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Free Spirits

Recorded	1961
Label	Atlantic
Released	1961
Personnel	12 credited players
Discogs	master 530599

The record

Oliver Nelson's arranging sense drives this brass-heavy 1961 date, with Phil Woods and a horn section trading sharp lines behind her. A swinging turn that stretches well past the hushed ballad sessions she's known for.

Session personnel

Phil Woods — alto saxophone
Sol Schlinger — baritone saxophone
Ben Tucker — bass
George Duvivier — bass
Oliver Nelson — clarinet
Dave Bailey — drums
Ed Shaughnessy — drums
Ronnie Ball — piano
Clark Terry — trumpet
Joe Newman — trumpet
Marky Markowitz — trumpet
Chris Connor — vocals

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1962	Atlantic · SD 8061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file
1963	Atlantic · SMJ-7054 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo, Deep Groove · deep groove
1962	Atlantic — MONO
1962	Atlantic · 8061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1962	Atlantic · ATLANTIC 8061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Maroon Labels
1963	Atlantic · SMJ-7054 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1991	Atlantic · AMCY-1077 — CD, Album, Reissue
2004	Collectables · COL-CD-6521 — CD, Album, Reissue
2007	Atlantic · WPCR-25171 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve
2013	Atlantic · WPCR-27498 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2014	Atlantic · 8122-79575-5 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo