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Jumping The Creek
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Ne Me Quitte Pas; Ken Matta Ma Om (Bright Sun Upon You); Angel Oak Revisited; Canon Perdido; Jumping the Creek; The Sufi's Tears; Georgia Bright Suite: a. Pythagoras at Jeckyll Island, b. Sweet Georgia Bright; Come Sunday; Both Veils Must Go; Song of the Inuit
Charles Lloyd: Jumping the Creek
by Ollie Bivens
The many fans of Charles Lloyd will revel in Jumping the Creek, one of the best since his “comeback" in the late '80s. Of the members of his new band, pianist Geri Allen has played the longest with the saxophonist (about five years). However, the group plays so well together that is easy to assume that ...
Charles Lloyd Quartet: Jumping the Creek
by Eric J. Iannelli
On the cover of Charles Lloyd's latest album, a solitary figure walks with some deliberation toward a vast expanse of sea. A series of lines converge at his right, appearing to box him in like one of Francis Bacon's popes. And so before even getting so far as inserting the disc in the player, the listener ...
Charles Lloyd: Jumping the Creek
by John Kelman
While saxophonist Charles Lloyd made some memorable ensemble discs with the late, great drummer Billy Higgins--'99's Voice in the Night, '00's The Water is Wide and '01's Hyperion with Higgins--there was always something a little safe about these recordings. When working with Higgins, with the exception of their last release together, '04's duet Which Way is ...
Charles Lloyd: Jumping the Creek
by Eyal Hareuveni
When it comes to saxophonist Charles Lloyd, you always know that with every new release you will marvel at his melodic and serene playing, his spiritual vision, and his relaxed and flexible manner of leading his ensemble. With his new quartet--featuring pianist Geri Allen, who collaborated with Lloyd on Lift Every Voice (ECM, 2002), bassist Bob ...
Which Way Is East
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: CD 1: What Is Man; Divans; Salaam; All This Is That.
CD 2: Desire; Devotion; Light of Love; Surrender.
Charles Lloyd/Billy Higgins: Which Way Is East
by David Adler
“We got to keep workin’ on this music.” Four months before his death, drum shaman Billy Higgins spoke those words to Charles Lloyd. The two were in the midst of some of their final conversations, both verbal and musical. Higgins had been in and out of hospitals, battling liver failure, and he and Lloyd knew their ...
Charles Lloyd/Billy Higgins: Which Way Is East
by Mark Corroto
Name your religion. Seriously, these days everyone from President “Dubya" to freedom fighters is wearing his or her religion on their sleeves. Why not jazz musicians? And jazz musicians seem to “get it." The spiritual part, that is. From Coltrane to James Moody and Dizzy Gillespie—it’s all about the love supreme, if I ...
A Fireside Chat with Charles Lloyd
by AAJ Staff
Spirituality is often feigned and frequently copied for its cache value. The figure most commonly associated with spirituality is John Coltrane. And his divinity is authenticated by his associations (Eric Dolphy, Sonny Rollins, Kenny Burrell) and the indisputable gospel of the Church of St. John Coltrane. A commanding presence, Charles Lloyd (unedited and in his own ...
Charles Lloyd/Billy Higgins: Which Way Is East
by Mark F. Turner
Which Way Is East documents a simply magical recording between two lifelong musicians and friends: saxophonist Charles Lloyd and drummer Billy Higgins. The recording is significant for a number of reasons. Besides the musical affinity the two musicians shared, a spiritual bond also permeated their music. Having collaborated many years on numerous projects their recent efforts ...
