Charles Lloyd – Sangam & Friends (LP Vinyl)
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Zakir Hussain passed away in December 2024, making this release something far more than an archival curiosity. The original Sangam trio, documented on their 2006 Blue Note album, represented one of the most genuine East-West dialogues in jazz history, with Lloyd, Hussain, and Harland finding a shared language that never felt forced or programmatic. What surfaces here is a final gift, music that waited fifteen years to be heard.
Charles Lloyd pays homage to his dear friend and longtime collaborator Zakir Hussain with Sangam & Friends, an extraordinary document of the deep musical camaraderie between the legendary saxophonist/flutist and master tablaist along with their Sangam trio mate drummer Eric Harland. The album is built around studio recordings made in Mumbai in 2009 for an album that was begun but never completed featuring an expanded ensemble with Carnatic singer Vijay Prakash, Rakesh Chaurasia on bansuri, Sabir Khan on sarangi, Ranjit Barot on keyboard, and Niladri Kumar on sitar.
Tracklist:
- Clear the Dust
- The Blessing
- Jai Ganga
- Tagore [Live From Santa Barbara, CA / 2014]
- Bharati’s Dance, Tempo Divine
- Eternal Dreamer
- Sam on the Ganges
UPC: 199957635660
Label: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 7.24.26
Format: LP Vinyl