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 | ||||
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| Released | July 1971[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 23 & 24 and October 29, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:39 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | George Avakian | |||
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Reception
editThe 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]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated
- "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 8:26
- "Love-In/Island Blues" - 6:19
- "Wilpan's" (Cecil McBee) - 6:39
- "Gypsy '66" (Gábor Szabó) - 14:11
- "Goin' to Memphis/Island Blues" - 7:04
- Recorded on July 23 & 24 at Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival, Antibes, France and October 29, 1966 at Aulaen Hall, Oslo, Norway
Personnel
editProduction
edit- Meny Bloch - engineer
References
edit- ^ Billboard July 31, 1971
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 20, 2010.