Notes from Big Sur
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Reception
The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars stating "Notes From Big Sur successfully portrays the California coastline for which it is named — picturesque and soothing, although rugged and at times forbidding".Track listing
- All compositions by Charles Lloyd
- "Requiem" - 8:01
- "Sister" - 8:51
- "Pilgrimage to the Mountain Part 1: Persevere" - 7:22
- "Sam Song" - 7:54
- "Takur" - 4:27
- "Monk in Paris" - 9:38
- "When Miss Jessye Sings" - 9:55
- "Pilgrimage to the Mountain Part 2: Surrender" - 4:31
Personnel
- Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
- Bobo StensonBobo StensonBo Gustav Stenson is a Swedish jazz pianist. Stenson was noted as early as 1963, when he stepped up from the local scene in Västerås to start playing frequently in Stockholm, where he accompanied a long line of visiting American players including Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and Gary Burton...
- pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Anders JorminAnders JorminAnders Bertil Michael Jormin, born September 7, 1957 in Jönköping, is a Swedish bassist and composer.Jormin established a musical partnership with Bobo Stenson in the mid-1980s which led to international recognition playing with Charles Lloyd, in the early 1990s...
- double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - Ralph Peterson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....