# The Flowering

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1971 live album by Charles Lloyd

The Flowering Live album by Charles Lloyd Released July 1971[1] Recorded July 23 & 24 and October 29, 1966 Genre Jazz Length 42:39 Label Atlantic Producer George Avakian Charles Lloyd chronology Forest Flower (1967) The Flowering (1971) Charles Lloyd in Europe (1966)

***The Flowering*** is a [live album](/source/Live_album) by [jazz](/source/Jazz) [saxophonist](/source/Saxophonist) [Charles Lloyd](/source/Charles_Lloyd_(jazz_musician)) performed in France and Norway by the Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring [Keith Jarrett](/source/Keith_Jarrett), [Cecil McBee](/source/Cecil_McBee) and [Jack DeJohnette](/source/Jack_DeJohnette).

## Reception

The [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) review by [Scott Yanow](/source/Scott_Yanow) awarded the album 4½ stars and states "This set is even a bit better than the *[In Europe](/source/Charles_Lloyd_in_Europe)* album due to the stronger (if more familiar) material".[2]

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2]

## Track listing

- *All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated*

1. "Speak Low" ([Ogden Nash](/source/Ogden_Nash), [Kurt Weill](/source/Kurt_Weill)) - 8:26

1. "Love-In/Island Blues" - 6:19

1. "Wilpan's" (Cecil McBee) - 6:39

1. "Gypsy '66" ([Gábor Szabó](/source/G%C3%A1bor_Szab%C3%B3)) - 14:11

1. "Goin' to Memphis/Island Blues" - 7:04

- Liner Notes state that the entire album was recorded at Aulaen Hall, Oslo, Norway. JazzDisco.Org states that track 5 was recorded on July 23 or 24, 1966 at [Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival](/source/Juan-les-Pins#Jazz_à_Juan), Antibes, France and all other tracks on October 29, 1966 at Aulaen Hall, Oslo, Norway

## Personnel

- [Charles Lloyd](/source/Charles_Lloyd_(jazz_musician)) - [tenor saxophone](/source/Tenor_saxophone), [flute](/source/Flute)

- [Keith Jarrett](/source/Keith_Jarrett) - [piano](/source/Piano)

- [Cecil McBee](/source/Cecil_McBee) - [bass](/source/Double_bass)

- [Jack DeJohnette](/source/Jack_DeJohnette) - [drums](/source/Drum_kit)

## Production

- Meny Bloch - engineer

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*Billboard* July 31, 1971](https://books.google.com/books?id=uggEAAAAMBAJ&dq=charles+Lloyd+Flowering&pg=PA51)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-1) Yanow, S. [Allmusic Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r172716) accessed January 20, 2010.

v t e Charles Lloyd Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise. As leader or co-leader Nirvana (1962–65) Discovery! (1964) Of Course, of Course (1965) Charles Lloyd in Europe (1966) Dream Weaver (1966) Forest Flower (1966) The Flowering (1966) Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (1967) Journey Within (1967) Love-In (1967) Soundtrack (1968) Moon Man (1970) Warm Waters (1971) Geeta (1973) Autumn in New York (1979) Montreux 82 (1982) A Night in Copenhagen (1983) Fish Out of Water (1989) Notes from Big Sur (1991) Acoustic Masters I (1993) The Call (1993) All My Relations (1994) Canto (1996) Voice in the Night (1998) Hyperion with Higgins (1999) The Water Is Wide (1999) Which Way Is East (2001) Lift Every Voice (2002) Jumping the Creek (2004) Sangam (2004) Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (and Jason Moran, 2012) Wild Man Dance (2013) I Long to See You (2015) Passin' Thru (2016) 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) (2020) Tone Poem (2021) The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (2024) With Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964) Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964) Radio Nights (1967–68) With Chico Hamilton Bye Bye Birdie-Irma La Douce (1960) The Chico Hamilton Special (1960) Drumfusion (1962) Passin' Thru (1962) A Different Journey (1963) Man from Two Worlds (1963) Chic Chic Chico (1965) With the Beach Boys Surf's Up (released 1971) Holland (1972) 15 Big Ones (released 1976) M.I.U. Album (released 1978) With others Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (Canned Heat, 1971) Almost Summer (Celebration, released 1978) Celebration (Celebration, released 1979) Les McCann Sings (1961) Roger McGuinn (1973) Full Circle (The Doors, 1972) Vanished Gardens (2018)

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