ghost of miles Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) For the tenor saxophonist's 70th birthday: This week on Night Lights it's Jazz Flower Power: The Charles Lloyd Quartet, featuring music from Lloyd's mid-1960s quartet with Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette, along with remarks from Lloyd manager George Avakian. Much more info at the program link above, along with two videos of the Lloyd Quartet performing at Antibes in 1966. "Jazz Flower Power: the Charles Lloyd Quartet" airs Saturday at 11:05 p.m. EST on WFIU-Bloomington and at 9 p.m. Central Time on WNIN-Evansville; it also airs Sunday evening at 10 EST on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio. Jazz Flower Power: the Charles Lloyd Quartet will be available for online listening beginning Monday. Next week: "Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite." Edited November 23, 2017 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Ghost, I hope you feature stuff from their other albums, not just Forest Flower (which IMHO is overrated). Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I used music from DREAM WEAVER, FOREST FLOWER, JOURNEY WITHIN, and IN THE SOVIET UNION (led off with a short track from OF COURSE, OF COURSE to fill the newshole and give an example of Lloyd pre-Jarrett/DeJohnette quartet). I'd be inclined to agree with you, but that album was so popular that I couldn't see not including something from it in the show. Another program that could have easily been two hours in length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldB3 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I will give it a online listen on Monday. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I used music from DREAM WEAVER, FOREST FLOWER, JOURNEY WITHIN, and IN THE SOVIET UNION (led off with a short track from OF COURSE, OF COURSE to fill the newshole and give an example of Lloyd pre-Jarrett/DeJohnette quartet). I'd be inclined to agree with you, but that album was so popular that I couldn't see not including something from it in the show. Another program that could have easily been two hours in length. Yeah, you can't skip Forest Flower (the album). Dream Weaver is IMHO the best. Despite the fact that Lloyd's playing on the album Soundtrack is quite weak, I recommend the live version of "Sombrero Sam". Jarrett and DeJohnette just lock into this incredibly tight, funky groove -- recommended all fans of late 60s soul jazz. (For that matter, the second half of "Forest Flower" from that album is excellent too -- as long as Lloyd isn't playing.) Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) Jazz Flower Power: The Charles Lloyd Quartet is now archived for online listening. Edited November 23, 2017 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Upping this in memory of George Avakian, who was a guest on this program: Jazz Flower Power: The Charles Lloyd Quartet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.