Release Date: 19 December 2008
Label: Ecm Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 731455944525
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 19 December 2008
Label: Ecm Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 731455944525
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Charles Lloyd's sixth ECM album is 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"), and featuring an all-star line-up. With his "Scandinavian" band currently on hold, this is Lloyd's first all-American album in a long while - Dave Holland qualifies as an honorary American by now - with all the differences of cultural emphasis that this implies. ECM veteran John Abercrombie and legendary drummer Billy Higgins are in great form throughout as they lock in with Lloyd to tackle material ranging from Billy Strayhorn's "A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing" to the Elvis Costello/Burt Bacharach-penned "God Give Me Strength" or dig deep into the roots music of the "Island Blues Suite".
Recorded 1998
Personnel: Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone), John Abercrombie (guitar), Dave Holland (double bass), Billy Higgins (drums)
Tracklisting
John Surman
Marcin Wasilewski Trio & Joe Lovano
Sebastian Rochford
Elina Duni, Rob Luft, Fred Thomas & Matthieu Michel
Keith Jarrett
Mette Henriette
Keith Jarrett
Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen & Jorge Rossy
Various Artists
Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussian & Eric Harland
Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Billy Higgins
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd