  |
|
|
 |
|
CD |
| 5.673 Ft
|
|
| 1. | Of Course, Of Course
|
| 2. | The Song My Lady Sings
|
| 3. | The Best Thing For You
|
| 4. | The Things We Did Last Summer
|
| 5. | Apex
|
| 6. | One For Joan
|
| 7. | Goin' To Memphis
|
| 8. | Voice In The Night
|
| 9. | Third Floor Richard
|
| 10. | East Of The Sun *
|
| 11. | Island Blues *
|
| 12. | Sun Dance *
|
Jazz
* bonus track, not part of original album
Personnel on 1-10:
Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute
Gabor Szabo - guitar (except on #5)
Ron Carter - bass (except on #4)
Tony Williams - drums (except on #4)
Personnel on 11 & 12:
Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone
Gabor Szabo - guitar
Robbie Robertson - guitar (#12 only)
Albert Stinson - bass
Pete LaRoca - drums
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 7 & 10:
Produced by George Avakian
Recording engineer: Stan Tonkel
Recorded at Columbia Studio A, New York City on May 8, 1964
All other tracks:
Produced by John Simon
Recording engineer: Roy Halee
Recorded at Columbia Studio A, New York City on March 8, 1965 (#1,5,6,8 & 9) and October 15, 1965 (#11-12).
Reissued produced by Michael Cuscuna and Bob Belden
Remixed in 24-bit from the original four-track tapes and mastered by Mark Wilder, Sony Studios
#1-9 originally issued on OF COURSE, OF COURSE (Columbia CS 9212). #10-12 originally issued on NIRVANA (Columbia CS 9609).
"If you want one of Charles Lloyd's best albums to add to your collection then here it is."
--- Steve Voce, Jazz Journal Intl.
Fresh, Distinctive and Appealing While Still Pushing the Envelope.
Charles Lloyd joined the last cello edition of the Chico Hamilton quintet in 1960, playing alto saxophone and flute. In 1962, Chico overhauled his group, bringing in Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo and developing a band book of new material by Charles, now on tenor as well as flute. Lloyd's musical identity and gift for melody quickly emerged. His originals were fresh and distinctive - at once, appealing and pushing the envelope. He and Szabo developed an uncanny empathy and instantly identifiable sound. That group made four stunning albums over the next two years, full of outstanding Lloyd originals.
Of Course, Of Course was recorded in May 1964 and March 1965, after Charles had left the Hamilton fold, so these sessions were a welcome reunion for Szabo and him. The recording group was completed by another extraordinarily empathetic team, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Bringing two of the most creative pairings in jazz together makes for a hell of a quartet. The album is as cohesive as it is varied.
The quartet was best described by Charles at the time: "I'm always striving for that moment when the music is really happening; by this I mean complete involvement by everybody. When I surround myself with Gabor, Tony and Ron, those moments come more easily because we all draw so well from each other. It happens in the playing. We don't talk much about our roles in the ensemble - we speak best through our instruments, which are like extensions of ourselves."
For this disc, the album was newly remixed from the original four-track tapes and includes three bonus tracks approved by the artist. East Of The Sun is an extra tune from the album sessions. Island Blues and Sun Dance come from a later session with Szabo, Albert Stinson and Pete LaRoca, with Robbie Robertson of The Band added on guitar on the last tune. Amazingly, this is the first CD release of one of the most neglected masterpieces in an era of masterpieces.
Charles Lloyd's second album as a leader teams him with guitarist Gabor Szabo (his old friend from the Chico Hamilton group), bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams. Although Lloyd was still a member of Cannonball Adderley's group, his playing on the set shows that he was clearly ready to become a leader. Seven of the nine diverse compositions are his originals; he takes "The Things We Did Last Summer" as a duet with Szabo and rips through "Apex," a trio number without the guitarist, but it is this cut most certainly reflects Ornette Coleman's influence (whereas Lloyd and everyone else who played tenor were being written about in the shadow of Coltrane). Certainly Coltrane's flurry of notes and deconstruction of chords is evident in places, but here, it is Coleman's unshakable sense of melody and rhyme that is most prevalent, and it sports is a brief but wonderfully woody solo by Carter. Other notable selections include "Goin' to Memphis" and Sammy Kahn's "Things We Did Last Summer" (where, according to Stanley Crouch's new liner notes, the saxophonist directly quotes the melody of Coleman's "Free at 3:00 of..."). Other cuts that really stand out here are the title track and the serious blowing session of "One for Joan," where the twinning and counterpoint interplay between Szabo and Lloyd is almost synchronous. Whether on tenor or flute, Lloyd was quickly coming into his own as an original voice, and this underrated set is a minor classic. [In 2007, Mosiac Records in its Singles series, reissued the recording for the first time on CD. In addition to a beautiful remastering job that is warm and clean, there are three bonus tracks also recorded in 1965 but not released until Lloyd's Nirvana album in 1968. Two of these, "Island Blues," and "Sun Dance" feature Albert Stinson on bass and Pete La Roca on drums in place of Carter and Williams. Another oddity is that in addition to Szabo's guitar playing, the Band's Robbie Robertson makes an appearance on the Caribbean-flavored latter tune. The other bonus cut, "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," uses the primary rhythm section, and was recorded for the original session, and left off the final version of the LP.] ~ Scott Yanow and Thom Jurek, All Music Guide |
|
CD bolt, zenei DVD, SACD, BLU-RAY lemez vásárlás és rendelés - Klasszikus zenei CD-k és DVD-különlegességek |  | | Webdesign - Forfour Design |
|
|
