''Athens Concert'' is a

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Charles Lloyd and his quartet with Greek singer

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, recorded in June 2010 and released on

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Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album stars and states "The ''Athens Concert'' is truly inspirational and quite a watermark in a career full of them for Lloyd."Jurek, T
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated'' ''Disc One:'' # "Kratissa Ti Zoi Mou" (

Mikis Theodorakis Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis ( ; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works. He scored for the films '' Zorba the Greek'' (1964), '' Z'' (1969), and '' Serpico'' (1973). He was a three-ti ...

) - 5:59 # "Dream Weaver" - 8:10 # "Blow Wind" - 5:34 # "Requiem" ( Agathi Dimitrouka, Lloyd) - 5:57 # "Greek Suite Part 1: Hymnos Stin Ayia Triada" - (Traditional) - 4:03 # "Greek Suite Part 1: Epano Sto Xero Homa" (Theodorakis) - 2:52 # "Greek Suite Part 1: Messa Stous Paradissious Kipous" (Theodorakis) - 4:49 # "Taxidi Sta Kythera" (

Eleni Karaindrou Eleni Karaindrou (; born 25 November 1941) is a Greek composer. She is best known for scoring the films of the Greek director Theo Angelopoulos. Biography Karaindrou moved with her family to Athens when she was eight years old, and she studied ...

) - 4:35 ''Disc Two:'' # "Prayer" - 7:58 # "Greek Suite Part 2: Vlefaro Mou" ( Nikos Kypourgos,

Lina Nikolakopoulou Evangelia (Lina) Nikolakopoulou (Λίνα Νικολακοπούλου) is widely recognised as one of the foremost lyricists in Greece. She was born in Methana on 30 June 1957 and studied social and political sciences at the Panteion University ...

) - 3:32 # "Greek Suite Part 2: Margaritarenia" (Traditional) - 1:29 # "Greek Suite Part 2: Thalassaki Mou" (Traditional) - 2:57 # "Greek Suite Part 3: Epirotiko Meroloi" (Traditional) - 6:28 # "Greek Suite Part 3: Kægomæ Kæ Sigoliono" (Traditional) - 5:00 # "Greek Suite Part 3: Mori Kontoula Lemonia" (Traditional) - 2:40 # "Greek Suite Part 3: AlismonoKæ Hæromæ" (Traditional) - 3:06 # "Greek Suite Part 3: Tou Hel'To Kastron" (Traditional) - 4:28 # "Yanni Mou" (Traditional) - 7:27

Personnel

* Charles Lloyd -

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, tarogato *

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* Jason Moran -

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*Socratis Sinopoulos -

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*Takis Farazis - piano

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