Charles Lloyd: Voice in the Night (ECM 1674 78118-21674-2).
Charles Lloyd Charles Lloyd (March 15 1938-) is an American jazz musician. Though he primarily plays tenor saxophone and flute, he has also occasionally recorded on alto saxophone and more exotic reed instruments. : Voice in the Night (ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management.
(2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. 1674 78118-21674-2)
Long-time readers will remember that saxophonist Charles Lloyd has
had many recordings recommended in this column over the years; indeed,
Lloyd's recordings on ECM have been truly remarkable, some of the
finest jazz recordings ever made, the kinds of things one would
definitely want to take to that proverbial desert island (the island
with the stereo setup -- and, oh yeah, electricity). Most of those
recordings have been made with Scandinavian sidemen, notably Swedish
pianist Bobo Stenson Bo Gustav Stenson (mostly known as Bobo Stenson, born in 1944) is a Swedish piano player and jazz musician. Stenson was noted as early as 1963, when he stepped up from the local scene in Västerås to start playing frequently in Stockholm, where he accompanied a long line of , but Voice in the Night finds Lloyd in the company
of a whole new crew: John Abercrombie John Abercrombie or Abercromby may be: - John Abercromby (monk), 16th century Roman Catholic martyr, maybe fictitious
- John Abercrombie (horticulturalist) (1726–1806), Scottish horticulturalist and writer
on guitar, Dave Holland on bass,
and Billy Higgins on drums. My goodness, what a dream lineup! For this
outing, Lloyd plays tenor exclusively -- no flute or oboe oboe (ō`bō, ō`boi) [Ital., from Fr. hautbois] or hautboy (ō`boi, hō`–), woodwind instrument of conical bore, its mouthpiece having a double reed. this time
around -- and he and Abercrombie trade some nice melodic ideas as they
weave their way through the cuts. Higgins plays with energy and
imagination, with his work on the cymbals cymbals (sĭm`bəlz), percussion instruments of ancient Asian origin. They consist of a pair of slightly concave metal plates which produce a vibrant sound of indeterminate pitch. being especially fascinating
to follow. Holland is his usual self -- very solid, but never seeming to
play any cliches. The music ranges over ballads and blues, and then with
the final two cuts we get Lloyd's most famous tune, "Forest
Flower," and a cover of Billy Strayhorn's "A Flower is a
Lovesome Thing." Voice in the Night is a simply wonderful
recording, one that anyone who appreciates jazz should hear;
furthermore, it is the kind of recording that would be the perfect
introduction to jazz for someone who likes music but has not yet
ventured into the jazz realm. Buy a copy for yourself and a couple of
extra copies to give to your niece and nephew.
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