Of Course, of Course

{{Infobox album

| name = Of Course, Of Course

| type = Album

| artist = Charles Lloyd

| cover = Of Course, Of Course.jpg

| alt =

| released = Mid November 1965[https://books.google.com/books?id=WikEAAAAMBAJ&q=charles+Lloyd+of+Course&pg=PA50 Billboard Nov 13, 1965]

| recorded = May 8, 1964, March 8, 1965 & October 15, 1965

| venue =

| studio = Columbia 7th Ave, New York City

| genre = Jazz

| length =

| label = Columbia

| producer = George Avakian, John Simon

| chronology = Charles Lloyd

| prev_title = Discovery!

| prev_year = 1964

| next_title = Dream Weaver

| next_year = 1966

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r142882 |title=Of Course, Of Course – Charles Lloyd | AllMusic |first=Scott Yanow |last=Thom Jurek|work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |access-date=14 July 2011}}

}}

Of Course, Of Course is the second album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd released on the Columbia label featuring performances by Lloyd with Gábor Szabó, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams.[http://www.mosaicrecords.com/discography.asp?number=1006&price=$15.00&copies=1%20CD Mosaic Records site] accessed 9 November 2009 The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow and Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and states "Whether on tenor or flute, Lloyd was quickly coming into his own as an original voice, and this underrated set is a minor classic".Yanow, S. & Jurek, T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r142882|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 9 November 2009

Track listing

:All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated

  1. "Of Course, Of Course" – 4:45
  2. "The Song My Lady Sings" – 2:28
  3. "The Best Thing for You" (Irving Berlin) – 5:18
  4. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 6:08
  5. "Apex" – 3:59
  6. "One for Joan" – 5:07
  7. "Goin' to Memphis" – 3:38
  8. "Voice in the Night" – 6:44
  9. "Third Floor Richard" – 6:16
  10. "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) – 4:54 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
  11. "Island Blues" – 3:25 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
  12. "Sun Dance" – 3:32 (Bonus track on CD reissue)

:*Recorded at Columbia Studio A, New York City on May 8, 1964 (tracks 2–4, 6–7, 10), March 08, 1965 ( tracks 1, 5, 8–9) and October 15, 1965 (tracks 11–12){{Cite web|url=http://www.jazzdisco.org/charles-lloyd/discography/|title=Charles Lloyd Discography}}

Personnel

=Production=

  • Roy Halee, Stan Tonkel – recording engineers
  • Richard Mantel – art direction and design
  • Bob Cato – cover photography

References