Sunday, November 22, 2020

Chico Freeman – The Outside Within (India Navigation, 1981)

Chico Freeman (ts, b cl); John Hicks (p); Cecil McBee (b); Jack DeJohnette (d)

Recorded in 1978


Listening to The Outside Within, it's not to hard to understand why Chico Freeman caused such a stir when he burst on the scene in the 1970s.  It's a tremendous album, and it remains one of Chico Freeman's finest hours. 








More Chico Freeman

- Chico (India Navigation, 1977)
- Beyond the Rain (Contemporary, 1978)
- Kings of Mali (India Navigation, 1978)
- Spirit Sensitive (India Navigation, 1979)

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1 comment:

  1. Dan RobeyDecember 11, 2020 at 4:27 PM

    I fully agree with Scott's assessment and applaud his choice. A label like India Navigation is likely to be under most people's radar, but it put out consistently high quality.

    Interestingly, "Spirit Sensitive" got the reputation among audiophiles as a very realistically recorded acoustic quartet and raved about the saxophone sound. While I also liked that recording, it's program of standards is pretty plodding. Chico's other records for the label sound just as great and engage the listener more immediately.

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