Geeta (album)

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Geeta
Geeta album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded1973 [1]
StudioMalibu Road and A&M Studios [2]
Genre Jazz
Length39:47
Label A&M
Producer Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd chronology
Waves
(1972)
Geeta
(1973)
Morning Sunrise
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Geeta is the fifteenth studio album by jazz saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd. It was released by A&M Records as album SP 3046. [4]

Contents

Reception

Billboard's 1973 review commented that "The fading Indian musical influence blending cogently with free flowing modern jazz is the end result here", and suggested that the second side was the more commercial. [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated
  1. "Geeta Suite" – 13:30
    1. "Arjuna (Tender Warrior)"
    2. "Song of Brindavan"
  2. "Dance of the Gopis" – 6:25
  1. "Stones Medley" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 11:08
    1. "Backstreet Girl"
    2. "Lady Jane"
    3. "Mother's Little Helper"
  2. "Maxfield" – 4:30
  3. "Jungle Blues" – 2:12
  4. "Berries" – 2:02

Sources: [2] [5]

Personnel

Production

Source: [2]

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References

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