Lloyd Charles - Figure In Blue - (CD)

Charles Lloyd – Figure In Blue (2×CD)

Figure In Blue finds saxophonist/flutist Charles Lloyd in luminous form with a new trio featuring Jason Moran (piano) and Marvin Sewell (guitar). Spanning airy ballads, Delta blues currents, and tributes to jazz icons, it’s Lloyd’s twelfth Blue Note release—meditative, spacious, and deeply musical.

• Format: 2 × CD (standard edition)
• Personnel: Charles Lloyd (sax, flute), Jason Moran (piano), Marvin Sewell (guitar)
• Label: Blue Note Records
• Release date: October 10, 2025
• EAN: 0602478449192

Tracklist

CD 1

1. Abide With Me
2. Hina, Hanta, the Way of Peace
3. Figure In Blue, Memories of Duke
4. Desolation Sound
5. Ruminations
6. Chulahoma
7. Song My Lady Sings

CD 2

1. The Ghost of Lady Day
2. Blues for Langston
3. Heaven
4. Black Butterfly
5. Ancient Rain
6. Hymn to the Mother, for Zakir
7. Somewhere

Why You’ll Love It

The piano–guitar textures open generous space for Lloyd’s singing horn lines. Pieces flow from contemplative lyricism to earthbound blues, with heartfelt nods to Ellington, Holiday, and Zakir Hussain. Clear, dynamic sound lets every nuance breathe across a generous two-disc program.

Trivia

• Conceived right after Lloyd’s 87th birthday concert at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theater, the trio went straight into the studio to capture this music.
• The title track salutes Duke Ellington; elsewhere Lloyd tips his hat to Billie Holiday and Zakir Hussain.