Charles Lloyd - Geeta 1973

Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is a free-spirited musical visionary whose improvisational talents and interest in cross-pollinating jazz with folk, rock, and non-Western traditions, established him as a key figure. Albums like Of Course, Of Course in 1965, Love In (1966), Forest Flower (1967), and In the Soviet Union (1970) were so successful in showcasing his warm, accessible playing style on tenor saxophone and flute that they charted. Lloyd spent the '70s in retreat but recorded independent dates including 1973's Geeta and 1979's Morning Sunrise, wedding global traditions, jazz, and rock. Between 1992 and 2013 he issued a series of albums on ECM that established him as an innovator and elder jazz statesman. He signed to Blue Note in 2015, issued the charting live album Wild Man Dance, and formed an all-star fusion outfit called the Marvels with guitarists Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz. Their debut, I Long to See You, followed in 2016. Two years later, Lloyd, the Marvels, and singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams joined forces on Vanished Gardens. 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) was released in 2020. Lloyd's Marvels released the studio album Tone Poem in March 2021. Trios: Chapel, the first in his Trio of Trios series, arrived in March 2022, with Marvels' Frisell and bassist Thomas Morgan. The second, Trios: Ocean with pianist Gerald Clayton and guitarist Anthony Wilson, arrived in September. Trios: Sacred Thread included percussionist Zakir Hussain and guitarist Julian Lage and arrived in November. Lloyd returned in 2024 with The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow leading an all-star quartet with pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Brian Blade. He formed a trio with Moran and guitarist Marvin Sewell to release the double-length Figure in Blue in October 2025. AMG.

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