The Call (Charles Lloyd album)

The Call
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 1993
RecordedJuly 1993
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length76:56
LabelECM
ECM 1522
ProducerManfred Eicher
Charles Lloyd chronology
Acoustic Masters I
(1993)
The Call
(1993)
All My Relations
(1995)

The Call is an album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in July 1993 and released on ECM November later that year. The quartet features rhythm section Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin, and Billy Hart.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars stating "While the record documents plenty of stirring musicianship, Lloyd the composer seems to be running low on fresh ideas and distinctive melodies."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
Tom HullB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Charles Lloyd.
  1. "Nocturne" – 5:23
  2. "Song" – 12:44
  3. "Dwija" – 6:46
  4. "Glimpse" – 8:33
  5. "Imke" – 3:55
  6. "Amarma" – 7:18
  7. "Figure in Blue, Memories of Duke" – 9:25
  8. "The Blessing" – 10:54
  9. "Brother on the Rooftop" – 11:58

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM Records catalogue Archived October 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine accessed January 28, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed January 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 901. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (February 28, 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 9, 2020.