The Call (Charles Lloyd album)

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]

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
Acoustic Masters I (1993) The Call (1993) All My Relations (1995)

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]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd.

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

Personnel

• Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone
• Bobo Stenson - piano
• Anders Jormin - double bass
• Billy Hart - drums

References

1. ECM Records catalogue Archived 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 28, 2010.
2. Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed January 28, 2010.
3. Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.