Charles Lloyd

Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (2024)

Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 521 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 209 Mb | 01:30:45
Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Blue Note Records

Charles Lloyd's 2024 musical offering, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow, is a majestic double album of new studio recordings from the legendary saxophonist which will be released on March 15, 2024, Lloyd's 86th birthday. One of the most significant musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries, Lloyd remains at the peak of his powers in the company of a newly assembled quartet of four distinctive voices with the NEA Jazz Master joined by pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Brian Blade.
Charles Lloyd - Soundtrack (1969) & In the Soviet Union (1970) [Reissue 1999]

Charles Lloyd - Soundtrack (1969) & In the Soviet Union (1970) [Reissue 1999]
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 440 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 184 MB | Covers - 12 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Atlantic/Collectables Records (COL-CD-6237)

In concert, the Charles Lloyd Quartet took care of business, so it's fortunate to have this reissue bringing back two of the group's live recordings: a 1968 date from Town Hall in New York and a 1967 concert from a jazz festival in Estonia. The two dates flow together as a unified document of the quartet in its prime. Soundtrack opens with "Sombrero Sam," an expansive piece of soul-jazz with a Keith Jarrett deconstruction of a Joe Zawinul-style line (circa Zawinul's time with Cannonball Adderley). This sets up the leader for a funky excursion on flute. A breathy falsetto soliloquy from Lloyd on tenor then segues perfectly into a dynamic performance of his "Forest Flower." "Voice in the Night" from the original Atlantic release is not included on the reissue…

Charles Lloyd - Jumping The Creek (2005)  Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 13, 2023
Charles Lloyd - Jumping The Creek (2005)

Charles Lloyd - Jumping The Creek (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 393 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb | Scans ~ 50 Mb
Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: ECM | # ECM 1911, 982 4130 | 01:08:50

Jumping the Creek is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, recorded in January 2004 by Lloyd with Geri Allen, Robert Hurst and Eric Harland. The album received wide critical acclaim. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and states "this, like Lloyd's other recordings on ECM is about emotion, feeling, and a sense of peace and serenity. Lloyd uses the rough places in his improvisations, to be sure, but it is only to make the rough places plain, limpid, utterly integrated in a serene whole. On Jumping the Creek he succeeds seamlessly and ups his own artistic ante". The All About Jazz review by John Kelman stated "Jumping the Creek represents a clear highlight in a career filled with memorable milestones".
Charles Lloyd - The Best Of Charles Lloyd (1970/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Charles Lloyd - The Best Of Charles Lloyd (1970/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 40:11 minutes | 1,79 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 40:11 minutes | 946 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is a forward-thinking musician's musician whose supreme improvisational talents and interest in cross-pollinating jazz with rock as well as non-Western styles of music during the '60s and '70s established him as one of the key figures in the development of fusion and world music.
Charles Lloyd - Trios: Chapel (feat. Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan) (Live) (2022)

Charles Lloyd - Trios: Chapel (feat. Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan) (Live) (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 194 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 105 Mb | 00:45:52
Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Blue Note Records

Charles Lloyd has long been a free spirit, master musician, and visionary. For more than 6 decades the legendary saxophonist and composer has loomed large over the music world, and at 84 years old he remains at the height of his powers and as prolific as ever. As a sound seeker, Lloyd’s restless creativity has perhaps found no greater manifestation than on his latest masterwork Trio of Trios, an expansive project that encompasses three albums, each a deft change of musical context that presents him in a different trio setting.
Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan - Trios: Chapel (Live) (2022)

Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan - Trios: Chapel (Live) (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 149 MB
45:50 | Jazz | Label: Blue Note Records

Charles Lloyd at age 84 remains as spiritually relevant, contemporarily focused, and prolific as ever. Lloyd has played in many configurations including the standard drum-piano-bass-sax quartet but also in quintets that include both piano and guitar as well as his famous quintet, The Marvels, that features two guitarists, one of whom, the renowned guitarist Bill Frisell, along with Frisell’s go-to bassist Thomas Morgan, form the first of three trios in a series of recordings featuring three different trios that Lloyd is releasing in 2022. Lloyd has constantly searched for new contexts in which to deliver his improvised solos and has worked rather regularly with most of the musicians that comprise his vision of the three trios, which interestingly have a guitarist as the only instrumental constant. The second will feature guitarist Anthony Wilson and pianist Gerald Clayton while the third will install guitarist Julian Lage and percussionist Zakir Hussain.
The Charles Lloyd Quartet - Journey Within (1967) & Charles Lloyd In Europe (1968) [Reissue 1998]

The Charles Lloyd Quartet - Journey Within (1967) & Charles Lloyd In Europe (1968) [Reissue 1998]
EAC Rip | APE (image+.cue+log) - 438 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 178 MB | Covers - 18 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Avant-garde Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Atlantic/Collectables Records (COL-CD-6236)

This 1998 reissue lets Charles Lloyd's music of the late '60s transcend its erstwhile, hippie era, Coltrane-lite cachet and come into its own as the expression of an expansive musical vision by a quartet of formidable players. Straddling the threshold to the avant-garde, the music doesn't so much defy categorization as dispense with the need for it. Folk themes, Eastern influences, blues, modal hard bop, and impressionistic passages meld seamlessly into a unique, cohesive musical conception. The sprawling 75-minute CD compiles two concert releases: a 1967 date at New York's Fillmore East and a 1968 concert in Oslo, Norway…
Charles Lloyd - Manhattan Stories (2014/2017) [DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Charles Lloyd - Manhattan Stories (2014/2017)
DSD128 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,6 MHz | Time - 42:27 minutes | 2,16 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 42:27 minutes | 879 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Recorded on Sept 3, 1965 at the now-defunct Judson Hall in Manhattan, these live tracks from saxophonist Charles Lloyd and his quartet have never been released before. In fact this marks the first-ever official appearance on record from Lloyd and his masterful quartet of guitarist Gábor Szabó, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Pete La Roca. This is a must have release for Charles Lloyd fans, jazz collectors & audiophiles.

Charles Lloyd - Trios: Sacred Thread (2022)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Jan. 9, 2023
Charles Lloyd - Trios: Sacred Thread (2022)

Charles Lloyd - Trios: Sacred Thread (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 139 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 91 MB | Covers - 42 MB
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (00602445266876)

Trios: Sacred Thread is the third and final album in Charles Lloyd's Trio of Trios project in 2022. Its releases offer three different triads in concert settings, its players recruited from the saxophonist's vast stable of collaborators. Trios: Chapel, with guitarist Bill Frisell and bassist Thomas Morgan, appeared in June offering jazz and Latin standards and Lloyd compositions dating back to the early 1960s. Trios: Ocean, with guitarist Anthony Wilson and pianist Gerald Clayton, followed in September. Its program was composed of four originals offered as vehicles for lengthy improvisation.
Trios: Sacred Thread places the saxophonist/composer in the company of guitarist Julian Lage and Indian percussionist/vocalist Zakir Hussain…
Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran - Hagar's Song (2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran - Hagar's Song (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 68:25 minutes | 1,27 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

"Hagar’s Song" is an album from long-time ECM luminary Charles Lloyd, is a thrilling duo recording with Jason Moran. The pianist was a key member of Lloyd’s latter-day quartet. This stunning release features pieces dear to Lloyd including compositions by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson. The centerpiece on the album is the title suite, dedicated to Lloyd’s great-great-grandmother.