1977 Dizzy Gillespie – Free Ride
Free Ride is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie that was composed, arranged and conducted by Lalo Schifrin, recorded in 1977 and released on the Pablo label. The album represents the first collaboration between the two since The New Continent in 1962.
Tracks
1 Unicorn (Lalo Schifrin) 06:48
2 Fire Dance (Lalo Schifrin) 04:23
3 Incantation (Lalo Schifrin) 06:40
4 Wrong Number (Lalo Schifrin) 04:35
5 Free Ride (Lalo Schifrin) 05:18
6 Ozone Madness (Lalo Schifrin) 06:28
7 Love Poem For Donna (Lalo Schifrin) 04:32
8 The Last Stroke Of Midnight (Lalo Schifrin) 04:33
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Fender Rhodes | Sonny Burke |
| Fender Rhodes | Lalo Schifrin |
| Organ | Lalo Schifrin |
| Piano | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Lalo Schifrin |
| Flute | Jim Horn |
| Flute | Jerome Richardson |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Jim Horn |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trumpet | Dizzy Gillespie |
| Trumpet | Jack Laubach |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Lalo Schifrin
Arranged By – Lalo Schifrin
Conductor – Lalo Schifrin
Engineer – Peter Granet
Engineer (Recording) – Grover Helsley
Engineer (Synthesizer) – Clark Spangler
Engineer (Assistant) – Ralph Osborn
Cover – Norman Granz, Sheldon Marks
Photography – Phil Stern
Recorded At Wally Heider Recording Studio, LA
Phonographic Copyright Pablo Records