Forest Flower
| Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey | ||||
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| File:Forest Flower, Charles Lloyd at Monterey cover art.jpg | ||||
| 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 | edit source]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]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- "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 | edit source]- Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute
- Keith Jarrett - piano
- Cecil McBee - bass
- Jack DeJohnette - drums
Production
[edit | edit source]- Wally Heider - recording engineer
- Marvin Israel - album design
- Jim Marshall - cover photography
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Billboard Mar 18, 1967
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