The Call (Charles Lloyd album)

The Call
The Call
Studio album by Charles Lloyd
Released	November 8, 1993
Recorded	July 1993; Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:56
Label	ECM; ECM 1522
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Charles Lloyd chronology

The Call is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in July 1993 by Lloyd with Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin, and Billy Hart.^[1]

Reception[]

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]
Tom Hull	B+ ()^[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Charles Lloyd.

"Nocturne" - 5:23
"Song" - 12:44
"Dwija" - 6:46
"Glimpse" - 8:33
"Imke" - 3:55
"Amarma" - 7:18
"Figure in Blue, Memories of Duke" - 9:25
"The Blessing" - 10:54
"Brother on the Rooftop" - 11:58

Personnel[]

References[]

^ ECM Records catalogue Archived 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 28, 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed January 28, 2010.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 901. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[1] ECM Records catalogue Archived 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 28, 2010.

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed January 28, 2010.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 901. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Hull-4] Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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As leader or co-leader	Nirvana (1962–65) Discovery! (1964) Of Course, of Course (1965) Charles Lloyd in Europe (1966) Dream Weaver (1966) Forest Flower (1966) The Flowering (1966) Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (1967) Journey Within (1967) Love-In (1967) Soundtrack (1968) Moon Man (1970) Warm Waters (1971) Geeta (1973) Autumn in New York (1979) Montreux 82 (1982) A Night in Copenhagen (1983) Fish Out of Water (1989) Notes from Big Sur (1991) Acoustic Masters I (1993) The Call (1993) All My Relations (1994) Canto (1996) Voice in the Night (1998) Hyperion with Higgins (1999) The Water Is Wide (1999) Which Way Is East (2001) Lift Every Voice (2002) Jumping the Creek (2004) Sangam (2004) Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (and Jason Moran, 2012) Wild Man Dance (2013) I Long to See You (2015) Passin' Thru (2016) 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) (2020)
With Cannonball Adderley	Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964) Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964) Radio Nights (1967–68)
With Chico Hamilton	Bye Bye Birdie-Irma La Douce (1960) The Chico Hamilton Special (1960) Drumfusion (1962) Passin' Thru (1962) A Different Journey (1963) Man from Two Worlds (1963) Chic Chic Chico (1965)
With The Beach Boys	Surf's Up (released 1971) Holland (1972) 15 Big Ones (released 1976) M.I.U. Album (released 1978)
With others	Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (Canned Heat, 1971) Almost Summer (Celebration, released 1978) Celebration (Celebration, released 1979) Les McCann Sings (1961) Roger McGuinn (1973) Full Circle (The Doors, 1972) Vanished Gardens (2018)