Tone Poem is the third full-length album by Charles Lloyd & The Marvels, the genre-straddling quintet that features the master saxophonist with Bill Frisell on guitar, Greg Leisz on pedal steel guitar, Reuben Rogers on bass, and Eric Harland on drums. Following the band’s 2016 debut I Long To See You and their 2018 collaboration with Lucinda Williams Vanished Gardens, the nine dynamic instrumental tracks here include new Lloyd originals along with pieces by Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, Leonard Cohen, Gabor Szabo, and Bola de Nieve. The vinyl edition of Tone Poem was supervised by Joe Harley and will be the first-ever new release to be presented as part of Blue Note’s acclaimed Tone Poet Vinyl Series.
PERSONNEL:
Charles Lloyd – tenor sax, alto flute
Bill Frisell – guitar
Greg Leisz – steel guitar
Reuben Rogers – bass
Eric Harland – drums
SIDE A
A1. Peace
A2. Ramblin
A3. Anthem
SIDE B
B1. Dismal Swamp
B2. Tone Poem
SIDE C
C1. Monk’s Mood
C2. Ay Amor (Live)
SIDE D
D1. Lady Gabor
D2. Prayer