Thanks for the post, but'm really not sure what you're on about regarding Lloyd's later stuff. Literally listening to "Canto" as I write, and it is a BRILLIANT album. Moreover, it's remarkably similar to what you've posted, in the sense of being recognizably Lloyd in both cases... worthy of a re-listen, perhaps?
Regards,
jlb
Hey jlb,
upon your recommendation i'll try to get on "Canto" again. the song "canto" i remember pretty well and not unfondly, but the album was a big mess of styles to me and didn't hold together well. keeping my own advice for an open ear, i'll try again. When i'm dissing Lloyd albums I'm usually thinking of "big sur" and "waves" and "geeta" and "water is wide" and his latest "sangam" none of which i enjoyed.
i think while there isn't a large change in lloyd's own tone, he definitely moved away from the post-bop jazz and blues foundation on "forest flower" to a world-ish sound later. especially when you listen to his interplay with his percussion section. probably with forest flower and soundtrack in particular you could say i'm a bigger fan of jarrett than lloyd...but that may not give lloyd his due as leader. Lloyd definitely shifted his style and I do not want to fault him for that but he moved in a direction I've not been engaged in following.
Thanks for tuning in and sharing your thoughts...opinions and differences of opinions make this writing hear really rewarding to me.
just picked up a copy of this record for cheap (not free, but on the cheap), and it was one i hadn't come across. i'm definitely diggin' on it, and for me, a great sunday morning record to read the times to and drink some coffee to. good look on the post-
Where's the link dude?
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