Free Form (Joe Harriott album)

Free Form
Studio album by Joe Harriott
Released	1961
Recorded	November 1960 London, England
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:10
Label	Jazzland JLP 49
Producer	Denis Preston and Bill Grauer
Joe Harriott chronology
Southern Horizons (1960) Free Form (1961) Abstract (1963)

Free Form is an album by Jamaican saxophonist Joe Harriott recorded in England in 1960 and the second released on the Jazzland label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Comparable to Ornette Coleman's recordings of the period, these eight pieces incorporate Harriott's hard bop influence, cutting through adventurous compositions.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Harriott

1. "Formation" - 6:13
2. "Coda" - 8:00
3. "Abstract" - 3:39
4. "Impression" - 5:32
5. "Parallel" - 5:42
6. "Straight Lines" - 5:57
7. "Calypso" - 4:44
8. "Tempo" - 6:23

Personnel

• Joe Harriott - alto saxophone
• Shake Keane - trumpet
• Pat Smythe - piano
• Coleridge Goode - bass
• Phil Seamen - drums

References

1. Jazzland Records discography accessed November 13, 2012
2. "Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed November 13, 2012