Recorded on May 24, 1961, Freedom Sound marks the debut of The Jazz Crusaders — the Houston-founded ensemble featuring Stix Hooper, Joe Sample, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder, and Jimmy Bond. The album launched a prolific decade-long partnership with Pacific Jazz Records and showcased the group's distinctive ability to weave hard bop jazz sensibilities together with deep R&B roots, creating a sound that felt both sophisticated and soulful.
This 2025 Blue Note Tone Poet Series edition brings Freedom Sound back to life with exceptional care, supervised by producer Joe Harley and mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio directly from the original analog master tapes. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Record Technology Inc. and housed in deluxe packaging, this reissue is a faithful, high-fidelity tribute to one of the great early recordings in the Crusaders' storied catalog.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Pacific Jazz
- Genre: Jazz
- Release Date: 01/03/2025
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TRACKS
A1. The Geek
A2. M.J.S. Funk
A3. That's It
B1. Freedom Sound
B2. Theme From Exodus
B3. Coon
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