Released on the Columbia Records label in January 2009, “Already Free” marked a distinct turn in musical emphasis for the Derek Trucks Band. With Derek Trucks’ phenomenal slide-guitar playing in “free-form” jam-style tunes and complex jazz arrangements, featured on previous albums; the band had garnered many loyal fans. With the appearance of “Already Free,” a new mix of musical styles showcases an even tighter band who are at home as much with straight-ahead soul and funk, as they are with their brilliant more improvisational playing. The opening track, an expansive version of Bob Dylan’s Down In the Flood, is a

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