Joshua Redman - Freedom In The Groove (rel.1996)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Joshua Redman Title Freedom In The Groove Length 69:00 Discs: 1 Tracks: 10 Format CD Packaging Jewel Case Label Warner Bros. Cat. Number 46330 Style Bop Rating N/A

Musicians	Credits
Joshua Redman saxophones Peter Martin piano Peter Bernstein guitar Christopher Thomas bass Brian Blade drums	Producer Matt Pierson Mastering Greg Calbi Engineer James Farber

Track list

01 Hide And Seek (Redman) 05:36 02 One Shining Soul (Redman) 08:13 03 Streams Of Consciousness (Redman) 08:53 04 When The Sun Comes Down (Redman) 07:15 05 Home Fries (Redman) 04:44 06 Invocation (Redman) 10:00 07 Dare I Ask? (Redman) 06:03 08 Cat Battles (Redman) 05:40 09 Pantomime (Redman) 07:27 10 Can't Dance (Redman) 05:09

Notes

AMG Review (4): As the title suggests, Joshua Redman explores new rhythmic territory on Freedom in the Groove. 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 fusions need a musician of Redman's caliber to make it credible in the jazz world. — Leo Stanley