''Freedom in the Groove'' is a 1996 studio album by American jazz saxophonist

Joshua Redman Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006). Life and career Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman ...

Reception

Leo Stanley of

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stated: "Abandoning the traditional hard bop that has dominated his past recordings, Redman attempts to work himself into hip-hop and urban dance rhythms, which results in an occasionally intriguing but often frustrating album. Occasionally, the fusions work, with Redman contributing sympathetic, graceful licks to the gently insistent rhythms. Too often, the record sounds forced and stilted, which is unfortunate, since jazz/hip-hop fusion need a musician of Redman's caliber to make it credible in the jazz world."

Track listing

All songs were written and arranged by

. # "Hide and Seek" # "One Shining Soul" # "Streams of Consciousness" # "When the Sun Comes Down" # "Home Fries" # "Invocation" # "Dare I Ask?" # "Cat Battles" # "Pantomime" # "Can't Dance"

Personnel

* Joshua Redman –

Tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wide ...

(1, 3-5, 7-8), Soprano (2, 9), Alto (6, 10) * Peter Bernstein -

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Peter Martin –

Piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

* Christopher Thomas – Bass * Brian Blade – Drums

References

External links

* {{Authority control Joshua Redman albums 1996 albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Matt Pierson