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Birth Sign is the debut album by the American jazz guitarist George Freeman recorded in 1969 and released by the Delmark label.

Reception.

Allmusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos gave the album 3½ stars and stated “Chicago electric guitarist George Freeman was a quintessential sideman … This is his debut recording, done in the height of the soul-jazz era circa 1969 … At times Freeman’s sound traces to no single individual source, though it is steeped in Chi-Town blues and a progressive stance … Too bad the world never really heard enough of George Freeman, and although this is a small taste, it is a more than adequate amuse-bouche”.

Track listing:
All compositions by George Freeman except where noted

“Mama, Papa, Brother” – 5:39
“Cough It Up” – 4:03
“My Scenery” – 5:54
“Must Be, Must Be” (Robin Kenyatta) – 5:30
“Birth Sign” – 5:23
“Hoss” – 6:57
“My Ship” (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 6:45

Personnel:
George Freeman – guitar
Lester Lashley – trombone (track 4)
Von Freeman (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7), Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (track 4) – tenor saxophone
Sonny Burke (tracks 1–3 & 4–6), Robert Pierce (track 4) – organ
Billy Mitchell – drums
Michael Cuscuna – arranger (track 4)

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Released: 1970
Recorded: March 11 & 12, 1969
Studio: Ter-Mar Recording Studio, Chicago
Length: 40:11
Label: Delmark
DS-424
Producer: Robert G. Koester