The Free Spirits
The beginning of jazz-rock is commonly dated in the late '60s with the emergence of Blood, Sweat, & Tears, the Electric Flag, and Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, but in fact a few sporadic efforts were made at reconciling the two forms before that. The Free Spirits, a New York group featuring the guitar, songwriting, and singing of Larry Coryell, may have been the first. Augmenting the usual guitar-bass-drums rock lineup with the tenor saxophone of Jim Pepper, the quintet's backgrounds were decidedly jazz. But their sound was considerably closer to rock, investing the early psychedelic sounds of the day with relatively adventurous, jazz-derived improvisation, horns (or one, anyway), and elastic song structures. They weren't avant-garde by any means; on their LP, their innovations were tailored to fit songs with vocals lasting between two and three-and-a-half minutes. Their moderate use of jazz idioms within pop and rock frameworks was innovative for its day and has always been unfairly overlooked.
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Discography
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Live At The Scene: February 22nd 1967
Jazz - Released by ODL on Jan 1, 2011
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Seeds of Peace
Progressive Rock - Released by Music for World Peace Records on Feb 26, 2024
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Compassion
Alternative & Indie - Released by Shari Tallon Music on Nov 29, 2023
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Good For the Robin
Rock - Released by Shari Tallon Music on Jan 15, 2024
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Follow Your Dreams Reloaded
Blues - Released by The Free Spirits on Apr 29, 2022
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Keep the Party Going (feat. Chris Birkett & Shari Tallon)
Rock - Released by Shari Tallon Music on Mar 11, 2023
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