Free Your Mind

Walter Beasley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Heads Up
• ASIN: B001L8K186
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,386 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

We live in challenging times. Every day, the headlines warn us of an unsettling economic upheaval, a precarious balance of world power, a life-threatening dose of nature's fury, a contentious season of political transition and more. And then there are the personal struggles - the emotional upheavals in our individual lives that may not be part of the evening news, but are no less life-changing. After a while, the cumulative effect of these and countless other concerns weighs heavy on the heart and mind.

Saxophonist/vocalist/educator Walter Beasley suggests that it may be time to let go. Free Your Mind is Beasley's attempt to make sense of recent emotionally charged events - some global, some personal - that have changed his perspective on his own life in particular and the human experience in general.

"All I wanted to do with this record was accurately reflect the times and how I felt about them," says Beasley. "I had been working so much in the past few years, and living this musical life so intensely, that I hadn't taken the time to recognize the emotional impact of some things that had been happening in my life and in the world. With the times being what they are, I think this is a record that can help people let go of their concerns for a while and just lose themselves in the moment."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant combination of jazz,funk,Soul and Brazilian music to soothe you., February 12, 2009

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southgate (New York, N.Y.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free Your Mind (Audio CD)

Ultra smooth Smooth Jazz saxman releases an album that will reinforce his reputation alongside Kim Waters as the smoothest sax player around.
The eleven song set features Derek Cannon on trumpet, Craig Shaw on bass, Phil Davis on keyboard and John Roberts on drums.
Pieces of a Dream leader James K. Lloyd wrote and produced five of the 11 songs.
Walter's soulful sax playing is equally at home on the sensual "DukeZillia" - which has a pleasant Brazilian vibe and is dedicated to George Duke and his Brazilan period (Brazilian Love Affair) - and the Soul oriented song "Barak's Groove", where he interplays with Davis and guitarist Mark Strowbridge.
Once again he has relesed an album that has a good deal of quality that would please his fans, combining the genres of jazz, funk, Soul and Brazilian music.
Not the more adventurous tunes that you may expect from a very talented artist, who has not showcased all his potentials yet, choosing to go once more for the easy path of successful and radio friendly format instead of trying something a little different from the Smooth Jazz saccharine mould.
Beasley's playing displays virtuosity in the saxophone and this album it thoroughly recommended to anyone who needs chilling out.
The overall feel of this compilation is funky, laid back and relaxed.
The album is a perfect chill out album to sooothe you into winter or after a hard days work.
It will free your mind.
A Brazilian Love Affair
The album debuts at # 5 of The Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums. Issue date:2009-02-21

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great c d, September 9, 2009

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J. C. Mcqueen (winston-salem,nc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Free Your Mind (Audio CD)

this is a great c d , but i always love walter beasley music keep up the good work
j r much love

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD!, March 24, 2009

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Tara Saunders (Tarrytown, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Free Your Mind (Audio CD)

Walter Beasley really did a great job with this CD. I really enjoy the variety of music.