Чи́ко Фри́мэн (Earl Lavon 'Chico' Freeman, Jr.) (17.07.1949 Chicago, Illinois, US) американский джазовый тенор-саксофонист, флейтист, кларнетист. Сын джазового саксофониста Von Freeman . Критики называют Чико "Дэкстэром Гордоном новой музыки". Известность приобрел в 70-x, дебютный альбом выпустил в 1976 году. Сотрудничал с Wynton Marsalis , Tomasz Stanko , Tito Puente , Bobby Hutcherson , Mal Waldron , John Hicks , Kenny Kirkland , Cecil McBee , Elvin Jones , Chaka Khan , Celia Cruz и многими другими.Альбомы исполнителя на сайте: Chico Freeman - Morning Prayer (1976) Chico Freeman - Beyond The Rain (1977) Cecil McBee Sextet With Chico Freeman - Compassion (1977) Chico Freeman - Kings Of Mali (1977) Chico Freeman - Chico (1977) Chico Freeman - The Outside Within (1978) Chico Freeman - Spirit Sensitive (1979) Chico Freeman - Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit (1980) Chico Freeman, Von Freeman - Freeman & Freeman (1981) Chico Freeman - Destiny's Dance (1981) Chico Freeman - Tradition In Transition (1982) Chico Freeman - The Search (1982) Chico Freeman Featuring Bobby McFerrin - Tangents (1984) Chico Freeman - The Pied Piper (1984) Chico Freeman - Groovin' Late: Live At Ronnie Scott's London (1986) Chico Freeman - Lord Riff And Me (1987) Chico Freeman & Arthur Blythe - Luminous (1988) Chico Freeman, Mal Waldron Featuring Tiziana Ghiglioni - Up & Down (1989) Chico Freeman & Brainstorm - Sweet Explosion (1990) Chico Freeman With Jazz On The Line - In The Moment (1992) Chico Freeman Quintet Featuring Arthur Blythe - The Unspoken Word (1993) Chico Freeman Featuring Arthur Blythe - Focus (1994) David Murray , Chico Freeman With Ozay - Antiquated Love (1994-1995) Chico Freeman - The Emissary (1995) Chico Freeman & Brainstorm - Threshold (1995) Chico Freeman - Still Sensitive (1997) Von Freeman With Chico Freeman's Quartet - Von Freeman's 75th Birthday Celebration Live At The Blue Note (1998) Chico Freeman Y Guataca - Oh, By The Way (2001) Chico Freeman & Franco Ambrosetti Meet The Reto Weber Percussion Orchestra - Face To Face: Live At The Jazzfest Berlin '99 (2002) The Chico Freeman Project - Out Of Many Comes The One (2004) Barbara Dennerlein , Chico Freeman, Guido May - Jazzfestival Aarhus (2006) Chico Freeman & The Fritz Pauer Trio - The Essence Of Silence (2010) Chico Freeman - Elvin: Tribute To Elvin Jones (2012) Chico Freeman & Heiri Känzig - The Arrival (2015) Chico Freeman 4-Tet - Spoken Into Existence (2015) Видео: Chico Freeman Quintet-Guataca - Junas Jazz Festival (2011) Прослушать отрывок композиции (для ознакомления с творчеством):