Freakish (Anthony Coleman album)

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Freakish
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreJazz
Length58:16
LabelTzadik TZ 7631
ProducerAnthony Coleman
Anthony Coleman chronology
Lapidation
(2007)
Freakish
(2009)
The End of Summer
(2013)

Freakish (subtitled Anthony Coleman Plays Jelly Roll Morton) is a solo album by pianist Anthony Coleman performing compositions by Jelly Roll Morton which was released on the Tzadik label in 2009.[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

In his review for Allmusic, arwulf arwulf states "Coleman's readings of "The Crave," "The Pearls," "Frog-I-More," and "Mr. Jelly Lord" are so intelligently and creatively delivered that anyone with the slightest interest in 20th century music really ought to consider making time for this recital".[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Jelly Roll Morton

  1. "Freakish" - 3:40
  2. "Fickle Fay Creep (Soap Suds)" - 5:08
  3. "Buffalo Blues (Mr. Joe)" - 3:41
  4. "Frances (Fat Frances)" - 3:22
  5. "Mr. Jelly Lord" - 4:03
  6. "Mamanita" - 4:44
  7. "Pretty Lil" - 3:57
  8. "The Pearls" - 6:03
  9. "Frog-I-More" - 5:22
  10. "The Crave" - 3:29
  11. "Mama's Got a Baby" - 4:05
  12. "Freakish (Version Two)" - 4:21
  13. "King Porter Stomp" - 6:25

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue accessed January 16, 2014
  2. ^ a b arwulf, arwulf. Anthony Coleman – Freakish > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2014.