Charles Lloyd on NPR

[Darryl G. Thomas]

He'll be talking about his new release with Billy Higgins on the "Morning Edition."

[Gentle Giant]

got this too late, but I'll try to make time to pull it off the web.

[alankin]

Here's a link to the ~ 6-7' radio segment:

npr.org

[frankiepop]

i have been diggin' charles lloyd since this report.
i heard him one with his 80s 4tet that included
michel petrucianni...........


i was not impressed with Lloyds music on that 80s
listen. npr interested me for some reason
when they described his solos as growing longer
and with more low meditative notes or...

i grabbed some Lloyd and i was wowed by his
60s 4tet with Jarrett and DeJohnette! they prove
that they are deserved of the title 'jazz stars'
on these recordings...i guess that goes without
saying..kinda duh..but it is just a thought..they
seem truly inspired by Lloyds compositions and
arrangements...while firing some great solos...

their 'in concert' release is interesting.
and i really liked their hippesques 'love-in'
and 'forest flower' 60s releases...............

one newer one is 'lift every voice' where charles lloyd
really arranges traditional music and pop music to whereas
it rings as a bona fide jazz improvisation...it doesnt
sound corny at all..the group is not as strong but it
is worthy listen...

[jazzfiend]

Mr. Pop,

Can't wait til U hear Which Way is East, the new 2cd duo set with Higgins.

Lordy have mercy!!!

[Gentle Giant]

I have huge gaps in my Lloyd collection, from a number of releases with his 60s quartet with Jarrett and DeJohnnette, I jump to 1972's Waves, which apart from the TM influence, has some really cool playing on it, to Lift Every Voice, which is simply beautiful. I saw him live after that CD came out, and his band was quite strong. Geri Allen was truly possessed, Bill Hart inspired, and John Abercrombie a perfect foil for Lloyd's long arcing solos. I, too, am looking forward to the recent Higgins duets, and to filling in my collection with some of his 90s stuff with Mehldau.

[frankiepop]

i agree, mr fiend, which way is east is a 'lord have mercy' duo exploration....charles lloyd expresses a wider palette of beauty while Higgins exquisite talent is clearly discernible…

Lloyd fries me on how he can fire out something that u mite encounter on a roscoe Mitchell or giuffre cd while he tosses in some african chants or brazilian pop. he even has Higgins onto a ballad that conjurs up thoughts of little jimmy scott ….this is the better Lloyd cd that I have heard since the 60s 4tet mentioned in the above posts…

[Gentle Giant]

Someone in my town just donated his whole, huge jazz CD collection to the public library. I went nutso and the first thing I listened to was Lloyd's Canto from 1997, with Bobo Stenson on piano, Billy Hart on drums and a new name for me, Anders Jormin on bass. Oh man, it is tasty! I may post a review in the Record Review section after a couple more listens.

[SEJ]

Oh, yesss! I love all of Lloyd's recordings with Bobo Stenson, more so than the later ones.

[Ron Thorne]

Thanks for the link, alankin.

I've enjoyed Charles and Billy for decades, having met Charles in the late 60's after a concert at which my wife, children and I joined him on the lip of the stage.

Forest Flower, baby.

[rollhead]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=4585715

[Sandi22]

Charle Lloyd played with a group of fellows who competed in the Spring Break Easter Week Collegiate Jazz Competitions at the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, he was all of 18, if that old at the time. The fellows in that group were Charlie Shoemake 19 yrs old, I believe, on vibes; George Stearn, not sure of his age, seems he was 26 or 27, on bass; Don Joham age 22, drums, and Charles on Sax. They were fun to listen to. Unbelievably talented, and much sought after following the week of competitions, even Red Norvo taking notice and wanting phone numbers, etc. Charles was a sweet kid and already a talent that the pros in the audience recognized as one to watch for. They placed second to a group from San Diego.

[bluenoter]

Originally Posted by alankin

Here's a link to the ~ 6-7' radio segment:

npr.org

Here's a specific link--to several NPR segments featuring Charles Lloyd--that rollhead posted recently:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=4585715

BTW, alankin (if you're reading this), links don't work in sigs. If you want a link to your site, you need to put it into the "regular" part of the post each time.