The penultimate tune brings the evening's third ballad at 55 BPM, with Dillard and Cohen each taking one chorus over the 32-bar AABA form. The brief, symmetrical solo structure mirrors the approach taken on the earlier ballads — restrained, melody-focused, with no extended improvisation. Bob Haggart composed the piece in 1938 originally as an instrumental called I'm Free, with lyrics later added by Johnny Burke. The tune became a jazz standard through recordings by singers and instrumentalists alike, its wistful melody and chromatic harmony lending themselves to contemplative interpretation. Positioning three ballads throughout the nine-tune program — after the second, fifth, and eighth numbers — gives the concert a recurring pattern of intensity followed by reflection. The gentle reading provides a moment of stillness before the evening closes with the uptempo blues energy of Freddie Hubbard's Birdlike.
