Raiding my dad's record collection exposed me to Charles Lloyd Quartet. I dig this early incarnation as well as the later ones. Always interesting, moving, subtle, then ferocious.
I always wanted Charles to pop out and do a set with Keith’s Standards Trio sometime over the years to highlight the old relationship with Keith and Jack... alas with Gary Peacock gone and Keith unable to play I suppose it will remain a dream.
Thank you fortna4! From my YT browsing, Europeans admired, and had the sense to preserve performances by cutting-edge American Jazz Artists in the '60s. It's rare to see such footage filmed in the USA.
In addition to being a very overrated jazzman, Lloyd is the other of totally stupid and laughable quotes such as this one: ''Women are as connected to music as women are to Africa. Women are all connected to the land and music is connected to the land. The drums come from Africa and have supernatural powers. Women and drums must be respected. I'm a shaman, I go out into nature, I talk to the trees and plants'' or ''I am a shaman, I go out into nature, I talk to the trees and plants'' ....LOL!
@@rinahall How does a lawyers opinion on music matter, even if you defend you seem more like an agitated prosecutor, should have studied music, if you slow a note down enough its oscilation becomes a rythm pattern, thats why drums are supernatural, its the rythm is the base of music and litteraly sound, it the first thing we can pick up and its closest to the hart. Everything is connected via vibrations, oscilations and therefore music. And about women, women are key in the world, bless them.👐 Bright moments!
+1 I slightly preferred the group with Cecil McBee on bass (i believe this bassist is Ron McClure, no slouch but ...). Any band with Charles, Keith and Jack is gonna be smokin' but with Cecil McBee it was transcendent. I saw them at Shelly's Manne-Hole in L.A. (Hollywood?) in 1967 or so, went every night for a week. Will never forget it! Thanks for posting, never saw/heard this before!
Michael, you are so right! Also I am thrilled that in August of this year Charles was FINALLY inducted into Down Beat's Hall of Fame, at the age of 87 ! So long overdue ! Charles is still keeping it fresh...his current ensembles are breathtaking. I last caught his group at Monterey in 2018. One of my all-time favorites was Central Park in 1967; his classic quartet performed Forest Flower and it blew my brains out ! That very night my buddies and I headed to the Newport Jazz Fest ! What unbelievable times.
Fun fact: they also performed in Estonia the same year. Estonia was occupied by soviet union. The soviets were so mad about the concert so they forbid festivals in Tallinn for many years. There was a saying among the soviets "Today you are playing jazz, tomorrow you will betray your homeland."
I love Charles Lloyd. I see Keith Jarrett on the piano and Jacque DeJohnette on the drum. Cecil McBee played base on Charles Lloyd's Forest Flower, a live recording at Monterey Jazz Festival but Cecil wasn't on this set, was he? Is the base player Scott Lafaro?
GeoCoppens I admire you for giving an honest opinion..He's a fine player but I agree I can do without the histrionics too!..His brother Chris performed at my local jazz club 3 years ago and an elderly friend of mine approached him to ask a question about the music..He was most rude to her and spoilt her entire night, a total prick!!!
