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Album · 2007

Let Freedom Swing

by Toshiko Akiyoshi and the SWR Big Band

Released
2007
Label
Hänssler Classic
Catalogue no.
CD 93.203
Tracklist
13 tracks
Length
1:44:05
Country
DE

“Let Freedom Swing” is an album by Toshiko Akiyoshi and the SWR Big Band, released in 2007 on Hänssler Classic. The original release has 13 tracks with a running time of 1:44:05. The line-up features Andreas Maile (clarinet, flute), Axel Kühn (alto saxophone, flute), Claus Reichstaller (trumpet), Decebal Badila (bass) and Ernst Hutter (trombone).

Who played on Let Freedom Swing

  • Andreas Maile clarinet, flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, woodwind all tracks
  • Axel Kühn alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone, woodwind all tracks
  • Claus Reichstaller trumpet all tracks
  • Decebal Badila bass all tracks
  • Ernst Hutter trombone all tracks
  • Farouk Gomati percussion all tracks
  • Felice Civitareale trumpet all tracks
  • Frank Wellert trumpet all tracks
  • Georg Maus trombone all tracks
  • Holger Nell drums (drum set) all tracks
  • Ian Cumming trombone all tracks
  • Jörg Kaufmann flute, piccolo, tenor saxophone, woodwind all tracks
  • Karl Farrent producer, trumpet all tracks
  • Klaus Graf alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, soprano saxophone, woodwind all tracks
  • Marc Godfroid trombone all tracks
  • Pierre Paquette baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, reeds all tracks
  • Rudi Reindl trumpet all tracks
  • 穐吉敏子 conductor, piano all tracks

Tracklist

  1. 1-1 Drum Conference (3rd Movement) 13:28
  2. 1-2 Repose 5:16
  3. 1-3 Harlequin's Tear 7:16
  4. 1-4 Kogun 8:10
  5. 1-5 Feast in Milano 8:15
  6. 1-6 Let Freedom Swing 9:42
  7. 2-1 Lady Liberty 7:24
  8. 2-2 Polination 13:09
  9. 2-3 I Know Who Loves You 5:48
  10. 2-4 Warning! Success May Be Hazadous to Your Health 5:48
  11. 2-5 Song for the Harvest 7:24
  12. 2-6 Epilogue: Hope 4:50
  13. 2-7 Harlequin's Tear Live! 7:35

Production

  • Manfred Deppe editor, engineer
  • Volker Neumann editor, engineer
  • Gudrun Endress liner notes
  • Rudolf Reindl producer
  • Ulrich de Veer producer

More albums by Toshiko Akiyoshi and the SWR Big Band

farewell Toshiko’s Piano 1954 · Norgran Records Her Trio Her Quartet 1956 · Storyville Toshiko & Leon Sash at Newport 1958 · Live · Columbia Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals 1974 · KING Finesse 1978 · Concord Jazz Notorious Tourist From The East 1980 · Inner City Records Toshiko‐Mariano Quartet (Live at Birdland) 1991 · Live · Fresh Sound Records Interlude 1992 · Concord Jazz Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream 1992 · Evidence Dig 1993 · Ninety‐One Night and Dream 1994 · Ninety‐One

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Let Freedom Swing?

The line-up of Let Freedom Swing includes Andreas Maile (clarinet, flute), Axel Kühn (alto saxophone, flute), Claus Reichstaller (trumpet), Decebal Badila (bass), Ernst Hutter (trombone), Farouk Gomati (percussion), Felice Civitareale (trumpet) and Frank Wellert (trumpet).

Which label released Let Freedom Swing?

Let Freedom Swing was released in 2007 on Hänssler Classic (CD 93.203).

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