Charles Lloyd Quartet: Mirror

"Here’s an extremely fine jazz album you just might have missed last year. Charles Lloyd, 72, a tenor saxophonist and flutist of meditative disposition, has been spinning yarns lately with a bright, young rhythm section, featuring Jason Moran on piano, Reuben Rogers on bass and Eric Harland on drums. First convened as a working quartet several years ago, the group, which will appear at the Rose Theater on Jan. 29, made its recorded debut with a rollicking live album, 'Rabo de Nube' (ECM), in 2008. 'Mirror,' released in September, is the follow-up. ... Mr. Moran, best known as a bandleader ... has also been maturing as a sideman. ... The earthy flutter created by Mr. Rogers and Mr. Harland, sensitive and self-assured, plays an equally defining role. And Mr. Lloyd stands at the center of the swirl, on the serenely swinging title track as on a version of Brian Wilson’s 'Caroline, No,' communicating a great range of human emotion with his zephyrlike phrasing" (Nate Chinen, "Critics' Choice," New York Times, 1/4/11).
View catalog record here!