Waves (Charles Lloyd album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Waves

| type = Album

| artist = Charles Lloyd

| cover = Waves (Charles Lloyd album).jpg

| alt =

| released = 1972

| recorded = 1972

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 37:50

| label = A&M

| producer = Charles Lloyd

| chronology = Charles Lloyd

| prev_title = Warm Waters

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title = Geeta

| next_year = 1972

}}

Waves is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in 1972 by Lloyd and featuring both jazz musicians like guitarist Gábor Szabó and drummer Sonship Theus together with rock artists including Byrds guitarist Roger McGuinn and members of The Beach Boys.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states "This CD reissue is mostly forgettable, finding Lloyd on tenor and flute mostly playing relaxing and soothing solos... most of the music is quite faceless".Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r160632|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed January 22, 2010.

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|2|5}}

|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide

|rev2Score = B{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: L|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=L&bk=70|accessdate=March 1, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}

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Seattle's Jive Time Records' Buckley Mayfield's review: "Waves is a testament to Lloyd’s aptitude for adaptability. He proved that a respected jazz musician could smoothly transition into the precarious freak zone of fusion and hippie rock and create a lasting work—even though too few people realize it.{{Cite web|url=https://jivetimerecords.com/2019/06/charles-lloyd-waves-am-1972/|title = Charles Lloyd "Waves" (A&M, 1972) | Jive Time Records|date = July 2019}}

Track listing

:All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated

"TM" – 4:58
"Pyramid" (Tom Trujillo) – 7:08
"Majorca" – 6:10
"Harvest" – 8:57
"Waves" – 5:17
"Rishikisha: Hummingbird" – 1:36
"Rishikisha: Rishikesh" (Charles Lloyd, Michael Love) – 1:24
"Rishikisha: Seagull" – 2:14

:*Recorded at Malibu Road

Personnel

Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute
Gábor Szabó (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Tom Trujillo (tracks 2, 5 & 6) guitar
Roger McGuinn – 12 string guitar (tracks 1 & 5)
Wolfgang Melz – bass (tracks 1–5)
Roberto Miranda – bass (tracks 2 & 5)
Woodrow Theus II – drums, percussion (tracks 1–5)
Mayuto Correa – percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
Al Jardine, Billy Hinsche, Carl Wilson, Pamela Polland, Mike Love – vocals (track 1)
Mike Love – vocals (track 7)

Production

Eric Sherman, Joan Lloyd – assistant producers
Roland Young – art direction, photography
Chuck Beeson – design
Masami Teraoka – artwork, illustration

References

Category:1972 albums

Category:A&M Records albums

Category:Charles Lloyd (jazz musician) albums