I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, More Love, by FreeWorld and it's a mix of rock, soul, funk, jazz, gospel and reggae. Opening with funk rocker, Outta Sight, Richard Cushing on lead vocal and bass sets the pace with a hot sax solo by Peter Climie and smoking B3 by Cedric Taylor, and joined by Alex Schuetrumpf on trumpet, Courtney Reid on vocal, Frank Paladino on bari sax, Freedman Steorts on trombone, Matt Sweatt on drums and hot guitar solo by Walter Hughes. Smoking opening. Soulful title track, More Love has a solid melody and should appeal strongly for radio play with great lead vocals by Chris Stephenson and warm backing vocals by the Tennessee Mass Choir. Hard driving Rush Hour has a soundtrack feel with Taylor on keys and Gene Nunez on guitars taking the lead pumped up by Schuetrumpf, Climie, Paladino and Steorts on horns and Sweatt on drums. Color Trip is an interesting pop jazz composition with tight horn lead and a real nice guitar solo by Hughes and Hector Diaz on percussion. Wrapping the release is funked up track, D-Up (Here's To Diversity) with it's radio format on straight up vocals, a tight drum rhythm, plenty of keys, making for a unified closer.
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