Athens Concert

2011 live album by Charles Lloyd and Maria Farantouri

Athens Concert

Live album by

Charles Lloyd and Maria Farantouri

Released| 2011
Recorded| June 2010
Venue| Herod Atticus Odeon
Athens, Greece
Genre| Jazz
Length| 87:04
Label| ECM
ECM 2205/06
Producer| Dorothy Darr, Manfred Eicher
Charles Lloyd chronology
| Mirror
(2010)  | Athens Concert
(2011)  | Hagar's Song
(2013)

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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.[1]

## Reception

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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."[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Guardian| [3]

## Track listing

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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

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* Charles Lloyd \- tenor saxophone, alto flute, tarogato
* Maria Farantouri \- voice
* Jason Moran \- piano
* Reuben Rogers \- bass
* Eric Harland \- drums
* Socratis Sinopoulos - lyra
* Takis Farazis - piano

## References

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1. ^ ECM Records catelogue accessed October 24, 2011.
2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 24, 2011.
3. ^ Fordham, John. Charles Lloyd/Maria Farantouri: Athens Concert – review accessed March 31, 2021.

* v
* t
* e

Charles Lloyd

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

leader or
co-leader|

* Nirvana (1962–65)
* Discovery! (1964)
* Of Course, of Course (1965)
* Charles Lloyd in Europe (1966)
* Dream Weaver (1966)
* Forest Flower (1966)
* The Flowering (1966)
* Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (1967)
* Journey Within (1967)
* Love-In (1967)
* Soundtrack (1968)
* Moon Man (1970)
* Warm Waters (1971)
* Geeta (1973)
* Autumn in New York (1979)
* Montreux 82 (1982)
* A Night in Copenhagen (1983)
* Fish Out of Water (1989)
* Notes from Big Sur (1991)
* Acoustic Masters I (1993)
* The Call (1993)
* All My Relations (1994)
* Canto (1996)
* Voice in the Night (1998)
* Hyperion with Higgins (1999)
* The Water Is Wide (1999)
* Which Way Is East (2001)
* Lift Every Voice (2002)
* Jumping the Creek (2004)
* Sangam (2004)
* Rabo de Nube (2007)
* Mirror (2009)
* Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010)
* Hagar's Song (and Jason Moran, 2012)
* Wild Man Dance (2013)
* I Long to See You (2015)
* Passin' Thru (2016)
* 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) (2020)
* Tone Poem (2021)

With
Cannonball
Adderley|

* Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
* Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964)
* Radio Nights (1967–68)

With
Chico
Hamilton|

* Bye Bye Birdie-Irma La Douce (1960)
* The Chico Hamilton Special (1960)
* Drumfusion (1962)
* Passin' Thru (1962)
* A Different Journey (1963)
* Man from Two Worlds (1963)
* Chic Chic Chico (1965)

With
The
Beach
Boys|

* Surf's Up (released 1971)
* Holland (1972)
* 15 Big Ones (released 1976)
* M.I.U. Album (released 1978)

With
others|

* Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (Canned Heat, 1971)
* Almost Summer (Celebration, released 1978)
* Celebration (Celebration, released 1979)
* Les McCann Sings (1961)
* Roger McGuinn (1973)
* Full Circle (The Doors, 1972)
* Vanished Gardens (2018)

* v
* t
* e

Jason Moran

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
unless stated otherwise.

leader|

* Soundtrack to Human Motion (1998)
* Facing Left (2000)
* Black Stars (2001)
* Modernistic (2002)
* The Bandwagon (2002)
* Same Mother (2004)
* Artist in Residence (2006)
* Ten (released 2010)
* All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (2014)

With
Charles
Lloyd|

* Rabo de Nube (2007)
* Mirror (2009)
* Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010)
* Hagar's Song (co-led, 2012)
* Passin' Thru (2016)

With
others|

* Baida (Ralph Alessi, 2012)
* A Cloud of Red Dust (Stefon Harris, 1997)
* Live at Tonic (Christian McBride, 2005)
* Lost in a Dream (Paul Motian, 2009)
* Friendly Fire (Joe Lovano and Greg Osby, 1998)
* Banned in New York (Greg Osby, 1997)
* Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Henry Threadgill, 2015)
* Refraction – Breakin' Glass (Trio 3, 2012)
* Loverly (Cassandra Wilson, 2007)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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