On Notes From Big Sur, Charles Lloyd retains pianist Bobo Stenson but opts for a new rhythm section in bassist Anders Jormin and drummer Ralph Peterson.
The program begins with two elegant jazz ballads, "Requiem" and "Sister" (the former would reappear on 1999's Voice in the Night).
Lloyd turns toward abstraction on "Takur" and the two-part "Pilgrimage to the Mountain"; the second part, "Surrender," closes the album as a kind of benediction.
The middle of the program is pretty meaty: "Sam Song," with its swinging tempo, does much to brighten the mood, as does the waltz "Monk in Paris" and the heavy, slow groove of "When Miss Jessye Sings" -- an homage, one can assume, to the opera singer Jessye Norman.
With an unapologetically assertive rhythm team and scintillating solo flights from Lloyd and Stenson, Notes From Big Sur successfully portrays the California coastline for which it is named -- picturesque and soothing, although rugged and at times forbidding.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RequiemCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 08:00 | 18 MB | 39 MB |
| 2 | SisterCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 08:51 | 20 MB | 47 MB |
| 3 | Sam SongCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 07:54 | 18 MB | 42 MB |
| 4 | TakurCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Monk in ParisCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 09:38 | 22 MB | 49 MB |
| 6 | When Miss Jessye SingsCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd | Play | 09:55 | 22 MB | 55 MB |
| 7 | Pilgrimage To The Mountain - Part 1 Persevere | Charles Lloyd | Play | 07:22 | 16 MB | 25 MB |
| 56 mins | 128 MB | |||||
| 56 mins | 276 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Darr | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 2 | Manfred Eicher | Producer |
| 3 | Anders Jormin | Bass, Double Bass, Guest Artist |
| 4 | Jan Erik Kongshaug | Engineer |
| 5 | Charles Lloyd | Composer, Primary Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 6 | Ralph Peterson | Drums, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Dieter Rehm | 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). |