FREE JAZZ VOL. 2

Posted: January 26th, 2012 ˑ Filled under: Mixtape, Nick James Music ˑ 

DOWNLOAD :: FREE JAZZ VOL. 2

Free Jazz 2 is the second installment of a series highlighting Jazz.  This mix is inspired by the Ted Daniel Quintet song, “Sweet Dreams.”  Ted Daniels (1974) played a hybrid of Loft Jazz and Free Jazz (wink wink) but his utilization of space a la Miles Davis provides a sound reminiscent of Sketches of Spain.  I paired songs that compliment “Sweet Dreams” that are soothing and imaginative to help you work or relax.

TRACKLIST

  1. Voyage – Michel Polnareff
  2. Flower Dance – Michel Gonet
  3. Soul Virgo – Cannonball Adderley
  4. Blackstone Legacy – Woody Shaw
  5. Smiling Billy Suite – Heath Brothers
  6. Diana In The Autumn Wind – Gap Mangione
  7. I’m Not an Accident – Miles Davis
  8. Black Narcissus – Joe Henderson
  9. Sweet Dreams – Ted Daniel Quintet
  10. Transcendent Mimesis – Cornell West
  11. The Pan Piper – Miles Davis
  12. The Black Angel – Freddie Hubbard
  13. Goodbye Sweet Pops – Archie Shepp
  14. Nardis – Bob James Trio
  15. A Garden of Peace – Lonnie Liston-Smith
  16. Willow Weep For Me – Julie London
  17. Beautiful Dissonance (Interview) – John Coltrane
  18. My Favorite Things – John Coltrane


ABOUT FREE JAZZ

Free Jazz is a project showcasing the history and beauty of Jazz. It is not titled after the sub genre “Free Jazz” nor is it representative of Ornette Coleman’s album of the same title. The Free Jazz series is a way to shine light on Jazz given it is in the shadows of other genres that have benefitted from contemporary forms of promotion like video, internet, and social networking. The scope of Jazz is far greater than that of Hip-Hop. Well over a half century of music has been created and is collecting dust in people’s record collections. Free Jazz is a way to liberate the archives and repackage one of America’s greatest contributions to the arts.

Enjoy

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