Charles Lloyd (1966) [FOREST FLOWER]

From the album ‘Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd at Monterey’. Featuring Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, Keith Jarrett – piano, Cecil McBee - bass, and Jack DeJohnette - drums. Recorded live at the Monterey Festival September 18, 1966. 0”00 (Sunrise); 7:17 (Sunset).

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Composer: Charles Lloyd

Year: 1964

Origin: Introduced on Chico Hamilton's album Man form Two Worlds.

Style: Often played with a combination of straight and swing feels.

Form: A-B-A-B-C (44 Bars) [8-8-8-8-12]
It is very common to change feels for different sections in the form, although arrangements tend to vary. On Lloyd's most widely known recording from Live at Monterey the band performs the entire head straight with only the first 4 bars of the B sections swung. During the solos the A sections are straight, B sections swung, and the first 4 bars of the C section swung with the remainder straight. An extended outro vamp revolving around C Major is also sometimes included after the head out.

Key: C Major

Harmony/Overview: This composition shares many similarities with much of the post-bop music to have come out of the mid-late 1960's. While there are many conventional elements throughout the piece there are also many instances of non-functional harmony and chromaticism. The main theme begins with VIMaj7 - VMaj7 - IMaj7 - bVIIMaj7 and continues with various II - V - I's. The form ends with min7 chords ascending in minor 3rds before returning backing to the tonic.

Recordings: Not the most widely known composition, it has been recorded just around a dozen times to date. "Forest Flower (Sunrise)" is the title of the main composition while "Forest Flower (Sunset)" is the title of the extended outro vamp that is sometimes included in performances. Charles Lloyd first recorded it on Chico Hamilton's album Man from Two Worlds. He then reintroduced it on his debut album Discovery! in 1964. Lloyd's most popular rendition of this composition would come from his live album Live at Monterey, featuring the lineup of Keith Jarret, Jack DeJohnette, and Cecil McBee.

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