Lift Every Voice (Charles Lloyd album)

Lift Every Voice is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, recorded in February 2002 and released on ECM October that same year. The quintet features rhythm section Geri Allen, John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson & Larry Grenadier (alternately) and Billy Hart. The album represents Lloyd's response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Reception

The album received wide critical acclaim. The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4½ stars and states "The result is one of the most unusual and deeply spiritual recordings in Lloyd's always-unusual career, one that says more with fewer means."

The All About Jazz review by Mark Corroto stated "Lloyd’s belief in humanity and reliance on the healing and redemptive qualities of music propels this compassionate recording."

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated.

Personnel

• Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute, tarogato
• Geri Allen – piano
• John Abercrombie – guitar
• Marc Johnson – double bass (CD1 #1, 3-7; CD2 #1, 3, 5, 9)
• Larry Grenadier – double bass (CD1 #2, 8; CD2 #2, 4-8)
• Billy Hart – drums

References

1. Lift Every Voice
2. Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)
3. The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
4. Forest Flower
5. Tone Poem (Charles Lloyd album)
6. Mirror (Charles Lloyd album)
7. Of Course, of Course
8. Full Circle (The Doors album)
9. Craig Charles
10. Charles Lloyd in Europe
11. Soundtrack (Charles Lloyd album)
12. The Call (Charles Lloyd album)
13. Passin' Thru (Charles Lloyd album)
14. Vanished Gardens
15. Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union
16. The Water Is Wide (Charles Lloyd album)
17. Which Way Is East
18. Nirvana (Charles Lloyd album)
19. Hyperion with Higgins
20. Voice in the Night (Charles Lloyd album)