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1977 studio album by Dixie Dregs
Free Fall
Studio album by Dixie Dregs
ReleasedMay 27, 1977
Recorded1976–1977
GenreJazz fusion
Length41:25
LabelCapricorn
ProducerStuart Levine
Dixie Dregs chronology
The Great Spectacular
(1976) 		Free Fall
(1977) 		What If
(1978)
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Free Fall is the debut studio album by the Dixie Dregs, released in 1977. It was their first release on the Capricorn Records label. Three of the songs from this album ("Holiday", "Refried Funky Chicken" and "Wages of Weirdness") are re-recordings from the band's demo release The Great Spectacular (1976).

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Morse.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Free Fall"4:40
2."Holiday"4:29
3."Hand Jig"3:16
4."Moe Down"3:49
5."Refried Funky Chicken"3:16
6."Sleep"1:53
Side B
No.TitleLength
7."Cruise Control"6:14
8."Cosmopolitan Traveler"3:01
9."Dig the Ditch"3:50
10."Wages of Weirdness"3:45
11."Northern Lights"3:12

Personnel

  • Steve Morse – guitar, banjo, keyboards, guitar synth
  • Allen Sloan – strings, violin, viola, electric violin
  • Andy West – bass guitar
  • Stephen Davidowski – keyboards
  • Rod Morgenstein – drums, percussion

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Robert (2011). "Free Fall - The Dixie Dregs | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 62. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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