Freedom & Unity (album)

In a review for AllMusic, Rob Ferrier wrote: "For those who don't know better, the free jazz movement is considered a sharp break with the past heritage of the music. That really wasn't the case. As Albert Ayler and Archie Shepp hearkened back to field hollers and very basic folk forms, musicians like Clifford Thornton went in the opposite direction, building on the music of the sophisticates and expanding the possibilities for jazz. Listening to music with this much space in it, it might be hard for some listeners to hear the Mingus. But it's there. And because that's there, Ellington is here in heaping handfuls as well. Sure this stuff is rough in spots. But the myriad of tones this man uses to express himself keeps things interesting and alive... For those with open ears -- and minds." ==Track listing==

• "Free Huey" (Harold Avent) – 13:09 • "15th Floor" (King) – 8:51 • "Miss Oula" (King) – 4:48 • "Kevin (The Theme)" (Thornton) – 0:22 • "Exosphere" (J. Virgillio) – 10:07 • "Uhuru" (King) – 8:31 • "O.C.T." (McPhee) – 4:38 • "The Wake (Complete Version)" (Harold Avent) – 14:18 == Personnel ==

• Clifford Thornton – valve trombone • Sonny King – alto saxophone • Joe McPhee – trumpet (track 7) • Edward Avent – cornet (tracks 1 and 8) • Karl Berger – vibraphone • Don Moore – bass • Jimmy Garrison – bass (track 7) • Tyrone Crabb – bass (tracks 1 and 8) • Harold (Nunding) Avent – drums ==References==