Title: Powerful saxophone (and piano)
Product review: David S. Ware's "Freedom Suite" magnificantly rehashes the Sonny Rollins song. Ware has Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass, and Guillermo E. Brown on drums. Since this was my first Ware CD, I wasn't sure what it would sound like. It's surprisingly catchy, and Shipp's off-center piano adds a dimension that didn't exist on Rollin's original trio recording. There's still a lot of saxophone (Parker and Brown are low in the mix, so Ware and Shipp dominate), and Ware is up to the challenge. I don't think this disc is much freer than the original, so it should appeal to most jazz fans. At a concise 39:25 length, Ware wisely chose to put out a very good shorter disc, rather than fill it up to 60-70 minutes with padding. I recommend it to modern jazz fans.
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