| A Night in Copenhagen | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | July 11, 1983 | |||
| Venue | Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Copenhagen | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 66:00 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Charles Lloyd, Dorothy Darr, Gabreal Franklin | |||
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A Night in Copenhagen is a live album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd featuring a performance recorded in Copenhagen in 1983 by Lloyd with Michel Petrucciani, Palle Danielsson and Woody Theus with guest vocalist Bobby McFerrin. [1]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Lloyd, coaxed out of retirement by Petrucciani, sounded virtually unchanged from his earlier days; the passion and enthusiasm were still there". [2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
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