Fancy Free is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd that was recorded and released in 1969 by Blue Note Records. Reception AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Steve Huey says, "Recorded just a few months after Miles Davis' In a Silent Way, Fancy Free finds Byrd leading a large ensemble prominently featuring Frank Foster on tenor, Lew Tabackin or Jerry Dodgion on flute, and several percussionists. But the most important piece of the puzzle is Duke Pearson's electric piano, the first time Byrd utilized the instrument." Critic Marc Myers described the album in 2018 as "decades ahead of its time". Myers also wrote that the album began a new period in Byrd's career, in which, "Unlike rock fusion, which was popular with sit-down audiences in college dorm rooms and events, Byrd focused more on grooves and beats, accompanying them on his trumpet rather than being driven by them." Track listing "Fancy Free" (Donald Byrd) – 12:06 "I Love the Girl" (Byrd) – 8:48 "The Uptowner" (Mitch Farber) – 9:16 "Weasil" (Charles Hendricks) – 9:00 Note Recorded on May 9 (#2, 4) and June 6, 1969. (#1, 3) Personnel Donald Byrd – trumpet Julian Priester – trombone Frank Foster – tenor and soprano saxophone Jerry Dodgion (#1, 3) – flute Lew Tabackin (#2, 4) – flute Duke Pearson – electric piano Jimmy Ponder – guitar Roland Wilson – bass guitar Joe Chambers (#2, 4), Leo Morris (#1, 3) – drums Nat Bettis – percussion John H. Robinson Jr. – percussion References 1970 albums Donald Byrd albums Blue Note Records albums Albums produced by Duke Pearson