Music from Free Creek


Music from Free Creek is an album from a series of 1969 "super session" recordings by Free Creek, a group composed of a number of internationally renowned musical artists of the time, including Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Keith Emerson, Buzz Feiten, Mitch Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt. Joe Viglione from www.allmusic.com has stated that "Music from Free Creek is a super session album, where the musicians are playing for the fun of it, and that comes across. The material doesn't get bogged down in 'names'; it just flows."

History

The recordings, made in 1969, were released in 1973 in England as CADS 101 by Charisma Records and in the U.S. by Buddah Records, as a two-record set. The material was re-released by Charisma in 1976, as Summit Meeting. It was released on CD by Lake Eerie Records in 2002, and re-released by the same company in 2006.

Track Listing and Personnel

Source:

The Eric Clapton ("King Cool") Session

Source:
1. No One Knows
2. Road Song
3. Getting Back To Molly
  • Guitars - Eric Clapton, Dr. John
  • Lead Vocal - Earle Doude
  • Harmonica - Moogy Klingman
  • The Free Creek Singers

The Jeff Beck ("A.N. Other") Session

Source:
4. Cissy Strut
  • Guitars - Jeff Beck, Todd Rundgren
  • Organ - Moogy Klingman
  • Bass - Stu Woods
  • Drums - Roy Markowitz
  • The Free Creek Horns
5. Big City Woman
  • Guitar - Jeff Beck
  • Piano - Moogy Klingman
  • Bass - Stu Woods
  • Drums - Roy Markowitz
  • Lead Vocal - Tommy Cosgrove
6. Cherrypicker
  • Guitars - Jeff Beck, Todd Rundgren
  • Organ - Moogy Klingman
  • Bass - Stu Woods
  • Drums - Roy Markowitz
7. Working in a Coalmine
  • Guitar - Jeff Beck
  • Organ - Moogy Klingman, Bob Smith
  • Bass - Stu Woods
  • Drums - Roy Markowitz

The Keith Emerson Session

8. Freedom Jazz Dance
9. On the Rebound
10. Mother Nature's Son

The Harvey Mandel Session

11. Sympathy for the Devil
12. Earl's Shuffle
13. The Girl from Ipanema
  • Lead Guitar - Harvey Mandel
  • Pedal Steel Guitar - Red Rhodes
  • Bass - Larry Taylor
  • Drums - Fito de la Parra
  • Shakers - Didymus
  • Wood Blocks - Earle Doud

Odds & Sods

14. Hey Jude
15. Lay Lady Lay
  • Flutes - Joe Farrell, Chris Wood
  • Piano - Moogy Klingman
  • Guitar - Doug Rodriguez
  • Bass - Stu Woods
  • Drums - Roy Markowitz
16. Kilpatrick's Defeat

The Linda Ronstadt Session

17. Living Like a Fool
18. He Darked the Sun
The Free Creek Horns are:
The Free Creek Singers are:

Other Credits and Particulars

Music from Free Creek was recorded and mixed in New York City at The Record Plant, June, July & August, 1969
Produced by Earle Doud and Tom Flye

Executive Producer and Musical Director: Moogy Klingman

Engineers: Tony Bongiovi and Jack Hunt

Additional mixes: Keith Emerson and Neil Slaven

Album cover painting by Ronchetti and Day
Album cover design: Hipgnosis

Track listing

The UK release of the double LP arranges the tracks in the following order:
LP 1, side A
  • Cissy Strut
  • Freedom Jazz Dance
  • Sympathy for the Devil
  • Mother Nature's Son
  • Road Song
LP1, side B
  • Lay Lady Lay
  • Hey Jude
  • He Darked the Sun
  • Earl's Shuffle
LP2, side A
  • Getting Back to Molly
  • Cherrypicker
  • Kilpatrick's Defeat
  • Girl from Ipanema
  • No One Knows
LP2, side B
  • Living Like a Fool
  • Working in a Coalmine
  • Big City Woman
  • On the Rebound
The 2006 Lake Eerie single CD Free Creek LER 43014 has the same 18 tracks in the same order from LP1 side A through to LP2 side B, with some minor variations in track titles and musician credits.