Nirvana (Charles Lloyd album)

1968 studio album by Charles Lloyd

Nirvana

Studio album by

Charles Lloyd

Released| June 1968[1]
Recorded| February 19, 1962 (8)
May 8, 1964 (4)
March 8, 1965 (7)
October 15, 1965 (1-3, 5-6)
New York City
Genre| Jazz
Length| 34:11
Label| Columbia
Producer| Teo Macero

Nirvana is a studio album by American saxophonist Charles Lloyd,[2] recorded mainly in 1965, but not released by Columbia until 1968.

## Track listing

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1. "Island Blues" (Lloyd) - 3:27
2. "Carcara" - 1:46
3. "Long Time, Baby" (Lloyd) - 2:12
4. "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Bowman) - 4:58
5. "Love Theme From "In Harm's Way" (Jerry Goldsmith) - 2:12
6. "Sun Dance" (Lloyd) - 3:18
7. "You Know" (From "Ecco") - 1:40
8. "One For Joan/Freedom Traveler: Prayer/Journey" (Lloyd) - 14:38

* Track 4 recorded on May 8, 1964; Track 7 recorded on March 8, 1965; Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 recorded on October 15, 1965;[3] Track 8 recorded on February 19, 1962. Track 8 originally released on Chico Hamilton's album Drumfusion.[4]

## Personnel

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Track 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6[3]

* Charles Lloyd \- tenor saxophone, flute
* Gábor Szabó \- guitar
* Albert Stinson \- bass
* Pete LaRoca \- drums

Tracks 4 and 7[3]

* Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute
* Gábor Szabó - guitar
* Ron Carter \- bass
* Tony Williams \- drums

Track 8[4]

* Charles Lloyd - tenor sax, flute
* Garnett Brown \- trombone
* Gábor Szabó - guitar
* Albert Stinson - bass
* Chico Hamilton \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Billboard June 29, 1968
2. ^ "www.discogs.com". www.discogs.com. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
3. ^ a b c "Charles Lloyd Discography".
4. ^ a b "Chico Hamilton: Drumfusion".

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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)

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