Artist:George Freeman Chico Freeman
Song:Latina Bonita
Album:All in the Family
Like the Marsalis family in New Orleans, jazz is the family business for Chicago's Freeman family. Sax player Chico Freeman is the son of sax player Von Freeman. On this 2015 album he recorded for the very first time with his guitarist uncle George Freeman. He is the youngest of the three Freeman brothers. Though he has recorded occasionally as a leader, George is mainly sideman for Gene Ammons, Richard "Groove" Holmes and Jimmy McGriff. Chico was born July 17, 1949 in Chicago. He has been recording as a leader since the 70s. In the early 80s, he led a band with his father Von Freeman and they toured together. He was a member of the 80s jazz supergroup The Leaders with Don Cherry and Arthur Blythe. And he has worked as a sideman for Jack DeJohnette and Cecil McBee among others. The 2015 album All in the Family was recorded for Southport Records. Along with Chico and George Freeman, musicians are Kirk Brown on piano, Harrison Bankhead on bass and Hamid Drake on drums. Chico had never recorded with his uncle before and they toured briefly to promote the album. Both are still active in the Chicago jazz scene. Here's Chico Freeman with Luke Carlos O'Reilly on piano, Kenny Davis on bass and Michael Baker on drums performing Latina Bonita for Seattle radio station KNKX.
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