Birth Sign (album)

Birth Sign is the debut album by the American jazz guitarist George Freeman recorded in 1969 and released by the Delmark label.[1][2][3]

Birth Sign
Studio album by
George Freeman
Released1970
RecordedMarch 11 & 12, 1969
StudioTer-Mar Recording Studio, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length40:11
LabelDelmark
DS-424
ProducerRobert G. Koester
George Freeman chronology
Birth Sign
(1970)		 Introducing George Freeman Live
(1971)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos stated "Chicago electric guitarist George Freeman was a quintessential sideman ... This is his debut recording, done in the height of the soul-jazz era circa 1969 ... At times Freeman's sound traces to no single individual source, though it is steeped in Chi-Town blues and a progressive stance ... Too bad the world never really heard enough of George Freeman, and although this is a small taste, it is a more than adequate amuse-bouche".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by George Freeman except where noted

  1. "Mama, Papa, Brother" – 5:39
  2. "Cough It Up" – 4:03
  3. "My Scenery" – 5:54
  4. "Must Be, Must Be" (Robin Kenyatta) – 5:30
  5. "Birth Sign" – 5:23
  6. "Hoss" – 6:57
  7. "My Ship" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 6:45

Personnel

References
  1. Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
  2. Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
  3. Jazzlists: George Freeman discography accessed October 14, 2019
  4. Nastos, Michael G.. George Freeman: Birth Sign' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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