Notes from Big Sur
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Notes from Big Sur |
| type | Album |
| artist | Charles Lloyd |
| cover | Notes from Big Sur.jpg |
| released | 1992 |
| recorded | November 1991 |
| studio | Rainbow Studio |
| Oslo, Norway | |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 60:38 |
| label | ECM |
| ECM 1465 | |
| producer | Manfred Eicher |
| chronology | Charles Lloyd |
| prev_title | Fish Out of Water |
| prev_year | 1991 |
| next_title | Acoustic Masters I |
| next_year | 1993 |
| :: |
| name = Notes from Big Sur | type = Album | artist = Charles Lloyd | cover = Notes from Big Sur.jpg | alt = | released = 1992 | recorded = November 1991 | studio = Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | venue = | genre = Jazz | length = 60:38 | label = ECM ECM 1465 | producer = Manfred Eicher | chronology = Charles Lloyd | prev_title = Fish Out of Water | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = Acoustic Masters I | next_year = 1993 Notes from Big Sur is an album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, recorded in November 1991 and released on ECM April the following year. The quartet feature rhythm section Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin and Ralph Peterson.
Reception
The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated: "Notes from Big Sur successfully portrays the California coastline for which it is named—picturesque and soothing, although rugged and at times forbidding." {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = |rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |rev3score = | rev2 = Tom Hull | rev2Score = B+ ()
Track listing
:All compositions by Charles Lloyd
- "Requiem" - 8:00
- "Sister" - 8:51
- "Pilgrimage to the Mountain Part 1: Persevere" - 7:22
- "Sam Song" - 7:54
- "Takur" - 4:27
- "Monk in Paris" - 9:38
- "When Miss Jessye Sings" - 9:55
- "Pilgrimage to the Mountain Part 2: Surrender" - 4:31
Personnel
- Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone
- Bobo Stenson – piano
- Anders Jormin – bass
- Ralph Peterson – drums
References
References
- Adler, D. R. [{{AllMusic
- (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
- Hull, Tom. (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes".
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