Fish Out of Water (Charles Lloyd album)

Fish Out of Water is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in July 1989 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Bobo Stenson, Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen.[1]

Fish Out of Water
Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedJuly 1989
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length57:47
LabelECM
ECM 1398
ProducerManfred Eicher
Charles Lloyd chronology
One Night with Blue Note Volume 4
(1985)
Fish Out of Water
(1990)
Notes from Big Sur
(1992)

Reception edit

The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated: "While some may find the disc a bit too placid overall, there's much to be said for Lloyd's unruffled, effortlessly bluesy playing".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Tom HullB+ (  )[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Charles Lloyd

  1. "Fish Out of Water" – 9:24
  2. "Haghia Sophia" – 7:29
  3. "The Dirge" – 10:14
  4. "Bharati" – 8:28
  5. "Eyes of Love" – 8:36
  6. "Mirror" – 9:34
  7. "Tellaro" – 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ ECM Records catalogue accessed January 28, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Adler, D. R. AllMusic Review accessed January 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 901. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.