London Jazz Festival
Friday 13 January 2006 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
Jez Nelson interviews Charles Lloyd and presents a concert recorded at the London Jazz festival.
After apprenticeships with Chico Hamilton and Cannonball Adderley, saxophonist /flautist Charles Lloyd formed his own band introducing Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette along with veterans Ron McLure and Cecil McBee. The group achieved rare fame when Lloyd's album Forest Flower, recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1966, became the first jazz album to sell a million copies.
Lloyd's music brought together the avant-garde, impressionistic harmonics, and global rhythms with a hypnotic, lyrical intensity.
During a substantial hiatus during the 70s and 80s Lloyd dedicated himself to self-discovery and his return recordings for the ECM label in the 90s display that same lyrical intensity coupled with a powerful spirituality.
This concert recorded at the London Jazz Festival teams Lloyd with virtuoso tabla player Zakir Hussain and kit drummer Eric Harland and the interplay between these exceptional players creates rich, compulsive and life-affirming music.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
JAZZ ON 3 SIGNATURE TUNE
Artist Russell Gunn
Title 74 Miles away
Composer Zawinul
Publisher Groid music SESAC
Label Atlantic
Cat No. 7567-83165-2
Track/Side 1
Duration 1'06"
LP Title Ethnomusicology Volume 1
INTERVIEW WITH MYRA MELFORD
Artist Equal Interest Trio
Title B'Pale Night
Composer Leroy Jenkins
Publisher Jenkins Music Company (SESAC)
Label Omni Tone
Cat No. 12001
Track/Side 1
LP Title Equal Interest
Artist Myra Melford
Title Bound Unbound
Composer Myra Melford
Publisher Sound on the Sun Publishing (BMI)
Label Gramavision
Cat No. GCD 79513
Track/Side 1
LP Title The Same River, Twice
Artist Equal Interest1
Title Rondo for Jenny
Composer Joseph Jarman
Publisher Bopbuda Publishing (ASCAP)
Label Omni Tone
Cat No. 12001
Track/Side 2
LP Title Equal Interest
CHARLES LLOYD CONCERT
Charles Lloyd Trio:
Charles Lloyd - saxophone
Zakir Hussein - tabla
Eric Harland - drums
Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London, 19th November 2005
SET LIST
Title Naturaj
Composer Charles Lloyd
Title Dancing on one Foot
Composer Charles Lloyd
Title Four letters in 3
Composer Charles Lloyd
Title Rumi & Hayfez on the Banks of the Big Muddy
Composer Charles Lloyd
