Forest Flower
| Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | February 21, 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 8, 1966 New York City (#3–4) September 18, 1966 Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1473 | |||
| Producer | George Avakian | |||
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Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey is a live album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1966 by the Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Keith Jarrett, Cecil McBee and Jack DeJohnette. The album was a crossover hit, becoming popular on FM rock radio, and becoming one of the first jazz albums to sell over one million copies.[2]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "It is difficult to believe that, with players so young (and having been together under a year), Lloyd was able to muster a progressive jazz that was so far-reaching and so undeniably sophisticated, yet so rich and accessible... By the time the band reaches its final number they have touched upon virtually the entire history of jazz and still pushed it forward with seamless aplomb. Forest Flower is a great live record".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
[edit]- "Forest Flower: Sunrise" (Lloyd) - 7:18
- "Forest Flower: Sunset" (Lloyd) - 10:37
- "Sorcery" (Keith Jarrett) - 5:18
- "Song of Her" (Cecil McBee) - 5:24
- "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) - 10:40
Personnel
[edit]- Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute
- Keith Jarrett - piano
- Cecil McBee - bass
- Jack DeJohnette - drums
Production
[edit]- Wally Heider - recording engineer
- Marvin Israel - album design
- Jim Marshall - cover photography
References
[edit]- ^ Billboard Mar 18, 1967
- ^ "Arrows Into Infinity". ECM Records. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed January 20, 2010.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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