''Athens Concert'' 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 majo ...

saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...

Charles Lloyd and the Greek singer

Maria Farantouri Maria Farantouri or Farandouri ( el, Μαρία Φαραντούρη; born 28 November 1947 in Athens) is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the ...

. Recorded in 2010 by the Charles Lloyd Quartet with

and released on the

ECM ECM may refer to: Economics and commerce * Engineering change management * Equity capital markets * Error correction model, an econometric model * European Common Market Mathematics * Elliptic curve method * European Congress of Mathematics ...

label.ECM Records catelogue
accessed October 24, 2011.

Reception

The

Allmusic 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 dat ...

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
Allmusic Review
accessed October 24, 2011.

Track listing

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

Mikis Theodorakis Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis ( el, Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης ; 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'' ...

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

Nikos Kypourgos Nikos ( el, Νίκος, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of ...

, Lina Nikolakopoulou) - 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 **Recorded at the Herod Atticus Odeon in Athens, Greece in June 2010

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 ...

alto flute The alto flute is an instrument in the Western concert flute family, the second-highest member below the standard C flute after the uncommon flûte d'amour. It is the third most common member of its family after the standard C flute and the ...

, tarogato *

voice The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound production ...

* Jason Moran -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...

Reuben Rogers Reuben Renwick Rogers (born November 15, 1974) is a jazz bassist from the Virgin Islands. Biography Reuben Rogers was imbued with both groove and spirit from birth. Raised in the Virgin Islands by parents who were both ministers, Rogers grew up ...

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gu ...

Eric Harland Eric Harland (born November 8, 1976; in Houston, Texas) is an American jazz drummer. In addition to leading his own group, Harland is a member of Charles Lloyd's Quartet, Dave Holland's Prism, James Farm with Joshua Redman, and Taylor Eigsti' ...

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

*Socratis Sinopoulos -

lyra Lyra (; Latin for lyre, from Greek ''λύρα'') is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and is one of the modern 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Lyra was ...

*Takis Farazis - piano

References

{{Authority control 2011 live albums ECM Records live albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher Charles Lloyd (jazz musician) live albums