Tone Poem WARPLP256 something so sorely needed and

something so sorely needed and begged for by the record-buying public

Lloyd remains at the peak of his powers in the company of a newly-assembled quartet of four distinctive voices with the NEA Jazz Master joined by pianist Jason Moran

Featuring a modern day supergroup of supergroups including Brad Mehldau

A La Sala ("To the Room" in Spanish)

the music world has been upended several times over

Tone Poem WARPLP256 something so sorely needed andTone Poem is the third LP by Charles Lloyd & The Marvels. Tone Poem sees saxophonist Charles Lloydbacked by a quartet of guitarist Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz on pedal steel, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland. They work their way through nine blues and country flecked jazz instrumentals. Its a mix of original compositions and versions of tunes by Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, Leonard Cohen, Gabor Szabo, and Bola de Nieve.