Soundtrack is a live album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded at The Town Hall, New York City in 1968 by the Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Keith Jarrett, Ron McClure and Jack DeJohnette.Keith Jarrett discography accessed January 22, 2010.
Reception The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and states "Soundtrack, stomps with all the fury of a live gospel choir trying to claim Saturday night for God instead of the other guy... The band is in a heavy Latin mood, where the blues, samba, bossa, hard bop, modal, and even soul are drenched in the blues. With only four tunes presented, the Charles Lloyd Quartet, while a tad more dissonant than it had been in 1966 and 1967, swings much harder, rougher, and get-to-the-groove quicker than any band Lloyd had previously led... This band would split soon after, when Jarrett left to play with Miles Davis, but if this was a live swansong, they couldn't have picked a better gig to issue".Jurek, T. [ Allmusic Review] accessed January 22, 2010.
Track listing All compositions by Charles Lloyd "Sombrero Sam" - 10:26 "Voice in the Night - 9:06 "Pre-Dawn" - 2:34 "Forest Flower '69" - 16:51 Recorded on November 15, 1968, at the Town Hall, New York City
Personnel Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute Keith Jarrett - piano Ron McClure - bass Jack DeJohnette - drums
Production Eric Sherman - cover concept, photography Haig Adishian - design George Avakian - producer
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