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Stourley Kracklite's avatar

Thanks for the tip. Just listened to the album. A+. They weren’t just doodling the blues.

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Charles Powell's avatar

Was wondering about whether to get this

Thanks for posting!

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Christian Muermann's avatar

The Hamburg concert has been streamed tonight. It was magic.

Here it is. Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/live/penbpsqjriY?si=WQrwpmBKI754kRQ7

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Marc Myers's avatar

Thanks Christian.

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Chuck Mitchell's avatar

Heartily seconding your endorsement of this album and Lloyd generally!

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Jim McGinley's avatar

I just ordered ‘Figure In Blue’ and hope to have it by Friday. I’m always looking for new and different music, so thank you for the lead!

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Bill Kirchner's avatar

"Song My Lady Sings” has long been my favorite of Lloyd’s pieces. It’s been recorded numerous times. Here are two versions I like:

Lloyd with Gabor Szabo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2MTpRbQMO0

Cannonball Adderley Sextet, 1964:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AohuTgiuh9E

The Adderley Sextet version of “Lady” has solos by the Adderley brothers and Zawinul. I suspect that Lloyd’s solo was edited out. Here’s a video with a faster, shorter version and a solo by Lloyd that is his best I’ve heard on this tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNVpPuxDm1o

This is my favorite of Lloyd's ballad recordings::

Cannonball Adderley Sextet, 1964—“Do You Love Me?”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1B_2g9nGJs&list=OLAK5uy_nR931VJH9PUuodxSBTM9kPSwjtsU71C-E

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Marc Myers's avatar

Excellent. Thanks so much, Bill. Most insightful, as always.

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Jim McGinley's avatar

I just picked it up. It’s very well conceived and executed. It’s a minimalist approach, but I think the absence of a drummer actually enhances the performance.

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Christian Muermann's avatar

Just heard a few tracks of the album... just wonderful. So this will be my next CD purchase.

By the way, he starts his tour in Europe in a few days:

November 8th - Vienna, Austria

November 10th - Brno, Czech Republic

November 12th - Vilnius, Lithuania

November 14th - Antwerp, Belgium

November 16th - Madrid, Spain

November 18th - Mannheim, Germany

November 21st - Hamburg, Germany

November 23rd - Wroclaw, Poland

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