Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Billy Higgins
Release Date: 07 June 2019
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 602577426674
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Charles Lloyd's sixth ECM album was both a departure and a homecoming for the Memphis-born and California-based tenorist, introducing new music and revisiting archive favourites - including the epic "Forest Flower". With his "Scandinavian" band currently on hold, this is as close to an all-American unit as any band Lloyd has led since the 60s. (Dave Holland qualifies by now as an honorary American). ECM veteran John Abercrombie is in strong form throughout and the joyous beat of the great Billy Higgins keeps everything dancing, from the roots music of "Pocket Full Of Blues" to a sublime cover of Strayhorn's "A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing".
"Lloyd responds with some of his finest playing in years...He is aided enormously by his musical companions, an all-star ensemble if ever there was one... As musically appealing as it is commercially viable" - Don Heckman, L.A. Times
Personnel: Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone), John Abercrombie (guitar), Dave Holland (double bass), Billy Higgins (drums, percussion)
Tracklisting
Various artists
Yuval Cohen Quartet
Thomas Stronen; Craig Taborn; Chris Potter; Sinikka Langeland; Jorge Rossy
Stephan Micus
Rainer Bruninghaus
Paul Bley
Mathias Eick; Kristjan Randalu; Ole Morten Vagan; Hans Hulbaekmo
Julia Hulsmann Quartet
NIRAN DASIKA
Richard Baratta
Jim Snidero
Brittany Davis
Sun-Mi Hong
Steve Millhouse
Ron McClure Trio
Denny Zeitlin & Charlie Haden
