Athens Concert

Athens Concert
Live album by
Charles Lloyd and Maria Farantouri
Released2011
RecordedJune 2010
VenuesHerod Atticus Odeon
Athens, Greece
GenreJazz
Length87:04
LabelsECM
ECM 2205/06
ProducersDorothy Darr, Manfred Eicher
Charles Lloyd chronology
Mirror
(2010)		 Athens Concert
(2011)		 Hagar's Song
(2013)

Athens Concert is a live album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd and his quartet with Greek singer Maria Farantouri, recorded in June 2010 and released on ECM the following year.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4+1⁄2 stars and states "The Athens Concert is truly inspirational and quite a watermark in a career full of them for Lloyd."

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated

Disc One:

  1. "Kratissa Ti Zoi Mou" (Mikis Theodorakis) - 5:59
  2. "Dream Weaver" - 8:10
  3. "Blow Wind" - 5:34
  4. "Requiem" (Agathi Dimitrouka, Lloyd) - 5:57
  5. "Greek Suite Part 1: Hymnos Stin Ayia Triada" - (Traditional) - 4:03
  6. "Greek Suite Part 1: Epano Sto Xero Homa" (Theodorakis) - 2:52
  7. "Greek Suite Part 1: Messa Stous Paradissious Kipous" (Theodorakis) - 4:49
  8. "Taxidi Sta Kythera" (Eleni Karaindrou) - 4:35

Disc Two:

  1. "Prayer" - 7:58
  2. "Greek Suite Part 2: Vlefaro Mou" (Nikos Kypourgos, Lina Nikolakopoulou) - 3:32
  3. "Greek Suite Part 2: Margaritarenia" (Traditional) - 1:29
  4. "Greek Suite Part 2: Thalassaki Mou" (Traditional) - 2:57
  5. "Greek Suite Part 3: Epirotiko Meroloi" (Traditional) - 6:28
  6. "Greek Suite Part 3: Kægomæ Kæ Sigoliono" (Traditional) - 5:00
  7. "Greek Suite Part 3: Mori Kontoula Lemonia" (Traditional) - 2:40
  8. "Greek Suite Part 3: AlismonoKæ Hæromæ" (Traditional) - 3:06
  9. "Greek Suite Part 3: Tou Hel'To Kastron" (Traditional) - 4:28
  10. "Yanni Mou" (Traditional) - 7:27

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM Records catelogue[link removed] accessed October 24, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ Fordham, John. Charles Lloyd/Maria Farantouri: Athens Concert – review accessed March 31, 2021.