Free Form is an album by the Jamaican saxophonist Joe Harriott recorded in England in 1960, second released on the Jazzland label.Jazzland Records discography accessed November 13, 2012
Origins Six months after the release of the more conventional Southern Horizons, Harriott experimented here with what he termed "abstract music", recorded in November 1960 at Lansdowne Studios after intense rehearsal. The producer was once again Denis Preston, with Adrian Kerridge as the recording engineer.Richard Morton Jack. Labyrinth: British Jazz on Record (2024), pp. 22-23
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Comparable to Ornette Coleman's recordings of the period, these eight pieces incorporate Harriott's hard bop influence, cutting through adventurous compositions."Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed November 13, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Joe Harriott "Formation" - 6:13 "Coda" - 8:00 "Abstract" - 3:39 "Impression" - 5:32 "Parallel" - 5:42 "Straight Lines" - 5:57 "Calypso" - 4:44 "Tempo" - 6:23
Personnel Joe Harriott - alto saxophone Shake Keane - trumpet Pat Smythe - piano Coleridge Goode - bass Phil Seamen - drums
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