Charles Lloyd - check this out
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I heard some Charles Lloyd at a friend's house not too long ago so I went out and bought "Forest Flower/Soundtrack" to check him out some more. I listened to it a couple of times but I doubt it will make it back onto the iPod again any time soon.
He's one of those guys who I can't decide if his playing is so far over my head that I just don't get what he is doing or if he is just very good at playing a whole bunch of crap in a convincing way so that people take him seriously. Maybe it just isn't my style.
He's one of those guys who I can't decide if his playing is so far over my head that I just don't get what he is doing or if he is just very good at playing a whole bunch of crap in a convincing way so that people take him seriously. Maybe it just isn't my style.
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Charles is great... I heard him in 1968 & he was brilliant! He still is... & always a 'snazzy' dresser!
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How does he get such an even sound when he's miked up by a single SM58 and he rocks back and forth?
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Thanks, Frank: Love this. Heard this band at the beginning of the year, and was utterly surprised and gobsmacked.
I was wondering the same thing!
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Genius. Genius. So much heart in his playing. He has two mics. And damn that section!
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higher realm...
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This is THE BEST working group there is right now. Seeing this quartet live was the most poignant musical experience I've ever had, by far.
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When I saw them this year, he was playing a silver transitional Conn, same Dukoff mouthpiece.
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Hey, try some of his newer stuff. For me, Forest Flower and his early work does nothing for me but his more current stuff (last 20 years or so) knocks me out.
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Thanks, I'll check out his newer recordings. I remember liking the stuff my friend played enough to want to go out and buy some but I couldn't remember what recording he played me.
Any suggestions for recordings I should check out?
Any suggestions for recordings I should check out?
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Man From Two World's by Chico Hamilton, all CL tunes with Gabor Szabo on guitar. Early Lloyd, the best.
Fish Out of Water - Later Lloyd.
Buffet Clarinet, Conn Soprano Sax, Buescher Alto Sax, 2 Bundy One Tenor Saxes, Conn C Melody Sax,
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Wow! Thanks for posting this Youtube clip! I needed to be brought up-to-date. I had no idea CL was blowin' like this! I love the way he starts out, with the dry, mellow tone, then starts to get louder, tone brightens right up, such a contrast! The ideas and technique are thrilling. Thanks again. Sure glad I'm a member of SOTW!
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This is an amazing band. I probably posted this before, but I saw them a year or so ago at a college auditorium. Very mixed crowd, not necessarily familiar with Charles or jazz. I remember after the first tune ended there was a second or two of silence, everyone was so amazed by what they had heard. After that pause the crowd erupted in applause. If you listen with an open mind it is truly astounding, the interplay between the musicians and the ambiance created are just amazing.
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I've seen Charles Lloyd a bunch of times. I love this edition of the band. When I saw him with Eric Harland it was one of his early gigs with the band (I think it was Geri Allen on piano) and Charles was enthralled with his playing as was everyone there. I think he is maybe the best fit for the band of all the drummers he's ever used and he has used some great ones..
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Yes what Kritavi said. I got to see Charles at the Fillmore... um. like '69? Keystone Korner in the '70s. I saw him through the '90s regularly at the old Yoshi's in Oakland. My favorite memory are a series of duo gigs he played with maestro Billy Higgins. One gig at the new Yoshi's Nite Spot and a concert at one of the bigger venues In San Francisco the Masonic Auditorium. They were part of the Pacific Drum summit, with Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Roy Haynes Quintet, and Billy with Charles. They did a song with Charles on some kind of oboe thing and Billy on a big tambourine. Man, they tore it up and had 3000 people on their feet.
If he is any where near here, I'm there. I saw him a while back with Larry Grenidier, Geri Allen and Billy Hart. They played for nearly two and a half hours. Charles is a pretty high being. I mean he has been focused on making the horns an extension of his minds ear for a long time. That has to take you to some alternative ways of thinking and being. On some level I think he is a story teller and a teacher too. I always learn something listening to him play.
If he is any where near here, I'm there. I saw him a while back with Larry Grenidier, Geri Allen and Billy Hart. They played for nearly two and a half hours. Charles is a pretty high being. I mean he has been focused on making the horns an extension of his minds ear for a long time. That has to take you to some alternative ways of thinking and being. On some level I think he is a story teller and a teacher too. I always learn something listening to him play.
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