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.

The Flowering
Live album by
ReleasedJuly 1971[1]
RecordedJuly 23 & 24 and October 29, 1966
GenreJazz
Length42:39
LabelAtlantic
ProducerGeorge Avakian
Charles Lloyd chronology
Forest Flower
(1967)
The Flowering
(1971)
Charles Lloyd in Europe
(1966)

Reception edit

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
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Track listing edit

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

Personnel edit

Production edit

  • Meny Bloch - engineer

References edit

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