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5 Releases by Von Freeman

The "Best of Von Freeman on Premonition" is a wide ranging box set of music and video covering an important portion of the legendary performer's distinguished career. A living history of jazz music (born 1922), Freeman was fortunate to have the music brought to him at an early age. His father...
Label: Premonition Records
Release Date: October 2007

"Good Forever" finds Chicago tenor titan Von Freeman once again in the company of drummer Jimmy Cobb, pianist Richard Wyands and bassist John Webber, the trio that backed him on his 2004 Premonition release "The Great Divide." That record was a tribute album of sorts, dedicated to Von's saxophone...
Label: Premonition Records
Release Date: August 2006

Von's first studio record for Premonition, this one reunited him with the great drummer Jimmy Cobb, who backed him on his first session for Atlantic in 1971. This one, which was chosen "Best of 2004" by The New Yorker, DownBeat & Jazz Times (among others), was recorded in New York and features Von...
Label: Premonition Records
Release Date: July 2004

The Improvisor received a rave, 4 1/2 star review in DownBeat. It features Von Freeman recorded at three Chicago area locations: the New Apartment Lounge backed by his working Chicago rhythm section, the Green Mill backed by visiting jazz dignitary Jason Moran and his trio and at The Chicago...
Label: Premonition Records
Release Date: August 2002

Von Freeman's first for Premonition. A live date recorded at the Twin Cities #1 Jazz establishment, this one features Vonski is very fine form backed by a great local rhythm section led by the legendary Twin Cities pianist Bobby Peterson. Highlights include Vonski's solo version of My Little Brown...
Label: Premonition Records
Release Date: March 2001

5 Releases by Von Freeman