The Flowering

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The Flowering
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Live album by
ReleasedJuly 1971 [1]
RecordedJuly 23 & 24 and October 29, 1966
Genre Jazz
Length42:39
Label Atlantic
Producer George Avakian
Charles Lloyd chronology
Forest Flower
(1967)
The Flowering
(1971)
Charles Lloyd in Europe
(1966)

The Flowering is a live album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd performed in France and Norway by the Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Keith Jarrett, Cecil McBee and Jack DeJohnette.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "This set is even a bit better than the In Europe album due to the stronger (if more familiar) material". [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated
  1. "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 8:26
  2. "Love-In/Island Blues" - 6:19
  3. "Wilpan's" (Cecil McBee) - 6:39
  4. "Gypsy '66" (Gábor Szabó) - 14:11
  5. "Goin' to Memphis/Island Blues" - 7:04
Liner Notes state that the entire album was recorded at Aulaen Hall, Oslo, Norway. JazzDisco.Org states that track 5 was recorded on July 23 or 24, 1966 at Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival, Antibes, France and all other tracks on October 29, 1966 at Aulaen Hall, Oslo, Norway

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Billboard July 31, 1971
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 20, 2010.