a-Ning") as well as Cecil McBee's "Peacemaker" and Don Pullen's "Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya." And Freeman is downright compelling on "To Hear a Tear, Drop in the Rain," a melancholy ballad he wrote after a friend's murder. Throughout the session, Freeman forms an appealing two-sax front line with alto man Arthur Blythe, and he has a solid rhythm section in pianist George Cables, bassist Santi Debriano and drummer Yoron Israel. Focus didn't go down in history as one of Freeman's essential works, but it's a generally decent and occasionally excellent CD that he can be proud of. ~ Alex Henderson

Featuring Arthur Blythe.

Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California on May 16, 1994. Includes liner notes by Neil Tesser.

Chico Freeman Quintet: Chico Freeman (tenor saxophone); Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); George Cables (piano); Santi Debriano (bass); Yoron Israel (drums).

Personnel: Chico Freeman (tenor saxophone); Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); George Cables (piano); Yoron Israel (drums).

Audio Mixer: David Luke.

Liner Note Author: Neil Tesser.

Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA (05/16/1994).

Photographer: Phil Bray.Village Voice (1/16/96) - Ranked #8 in the Village Voice's Best Jazz Discs of '95 - "...Freeman and Arthur Blythe swing harder than the prodigies and achieve rare poignance..."

Focus Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Tenor Sax
Label	Contemporary
Orig Year	1994
All Time Product Rank	343,762
CD Universe Part number	1034722
Catalog number	CONCD14073
Discs	1
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Eric Miller
Engineer	Dave Luke
Recording Time	61 minutes
Personnel	Chico Freeman - tenor saxophone Also: George Cables, Santi Debriano, Yoron Israel, Arthur Blythe

Chico Freeman - Focus Songs

	Trk	Song
	1	Bemsha Swing
	2	Blackfoot
	3	Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya
	4	To Hear a Tear, Drop in the Rain
	5	Playpen See All 4
	6	Peacemaker See All 2
	7	Rhythm-A-Ning See All 2

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