Charles Lloyd & Maria Farantouri - Athens Concert (2011)

Artist: Charles Lloyd & Maria Farantouri

Title Of Album: Athens Concert

Year Of Release: September 13, 2011

Label: ECM Records

Genre: Jazz

Sound Quality: FULL

Bitrate: 320 kbps | 44.1 Khz

Total Time: 01 h 27 min 09 sec

Total Size: 201.4 mb

Country: GREECE

Stunning performance in front of a huge audience at the open air Odeon of Herodes Atticus, as Charles Lloyd, uniquely-expressive saxophonist, and Maria Farantouri, Greece’s voice of resistance, come together. Friends for some years, this is their first recorded collaboration. Lloyd’s brilliant quartet is on hand - with Jason Moran in especially creative mode - augmented by lyra player Socratis Sinopoulos and second pianist Takis Frazio in a marvelous programme that includes songs by Mikis Theoedorakis, suites of Greek traditional music, Eleni Karaindrou’s “Journey to Kythera” and Lloyd originals including his classic “Dream Weaver”. “Athens Concert” is a major event, a very special live album indeed.

Tracklist

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CD1

01. Kratissa ti zoi mou - I Kept Hold of My Life

02. Dream Weaver - Hyfantis oneiron

03. Blow Wind - Fyssa ayeri

04. Requiem

Greek Suite, Part I

05. Hymnos stin Ayia Triada - Hymn to the Holy Trinity

06. Epano sto xero homa - In the Dry Soil

07. Messa Stous paradissious kipous - In the Paradise Gardens

08. Taxidi sta Kythera - Voyage to Cythera

CD2

01. Prayer - Prosefhi

Greek Suite, Part II

02. Vlefaro mou - Oh Eyelid

03. Margaritarenia

04. Thalassaki Mou - My Little Sea

Greek Suite, Part III

05. Epirotiko Meroloi - Lament from Epirus

06. Kaegomae kae Sigoliono - I Burn and

07. Mori kontoula lemonia - Little Lemon Tree

08. Alismono kae haeromae - I Forget and I Am Glad

09. Tou hel' to kastron - The Castle of the Sun

10. Yanni Mou - My Yanni

Recorded live June 2010