Roy Brooks The Free Slave (Muse Master Edition Series) 180g LP

Roy Brooks

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Description

TAS Rated 4.5/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics in the January 2026 Issue of The Absolute Sound!

1972 Muse Records Title Reissued on Limited Edition 180g Vinyl LP!
Remastered & Cut AAA Directly from the Original Analog Tapes!
A Landmark Live Jazz Recording!

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Originally released in 1972 on the iconic Muse label, The Free Slave captures Roy Brooks at the peak of his powers — a drummer of deep conviction and fire, blending soul-rooted swing with the outer reaches of post-bop and avant-garde expression. This landmark live session brims with energy, featuring extended improvisations and tight interplay between some of the most vital players in modern jazz; Woody Shaw (trumpet), George Coleman (tenor sax), Hugh Lawson (piano), and Cecil McBee (bass).

The four extended tracks—three originals and one complex McBee composition—are cookers in the tradition of Max Roach's quintets. Inventive solos spool out from catchy heads, impelled and accented by Brooks' polyrhythmic drumming, pitch bending (through his Breath-a-Tone), and crisp rim shots... TAS readers will appreciate what a brilliant job Matt Lutthans at The Mastering Lab in Salina, Kansas, has done mastering the original tapes for pressing to 180-gram LPs at Germany's Optimal Media.
-Derk Richardson, The Absolute Sound, January 2026, Music 4.5/5, Sonics 4.5/5

Features

Limited Edition
Muse Master Edition Series
180g Vinyl LP
Remastered & Cut AAA Directly from the Original Analog Tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
Pressed at Optimal Media
Stoughton High-Gloss "Old-Style" Tip-On Jacket
Insert with Newly Written Liner Notes & Rare Photograph

Musicians

Roy Brooks	drums
Woody Shaw	trumpet
George Coleman	tenor sax
Hugh Lawson	piano
Cecil McBee	bass