The Call features the same lineup as Notes From Big Sur (pianist Bobo Stenson and bassist Anders Jormin), save for drummer Billy Hart, who replaces Ralph Peterson.
(Lloyd has referred to this group as his "Full Service Orchestra of Love.") While the record documents plenty of stirring musicianship, Lloyd the composer seems to be running low on fresh ideas and distinctive melodies.
In sum, The Call is a bit too similar in thrust to his two previous ECM outings.
(It's also over 16 minutes longer, which doesn't help.) There are a couple of unexpected twists, however -- like Lloyd's surging, surprising entrance toward the end of "Song," and the quick yet perpetually unsettled tempo of the brief "Imke." The closing Lloyd/Hart duet, "Brother on the Rooftop," is partially based on the second movement of Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata, although there's no acknowledgement of this anywhere on the CD package.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SongCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd, The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Play | 12:45 | 29 MB | 59 MB |
| 2 | DwijaCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd, The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Play | 06:46 | 15 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | GlimpseCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd, The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Play | 08:33 | 19 MB | 46 MB |
| 4 | ImkeCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd, The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | AmarmaCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd, The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Play | 07:18 | 16 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | Figure in Blue, Memories of DukeCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd, The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Play | 09:25 | 21 MB | 40 MB |
| 7 | The BlessingCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd, The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Play | 10:54 | 24 MB | 57 MB |
| 8 | Brother on the RooftopCharles Lloyd | Charles Lloyd, The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Play | 11:57 | 27 MB | 69 MB |
| 71 mins | 163 MB | |||||
| 71 mins | 366 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Darr | Cover Design, Cover Photo, Design, Photography |
| 2 | Manfred Eicher | Producer |
| 3 | Billy Hart | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 4 | Anders Jormin | Bass, Double Bass |
| 5 | Jan Erik Kongshaug | Engineer |
| 6 | Charles Lloyd | Composer, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 7 | The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Dieter Rehm | Artwork, Layout Design |
| 9 | Bobo Stenson | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 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). |