This CD by the Charles Lloyd Quartet avoids fitting into any of the stereotypes that one might have about ECM's recordings.
Pianist Bobo Stenson has carved his own identity out of the styles of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, drummer Billy Hart is stimulating in support and Anders Jormin provides a walking bass on many of the tracks; a rarity for ECM sessions.
As one might expect, the main focus is on Charles Lloyd whose playing during the past decade has been some of the finest of his career.
He mostly sticks to tenor (just playing flute on "Little Peace" and Chinese oboe on the very brief "Milarepa"), and although traces of John Coltrane's sound will always be in his tone, Lloyd comes up with quite a few original ideas.
He is best on "Thelonious Theonlyus" (which has a slight calypso feel to it), the episodic "Cape to Cairo Suite" (a tribute to Nelson Mandela), a long tenor/drums duet on "All My Relations" (which is a mix between "Chasin' the 'Trane" and "Bessie's Blues") and the brooding spiritual "Hymne to the Mother." A strong effort.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little PeaceCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 06:35 | 15 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | Thelonious TheonlyusCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 07:48 | 17 MB | 45 MB |
| 3 | Cape to Cairo Suite (Hommage to Mandela)Charles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 15:26 | 35 MB | 79 MB |
| 4 | Evanstide, Where Lotus BloomCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 10:56 | 25 MB | 49 MB |
| 5 | All My RelationsCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 10:54 | 24 MB | 62 MB |
| 6 | Hymne to the MotherCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 08:38 | 19 MB | 39 MB |
| 7 | MilarepaCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 01:19 | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| 61 mins | 141 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 312 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Darr | Cover Design, Cover Photo, Design, Photography |
| 2 | Manfred Eicher | Producer |
| 3 | Billy Hart | Drums, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Anders Jormin | Double Bass, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 5 | Jan Erik Kongshaug | Engineer |
| 6 | Charles Lloyd | Composer, Flute, Liner Notes, Multi Instruments, Oboe, Primary Artist, Saxophone |
| 7 | Dieter Rehm | Artwork, Layout Design |
| 8 | Bobo Stenson | Guest Artist, Piano, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |