Freedom Together!

Freedom Together! is an album by pianist Jaki Byard recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Freedom Together!
Studio album by Jaki Byard
Released	1966
Recorded	January 11, 1966
Studio	RLA Sound, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:31
Label	Prestige PR 7463
Producer	Don Schlitten
Jaki Byard chronology
The Last from Lennie's (1965) Freedom Together! (1966) On the Spot! (1967)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Down Beat	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

In a contemporary review, Down Beat gave the album 4 stars, and commented on the balance between freedom and structure in the performances: "The title track is a most eloquent refutation of the avant-garde illiterates, while being an object lesson in how to attain the highest form of personal musical freedom."[3] Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "This is a particularly unusual and colorful set, for Byard not only plays piano, but makes appearances on celeste, electric piano, vibes, drums and tenor sax... Byard is in excellent form".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jaki Byard except as noted

1. "Freedom Together" – 11:29
2. "Getting to Know You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 4:54
3. "Ode to Prez" – 3:21
4. "Nocturne for Contrabass" – 6:00
5. "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 5:18
6. "Night Leaves" – 6:22
7. "Young at Heart" (Carolyn Leigh, Johnny Richards) – 2:07

Personnel

• Jaki Byard – piano, electric piano, celeste, vibraphone, tenor saxophone, drums
• Richard Davis – bass, cello
• Alan Dawson – drums, vibraphone, timpani
• Junior Parker – vocals (tracks 2 & 6)

References

1. Prestige Records discography. Accessed July 26, 2012.
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 26, 2012
3. "Jaki Byard" Down Beat, p. 75 (Volume 34; 1967)
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 35. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.