Charles Lloyd
Voice In The Night
Charles Lloyd tenor saxophone
John Abercrombie guitar
Dave Holland double-bass
Billy Higgins drums
Voice In The Night
God Give Me Strength
Dorotea's Studio
Requiem
Island Blues Suite
Homage
Forest Flower
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
Recorded May 1998
ECM 1674
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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".
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