Freedom?

In the post bop era a new kind of jazz emerged, champion by young turks such as Ornate Coleman and Don Cherry. They found bop’s harmonic and rhythmic conventions limiting and cut themselves free of the constraints of the past forms. This was what was known as “free jazz”. It was a reflection of the turbulent social fabric of the sixties. Nowadays, free jazz no longer has the ability to shock as it had at it’s inception. T S Elliot famously pointed out that: no artist can work outside the tradition because the tradition will stretch to accommodate anything artists do. Free techniques such a overblowing the saxophone have now been integrated into the mainstream. This mix focusing on a number of artists associated with free playing. It’s not all anarchy, I have leavened the mix with some more melodic fare, so set your mind free and prepare for a bumpy ride!