Charles Lloyd (born
March 15, 1938) is an American jazz musician. Though he primarily plays
tenor saxophone and flute, he has also occasionally recorded on alto
saxophone and more exotic reed instruments which include the Hungarian
tárogató. His best known composition is "Forest Flower."
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is a forward-thinking musician's musician whose supreme improvisational talents and interest in cross-pollinating jazz with rock as well as non-Western styles of music during the '60s and '70s established him as one of the key figures in the development of fusion and world music. Lloyd grew up surrounded by the vibrant blues and jazz scenes of his native city. Given a saxophone at age nine, Lloyd eventually studied with Memphis legend pianist Phineas Newborn as well as saxophonist Irvin Reason. By his teens, Lloyd was not only best friends with schoolmate trumpeter Booker Little, but was also gigging locally with such artists as saxophonist George Coleman and future blues icons including Bobby "Blue" Bland, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, and others.
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is a forward-thinking musician's musician whose supreme improvisational talents and interest in cross-pollinating jazz with rock as well as non-Western styles of music during the '60s and '70s established him as one of the key figures in the development of fusion and world music. Lloyd grew up surrounded by the vibrant blues and jazz scenes of his native city. Given a saxophone at age nine, Lloyd eventually studied with Memphis legend pianist Phineas Newborn as well as saxophonist Irvin Reason. By his teens, Lloyd was not only best friends with schoolmate trumpeter Booker Little, but was also gigging locally with such artists as saxophonist George Coleman and future blues icons including Bobby "Blue" Bland, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, and others.
Charles Lloyd & Maria Farantouri-(2011)- Athens Concert
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels-(2016)-I Long to See You
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels-(2018)-Vanished Gardens
Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins-(2004)-Which Way Is East 1
Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins-(2004)-Which Way Is East 2
Charles Lloyd Quartet feat. Keith Jarrett-(1967)-Paris 1967
Charles Lloyd Quintet-(1964)-Nirvana
Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran-(2013)-Hagar's Song
Charles Lloyd-(1965)-Of Course, Of Course
Charles Lloyd-(1966)-Dream Weaver
Charles Lloyd-(1966)-Forest Flower Live in Monterey
Charles Lloyd-(1966)-Love-In
Charles Lloyd-(1967)-Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union
Charles Lloyd-(1967)-Charles Lloyd Quartet in Concert
Charles Lloyd-(1972)-Waves
Charles Lloyd-(1983)-A Night In Copenhagen
Charles Lloyd-(1985)-One Night With Blue Note Preserved, Volume 4
Charles Lloyd-(1989)-Fish Out Of Water
Charles Lloyd-(1992)-Notes From Big Sur
Charles Lloyd-(1993)-Acoustic Masters 1
Charles Lloyd-(1993)-The Call
Charles Lloyd-(1995)-All My Relations
Charles Lloyd-(1996)-Canto
Charles Lloyd-(1999)-Soundtrack - In The Soviet Union
Charles Lloyd-(1999)-Voice In The Night
Charles Lloyd-(2000)-The Water Is Wide
Charles Lloyd-(2001)-Hyperion with Higgins
Charles Lloyd-(2002)-Lift every voice - 1
Charles Lloyd-(2002)-Lift every voice - 2
Charles Lloyd-(2005)-Jumping The Creek
Charles Lloyd-(2006)-Roma Jazz Festival
Charles Lloyd-(2006)-Sangam
Charles Lloyd-(2008)-Rabo de Nube
Charles Lloyd-(2010)-Mirror
Charles Lloyd-(2015)- Wild Man Dance
