''A Night in Copenhagen'' is a live album by

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

saxophonist Charles Lloyd featuring a performance recorded in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

in 1983 by Lloyd with

Michel Petrucciani Michel Petrucciani (; ; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplish ...

Palle Danielsson Nils Paul "Palle" Danielsson (born 15 October 1946) is a Swedish jazz double bassist born in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1974 to 1979, he was a member of Keith Jarrett's quartet. He is the brother of pianist Monica Dominique. Career Danielsson's ...

and Woody Theus with guest vocalist

Bobby McFerrin Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American folk and jazz singer. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rap ...

.Blue Note Records catalogue
accessed January 28, 2010.

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Lloyd, coaxed out of retirement by Petrucciani, sounded virtually unchanged from his earlier days; the passion and enthusiasm were still there".Yanow, S.

Allmusic Review AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

accessed January 28, 2010.

Track listing

:''All compositions by Charles Lloyd'' # "Lotus Land (To Thakur and Trane)" 9:08 # "Lady Day" 7:22 # "El Encanto" 6:23 # "Third Floor Richard" 8:14 # "Night Blooming Jasmine" 14:23 # "Of Course, Of Course" Bonus Track on CD 9:45 # "Sweet Georgia Bright" Bonus Track on CD 11:45 #* Recorded at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark on July 11, 1983

Personnel

* Charles Lloyd –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

(2, 5, 7), flute (3, 4, 6), Chinese oboe (1) *

– piano *

– double bass *Woody Theus – drums *

– vocals (tracks 4 & 6)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Night in Copenhagen, A Charles Lloyd (jazz musician) live albums 1985 live albums Blue Note Records live albums