Jazz Articles about Charles Lloyd

A Mystical Sangam: Charles Lloyd at the Library of Congress, Nov. 8, 2006

by Erik R. Quick
November 22, 2006

Although his emergence over forty years ago with Chico Hamilton's “chamber jazz organization and his appearance with Cannonball Adderley's group in 1964 provided a firm foundation within the jazz tradition, Charles Lloyd has surpassed conventional boundaries and expected means of musical expression. Indeed, when French pianist Michel Petrucciani coaxed Lloyd from his contemplative retirement in the early '80s, Lloyd reemerged with a seemingly whole new perspective about the role of the creative musician.

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Charles Lloyd: Sangam

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 25, 2006

Storico perlustratore dei più diversi universi musicali, Charles Lloyd ha una considerevole conoscenza della musica orientale; non è perciò un caso che, nell’affrontare un concerto commemorativo del grande batterista e suo collaboratore Billy Hiddings, abbia scelto di esibirsi in un trio includente, accanto ad Eric Harland (batterista del suo quartetto), anche Zakir Hussain, virtuoso indiano della tabla. Il lavoro conserva la vitalità e libertà tipiche dell’esibizione live, e fin dal titolo richiama alla cooperazione tra diversi (Sangam è termine dai ...

Charles Lloyd: Sangam & Of Course, Of Course

by Andrey Henkin
July 15, 2006

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Charles Lloyd may, in many ways, be the ideal ECM artist of the new century. Certainly since returning to the label in the late '80s, his recordings, all with wonderfully diverse, yet all uniformly spiritual ensembles, have set ...

Charles Lloyd: Confluence

by Russ Musto
June 20, 2006

“It's all part of a continuum, Charles Lloyd says about the music of his new trio with Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland. “Sangam is a confluence, a meeting--it's a supercharged atmosphere when we get together. We play in the now, looking for the One. Zakir, Eric and I may come from different backgrounds, but it is a small planet and we are here on the homeward journey together. Charles Lloyd's “journey is one of the more intriguing stories ...

Charles Lloyd: Sangam

by Budd Kopman
May 15, 2006

Those who have been following Charles Lloyd on ECM--as well as plenty of other people--have a real reason to rejoice. Sangam, Lloyd's first live recording for the label, is extremely well recorded and features a new configuration. The concert was part of an event entitled “Homage to Billy Higgins," which included a screening of Dorothy Darr's documentary Home, which recorded on film some of Higgins and Lloyd's last conversations together before Higgins died. Lloyd has always had ...

Charles Lloyd: Sangam

by Matt Cibula
April 21, 2006

At this juncture in his life and career, Charles Lloyd has become untouchable. His tone is so full of depth that it sounds good to nearly everyone who hears it; his scope is so broad that he can never be accused of coasting, yet he remains fundamentally listenable, so no one can throw labels like “obscurantist" or “self-indulgent" at him, either. He is spiritual but grounded, weird but accessible, old as the hills but still youngish enough in his attack ...

Charles Lloyd: Sangam

by John Kelman
April 11, 2006

Musicians at saxophonist Charles Lloyd's level of artistry rarely, if ever, have a bad night. Some times out are better than others, though, and based on this live recording, May 23, 2004 was clearly one of those evenings.

Which Way is East (ECM, 2004), a series of intimate duets Lloyd recorded with Billy Higgins a few short months before the drummer's death in 2001, demonstrated a shared musical understanding that transcended style and convention. As much a spiritual document as ...