The Flowering of Charles Lloyd

Rabo De Nube

May 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Charles Lloyd’s latest release, recorded live in 2007 at the Theater Basel in Switzerland, recalls his early live recording, Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey. That LP introduced those of a certain generation to the saxophonist-flutist and jazz in general. The similarities between the two recordings, though separated by some…

[Read more →]

Tags: Music Reviews

He’s No Keith Jarrett

...or Bill Evans either.

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

I once had a minor tiff with Brad Mehldau, an exchange of words in the pages of the L.A. Weekly that, I hope, ended up serving us both well. It started when I wrote up a plug for a rare Keith Jarrett appearance, saying that Jarrett had influenced a generation of young musicians. For proof one needed to look no further than Mehldau’s recorded rendition of “Blame It on My Youth”

[Read more →]

Tags: Music Reviews