Charles Lloyd - Nirvana (1968) [2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue with the latest 2014 DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. Nirvana is lovely work from Charles Lloyd – recorded at the point when he was just pushing off from Chico Hamilton's group, and before he got too noodly for his own good! Side one of the record features Lloyd with his own group – jazzing it up in a mix of flute, guitar, and percussion on a number of short tracks that have a light and breezy feel. There's a nice dose of bossa in the set, plus some of the other freer rhythmic styles that Lloyd and Hamilton experimented with together at the time – but all of the tracks have a strong rhythmic pulse, and never lose their groove for too much experimentation. Side two features two wonderful tracks with Hamilton's group at a point when Lloyd was still working with the ensemble – both long tracks with a modal pulse and a great deal of spirituality – again free, but never too much so! A nice little album – with tracks that include "Island Blues", "Carcara", "Long Time Baby", "One For Joan", and "Freedom Traveler".

Tracks:

01 - Island Blues
02 - Carcara
03 - Long Time, Baby
04 - East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
05 - Love Theme From ''In Harm's Way''
06 - Sun Dance
07 - You Know (From ''Ecco'')
08 - One For Joan - Freedom Traveler

Personnel:

Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute
Gábor Szabó - guitar
Ron Carter - bass
Pete LaRoca - drums
Garnett Brown - trombone
Albert Stinson - bass
Chico Hamilton - drums