The Call (Charles Lloyd album)

The Call is an album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in July 1993 and released on ECM November later that year. The quartet features rhythm section Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin, and Billy Hart.^[1]

The Call
Studio album by Charles Lloyd
Released	November 8, 1993
Recorded	July 1993
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
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]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[4]

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 October 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine accessed January 28, 2010.
2. Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed January 28, 2010.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 901. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Hull, Tom (February 28, 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 9, 2020.