Arista Freedom discography This is a discography of the main series (1000 series) of LPs released on the Arista Freedom label between 1975 and 1977. Arista Freedom was setup by Arista in 1975 after they purchased the Freedom label. Some of the albums released on Arista Freedom had previously been released on Freedom, Polydor, Fontana, Debut or Black Lion. Other albums were recorded for release on Arista Freedom. Arista pages on the site: Arista Freedom: main (1000) series: AL 1000 - AL 1043 Arista Freedom: 1900 series: AL 1900 - AL 1906 Arista Novus: main (3000) series : 3000 - 3024

Vibrations, Albert Ayler, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1000 Tracks : Ghosts, Children, Holy Spirit, Ghosts, Vibrations, Mothers Musicians : Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Gary Peacock, Sunny Murray Recorded in Copenhagen in 1964 and originally released on Debut in 1965.

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Porto Novo, Marion Brown, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1001 Tracks : Similar Limits, Sound Structure, Improvisation, QBIC, Porto Novo Musicians : Marion Brown, Maarten van Regteren Altena, Han Bennink Recorded in 1967 and originally released on Polydor in 1969.

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Paper Man, Charles Tolliver, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1002 Tracks : Earl's World, Peace With Myself, Right Now, Household Of Saud, Lil's Paradise, Paper Man Musicians : Charles Tolliver, Gary Bartz, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Joe Chambers Probably originally released in Germany on Polydor or Black Lion in 1969 with the title Charles Tolliver and His All Stars.

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Confluence, Gato Barbieri & Dollar Brand, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1003 Tracks : The Aloe And The Wildrose, Hamba Khale!, To Elsa, Eighty First Street Musicians : Gato Barbieri, Dollar Brand Recotded in 1968 and originally released on Polydor and Freedom.

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Carnival: Live At Montreux 1974, Randy Weston, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1004 Tracks : Carnival, Introduction, Tribute To Duke Ellington, Introduction, Mystery Of Love Musicians : Randy Weston, Billy Harper, William Allen, Don Moye, Steve Berrios

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Silent Tongues: Live At Montreux '74, Cecil Taylor, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1005 Tracks : Abyss (First Movement), Petals & Filaments (Second Movement), Jitney (Third Movement), Crossing (Fourth Movement) Part One/Part Two, After All (Fifth Movement), Jitney No. 2, After All No. 2 Musicians : Cecil Taylor

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Flexible Flyer, Roswell Rudd, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1006 Tracks : What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life, Maiden Voyage, Suh Blah Blah Buh Sibi, Waltzing In The Sagebrush, Moselle Variations: Whatever Turns You On Baby / Tuff Muffins / Moselle Musicians : Roswell Rudd, Hod O'Brien, Arild Andersen, Barry Altschul, Sheila Jordan

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Spiral, Andrew Hill, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1007 Tracks : Tomorrow, Laverne, The Message, Invitation, Today, Spiral, Quiet Dawn Musicians : Andrew Hill, Ted Curson, Lee Konitz, Robin Kenyatta, Cecil McBee, Stafford James, Art Lewis, Barry Altschul

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Heavy Spirits, Oliver Lake, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1008 Tracks : While Pushing Down Turn, Owshet, Heavy Spirits, Movement Equals Creation, Altoviolin, Intensity, Lonely Blacks, Rocket Musicians : Oliver Lake, Olu Dara, Donald Smith, Al Philemon Jones, C. Panton, Steven Peisch, Stafford James, Victor Lewis

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Brilliant Circles, Stanley Cowell, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1009 Tracks : Brilliant Circles, Earthly Heavens, Boo Ann's Grand, Bobby's Tune Musicians : Stanley Cowell, Woody Shaw, Tyrone Washington, Bobby Hutcherson, Reggie Workman, Joe Chambers Originally released on Freedom and Polydor in 1971 or 1972.

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Perugia: Live At Montreux '74, Roland Hanna, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1010 Tracks : Take The A Train, I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good, Time Dust Gathared, Perugia, A Child Is Born, Wistful Moment Musicians : Roland Hanna

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Look for the Black Star, Dewey Redman, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1011 Tracks : Look For The Black Star, For Eldon, Spur Of The Moment, Seven And One Musicians : Dewey Redman, Jym Young, Donald Raphael Garrett, Eddie Moore Originally released in 1966 on Fontana.

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'Coon Bid'ness, Julius Hemphill, 197?, Arista Freedom AL 1012 Tracks : Reflections, Lyric, Skin 1, Skin 2, The Hard Blues Musicians : Julius Hemphill, Baikida E. J. Carroll (track 5), Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, Abdul Wadud, Barry Altschul, Daniel Ben Zebulon, Philip Wilson (track 5)

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Blues for Lady Day, Mal Waldron, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1013 Tracks : Blues For Lady Day, Just Friends, Don't Blame Me, You Don't Know What Love Is, The Man I Love, You're My Thrill, Strange Fruit, Easy Living, Mean To Me Musicians : Mal Waldron Recorded in Holland and originally released on Black Lion in 1972.

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Blues to Africa, Randy Weston, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1014 Tracks : African Village / Bedfort Stuyvesant, Tangier Bay, Blues To Africa, Kasbah Kids, Uhuru Kwanza, The Call, Kucheza Blues, Sahel Musicians : Randy Weston

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Fresh, Frank Lowe, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1015 Tracks : Epistrophy, Play Some Blues, Fresh, Mysterioso, Chu's Blues Musicians : Frank Lowe, Lester Bowie, Joseph Bowie, Abdul Wadud, Charles Bobo Shaw, Steve Reid, Selene Fung

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There's a Trumpet in My Soul, Archie Shepp, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1016 Tracks : Suite: There's a Trumpet in My Soul (Part 1): a. There's a Trumpet in My Soul b. Samba da Rua c. Zaid Part One, Down in Brazil, Suite: There's a Trumpet in My Soul (Part 2): a. Zaid Part Two b. It Is the Year of the Rabbit c. Zaid Part Three Musicians : Archie Shepp, Roy Burrowes, Alden Griggs, Charles Greenlee, Ray Draper, Dave Burrell, Walter Davis Jr., Brandon Ross, Jimmy Garrison, Vishnu Bill Wood, Beaver Harris, Abdul Zahir Batin, Nene DeFense, Bill Hasson, Semenya McCord, Bill Willingham

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The Ringer, Charles Tolliver, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1017 Tracks : Plight, On The Nile, The Ringer, Mother Wit, Spur Musicians : Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, Steve Novosel, Jimmy Hopps Originally released on Polydor in 1969.

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Witches & Devils, Albert Ayler, 197?, Arista Freedom AL 1018 Tracks : Witches And Devils, Spirits, Holy Holy, Saints Musicians : Albert Ayler, Norman Howard, Earle Henderson, Henry Grimes, Sunny Murray Recorded in NYC in 1964 and originally released that year on Debut.

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New York Mary, New York Mary, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1019 Tracks : New York Mary, South Philly Willy, Hip City Slicker, Feet First, Sunrise, Shooby Musicians : Donald Hahn, Bruce Johnstone, Allan Zavod, Tim Breen, Rick Petrone, Joe Corsello

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Live at the Montmartre, Hampton Hawes, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1020 Tracks : This Guy's In Love, South Hampton, The Camel, Little Miss Laurie, Hamp's Broad Blue Acres Musicians : Hampton Hawes, Henry Franklin, Michael Carvin Recorded in Copenhagen in 1971. Subsequently released with additional tracks on Black Lion.

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Tears for Dolphy, Ted Curson, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1021 Tracks : Kassim, East 6th Street, 7/4 Funny Time, Tears For Dolphy, Quicksand, Reava's Waltz Musicians : Ted Curson, Bill Barron, Herb Bushler, Dick Berk Originally released on Fontana in Europe in 1965 (possibly 1964). Released on CD by Black Lion with bonus tracks.

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Under the Sun, Human Arts Ensemble, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1022 Tracks : A Lover's Desire, Hazrat, The Sufi Musicians : Charles Bobo Shaw, Lester Bowie, Victor Reef, J.D. Parran, Oliver Lake, Marty Erlich, James Marshall, Vincent Terrell, Butch Smith, Abdallah Yakub, Alan Suits, Carol Marshall Originally released on Universal Justice Records in 1974.

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Live At Montreux, Andrew Hill, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1023 Tracks : Snake Hip Waltz, Nefertisis, Come Sunday, Relativity Musicians : Andrew Hill

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Ntu: Point From Which Creation Begins, Oliver Lake, 1976, Arista Freedom AL 1024 Tracks : Africa, Tse'lane, Electric Freedom Colors, Eriee, Zip Musicians : Oliver Lake, Baikida E. J. Carroll, Floyd LeFlore, Joseph Bowie, Clovis Bordeux, John Hicks, Richard Martin, Don Officer, Charles Bobo Shaw, Don Moye

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Bedtime Stories, The John Payne Band, 1976, Arista Freedom AL 1025 Tracks : Snow, Fancy Free, Song For Love, African Brother, Scenes From A Journey, Thelonious Funk, Rush Musicians : John Payne, Louis Levin, Scott Lee, Gerald Murphy Originally released on Bromfield Records in 1975.

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Berkshire Blues, Randy Weston, 1976, Arista Freedom AL 1026 Tracks : Three Blind Mice, Perdido, Purple Gazelle, Berkshire Blues, Lagos, Sweet Meat, Ifran Musicians : Randy Weston, Vishnu Bill Wood, Lennie McBrowne

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Montreux One, Archie Shepp, 1976, Arista Freedom AL 1027 Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris

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Dogon A.D., Julius Hemphill, 1976, Arista Freedom AL 1028 Tracks : Dogon A.D., Rites, The Painter Musicians : Julius Hemphill, Baikida E.J. Carroll, Abdul Wadud, Philip Wilson

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Inside Job, Rudd, Roswell, 1976, Arista Freedom AL 1029 Tracks : Sacred Song, Mysterioso, Inside Job Musicians : Roswell Rudd, Enrico Rava, Dave Burrell, Stafford James, Harold White

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Flip Top, Ted Curson, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1030 Tracks : Searchin´ For The Blues, Desolation, Light Blue, Quicksand, Straight Ice, Flip Top Musicians : Tracks 1-3: Ted Curson, Bill Barron, Herb Bushler, Dick Berk / Tracks 4-6: Ted Curson, Zagreb Radio Orchestra Tracks 1 to 3 recorded in Paris in August 1964 during the Tears For Dolphy sessions. These tracks were used as bonus tracks on later releases of Tears For Dolphy. Tracks 4 to 6 recoded at the Seventh Yugoslavia Jazz Festival in Ljubljana in 1966.

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Esoteric Circle, Jan Garbarek, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1031 Tracks : Traneflight, Rabalder, Esoteric Circle, Vips, Sas, Nefertite, Gee, Karin's Mode, Breeze Ending Musicians : Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen

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Blues for the Viet Cong, Stanley Cowell, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1032 Tracks : Departure, Sweet Song, The Shuttle, You Took Advantage Of Me, Blues For The Viet Cong, Wedding March, Photon In A Paper World, Travellin' Man Musicians : Stanley Cowell, Steve Novosel, Jimmy Hopps Originally released on Polydor in 1969.

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Parisian Thoroughfare, Stephane Grappelli, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1033 Tracks : Love For Sale, Perugia, Two Cute, Fascinating Rhythm, Parisian Thoroughfare, Improvisation On Prelude In E Minor, Wave, Hallelujah Musicians : Stephane Grappelli, Roland Hanna, George Mraz, Mel Lewis Originally released on Black Lion in 1975.

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Montreux Two, Archie Shepp, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1034 Tracks : Steam, Along Came Betty, Blues For Donald Duck Musicians : Archie Shepp, Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris

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Piece of the Apple, New York Mary, 197?, Arista Freedom AL 1035 Tracks : Rush Hour, Back To Being One, Midnight Magic, Zoo Mouth, Mr. Mystery, Just As Long As We Have Love, (Walkin' Down) Greasy St., Aftermath Musicians : Ron Friedman, Bruce Johnstone, Pete Levin, Robert Aries, Gene Bertoncini, Rick Petrone, Joe Corsello, Don Elliott Singers

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The Razor's Edge, John Payne Band, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1036 Tracks : Lolita, Sounds From The Sea's Edge, Himiola, Ariadne, The Razor's Edge, New Spaces, Electric Lush, Past Days, Reaching Musicians : John Payne, Louis Levin, Scott Lee, Gerald Murphy, Ricardo Torres

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Time Zones, Richard Teitelbaum with Anthony Braxton, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1037 Tracks : Crossing, Behemoth Dreams Musicians : Richard Teitelbaum, Anthony Braxton

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Indent, Cecil Taylor, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1038 Tracks : Indent: First Layer, Indent: Second Layer, Part One, Indent: Second Layer, Part Two, Indent: Third Layer Musicians : Cecil Taylor Recorded live in March 1973. Originally released on Unit Core Records.

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Whisper Of Dharma, Human Arts Ensemble, 197?, Arista Freedom AL 1039 Tracks : Whisper Of Dharma, A World New Musicians : Charles Bobo Shaw, Floyd LeFlore, Joseph Bowie, J.D. Paran, Oliver Lake, James Marshall, Gene Lake, Baikida E.J. Carroll Originally released on Universal Justice Records in 1972.

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Miroslav, Miroslav Vitous, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1040 Tracks : Watching The Sunset Run, Bassamba, Tiger In The Rain, Concerto In E Minor, Pictures From Moravia, Sonata For A Dream Musicians : Miroslav Vitous, Don Alias, Armen Halburian (track 6)

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Diamond Express, Dudu Pukwana, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1041 Tracks : Ubaguile (See Saw), Diamond Express, Madodana (The Young Ones), Tete And Barbs In My Mind, Bird Lives Musicians : Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, Nick Evans, Elton Dean, Frank Roberts, Keith Tippett, Lucky Ranko, Victor Ntoni, Ernest Mothole, James Mene, Louis Moholo

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Signals, Mal Waldron, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1042 Tracks : Signals, Things That Go Bump In The Night, Zapata, Touch Of The Blues Musicians : Mal Waldron

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A Little Copenhagen Night Music, Hawes, Hampton, 1977, Arista Freedom AL 1043 Tracks : Now's The Time, Round Midnight, Cheryl, Spanish Way, Dexter Deck Musicians : Hampton Hawes, Henry Franklin, Michael Carvin, Dexter Gordon (on Dexter's Deck) Recorded in Copenhagen in 1971

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Last updated June 2015