The Great Divide
Released: Jul 13, 2004
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Released: Jul 13, 2004
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Journeyman tenor saxophonist Von Freeman pays tribute to his first major influences Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Charlie Parker on The Great Divide. Centered around Freeman's gorgeously blue,...
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Inside Chicago, Vol. 3
Released: Nov 15, 2002
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Released: Nov 15, 2002
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The music on this live set from 1993 is high-quality bebop. Tenor saxophonist Von Freeman (whose tone is more radical than his swinging ideas) and the fine trumpeter Brad Goode are known to an...
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The Improvisor
Released: Aug 27, 2002
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Released: Aug 27, 2002
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On October 3, 2002, Von Freeman celebrated his 80th birthday. The veteran Chicago tenor man had a lot of memories to look back on -- he's old enough to remember Prohibition, the Great Depression,...
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Inside Chicago, Vol. 2
Released: Sep 25, 2001
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Released: Sep 25, 2001
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Volume two of Steeplechase's Inside Chicago series again features trumpeter Brad Goode in the company of the underrated tenor sax legend Von Freeman. Pianist Joan Hickey, bassist Sherman Davis, and...
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Inside Chicago, Vol. 1
Released: Jul 3, 2001
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Released: Jul 3, 2001
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A very loose live date recorded at Chicago's Jazz Showcase in 1995, featuring only four tunes, two of which ("Speak Low" and "Straight No Chaser") exceed 20 minutes in length. Sharing the spotlight...
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Live at the Dakota
Released: Mar 13, 2001
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Released: Mar 13, 2001
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Tenor legend Von Freeman rarely plays outside his native Chicago, but this belated release documents a two-night stay in St. Paul, MN, in the spring of 1996. The septuagenarian is in tiptop shape,...
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You Talkin' to Me?!
Released: Nov 14, 2000
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Released: Nov 14, 2000
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Von Freeman's supporters have often wondered why the veteran tenor man isn't better known. Over the years, his small but devoted group of followers have been insisting that he is among jazz's...
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Live at the Blue Note: 75th Birthday Celebration
Released: May 11, 1999
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Released: May 11, 1999
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Von's 75th and Chico's 50th birthdays are celebrated with this live club date at the Blue Note in NYC. The two tenor saxophonists are joined by the unstoppable rhythm section of pianist George...
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Von & Ed
Released: Mar 30, 1999
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Released: Mar 30, 1999
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Tenors Von Freeman and Ed Peterson had participated in several battles at the Green Mill in Chicago before they officially came together for this Delmark album. With the rhythm section of Willie...
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