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Charles Lloyd|The Water Is Wide

The Water Is Wide

Charles Lloyd

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Like 1999's Voice in the Night, The Water Is Wide features Charles Lloyd in the company of one of his dearest friends, drummer Billy Higgins, who would pass away less than a year after the album's release. Guitarist John Abercrombie also remains on board, but Lloyd extends the group's generational span by recruiting two younger players: pianist Brad Mehldau and bassist Larry Grenadier. The album begins with a straightforward, elegant reading of Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia." Lloyd goes on to lead his ensemble through two lesser-known Ellington pieces, "Black Butterfly" and "Heaven"; Strayhorn's "Lotus Blossom"; two original ballads, "Figure In Blue" and "Lady Day"; and Cecil McBee's "Song of Her," a track from Lloyd's 1968 classic, Forest Flower. It's a glorious amalgam of sound: the leader's unique, glissando-laden phraseology, Mehldau's harmonic nuances, unerring rhythmic backbone from Grenadier and the majestic Higgins -- and only occasionally, pointed and eloquent guitarism from Abercrombie. The session ascends to an even higher level with the inclusion of two spirituals, "The Water Is Wide" and "There Is a Balm in Gilead." The latter features just Lloyd and Higgins, starkly setting the melody against a hypnotic drum chant. In addition, Lloyd's closing "Prayer," written for Higgins during a life-threatening episode back in 1996, features just the composer, Abercrombie, and guest bassist Darek Oles. (Oddly, Oles' credit is relegated to the fine print.) These tracks, most of all, resonate with personal meaning and profundity.

© David R. Adler /TiVo

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1
Georgia
00:06:37

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carmichael, ComposerLyricist - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - Gorell, ComposerLyricist - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

2
The Water Is Wide
00:05:00

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, Composer - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Producer, Arranger, Tenor Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

3
Black Butterfly
00:04:34

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Duke Ellington, Composer - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

4
Ballade And Allegro
00:03:44

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Composer, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

5
Figure In Blue
00:05:11

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Composer, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

6
Lotus Blossom
00:05:37

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Strayhorn, Composer - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

7
The Monk And The Mermaid
00:08:33

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Composer, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

8
Song Of Her
00:07:36

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cecil MCBee, Composer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

9
Lady Day
00:07:27

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Composer, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

10
Heaven
00:04:13

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Duke Ellington, Composer - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

11
There Is A Balm In Gilead
00:05:12

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, Composer - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Grenadier, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Producer, Arranger, Tenor Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

12
Prayer
00:04:19

Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Mehldau, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Abercrombie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Lloyd, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael C. Ross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer, Executive Producer - John Sorensen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Oles, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Harley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH

Albumbeschreibung

Like 1999's Voice in the Night, The Water Is Wide features Charles Lloyd in the company of one of his dearest friends, drummer Billy Higgins, who would pass away less than a year after the album's release. Guitarist John Abercrombie also remains on board, but Lloyd extends the group's generational span by recruiting two younger players: pianist Brad Mehldau and bassist Larry Grenadier. The album begins with a straightforward, elegant reading of Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia." Lloyd goes on to lead his ensemble through two lesser-known Ellington pieces, "Black Butterfly" and "Heaven"; Strayhorn's "Lotus Blossom"; two original ballads, "Figure In Blue" and "Lady Day"; and Cecil McBee's "Song of Her," a track from Lloyd's 1968 classic, Forest Flower. It's a glorious amalgam of sound: the leader's unique, glissando-laden phraseology, Mehldau's harmonic nuances, unerring rhythmic backbone from Grenadier and the majestic Higgins -- and only occasionally, pointed and eloquent guitarism from Abercrombie. The session ascends to an even higher level with the inclusion of two spirituals, "The Water Is Wide" and "There Is a Balm in Gilead." The latter features just Lloyd and Higgins, starkly setting the melody against a hypnotic drum chant. In addition, Lloyd's closing "Prayer," written for Higgins during a life-threatening episode back in 1996, features just the composer, Abercrombie, and guest bassist Darek Oles. (Oddly, Oles' credit is relegated to the fine print.) These tracks, most of all, resonate with personal meaning and profundity.

© David R. Adler /TiVo

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