Freak In

Freak In
Studio album by
Released2003
RecordedJuly–December 2002
Genre
LabelRCA Bluebird
ProducerDave Douglas
Dave Douglas chronology
The Infinite
(2002)
Freak In
(2003)
Strange Liberation
(2003)

Freak In is the 20th album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the RCA Bluebird label in 2003 and features performances by Douglas, Jamie Saft, Marc Ribot, Karsh Kale, Joey Baron, Romero Lubambo, Brad Jones, Ikue Mori, Seamus Blake, Chris Speed, Craig Taborn, Michael Sarin, with Stephanie Stone contributing vocals on one track.[1]

Following his post-bop effort Infinite (2002), Freak In saw Douglas move into an abstract electronic jazz direction, arranging tunes and sound collages from his sextet using computer software with Saft.[2] The album features "early electro-acoustic experimentation".[3] The jazz sound is accompanied by Kale's tabla beats, Mori's "weird sounds" and Ribot's avant-garde guitar work.[2]

  1. ^ Roussel, P., Discography of Dave Douglas Archived 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 21, 2015
  2. ^ a b "Jazz" (PDF). CMJ New Music Monthly: 24. February 24, 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ^ Kelman, John (December 5, 2011). "Dave Douglas: Greenleaf Portable Series, Volumes 1-3". All About Jazz. Retrieved October 5, 2022.