Chico Freeman - Spirit Sensitive (Analogue Productions 180g 45rpm Vinyl 2LP) PRE-ORDER

Expected Release Date: 04 December 2026 - This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration. Please note this is an estimated release date 180-gram 45 RPM double LP Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analogue master tapes Includes bonus tracks not available on the 33 1/3 RPM release Pressed at Quality Record Pressings Housed in Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold jacket Earl "Chico" Freeman was one of the '70s leading modern tenor saxophone players steeped in the traditions of jazz, recording for independent labels like India Navigation, at his most productive between 1976 and 1981, and still active today. Spirit Sensitive (1979) represented a change in direction for usually free and avant-leaning Chico, a selection of standards, almost all ballads. As the album title suggests, Freeman brings sensitive reading to familiar compositions, with a clear and full-bodied tone, paired with Cecil McBee's powerful bass thrust into the front line. Percussion is spare, adding texture, with John Hicks piano coloring and completing the music space. Rounding out the players on the album are Billy Hart and Famoudou Don Moye on drums. Track List: LP 1 Side A 1. Autumn In New York 2. Peace 3. You Don't Have To Say You're Sorry LP 1 Side B 1. A Child Is Born 2. Lonnie's Lament LP 2 Side A 1. Wise One 2. It Never Entered My Mind 3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore LP 2 Side B 1. Close To You Alone 2. Carnival