Charles Lloyd
- Instrument:
- Tenor Saxophone
- Styles:
- Post Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Hard Bop, Bop, Soul-Jazz, Big Band, Modal, Jazz-Rock, Avant-garde Jazz, Free Jazz
Best Charles Lloyd Albums
Leader albums ranked by reissues and demand.
Discovery!
Charles Lloyd
1964
Columbia
Gabor Szabo Live With Charles Lloyd (Featuring Spellbinder)
Gabor Szabo Live With Charles Lloyd
1974
Blue Thumb Records
Nirvana
Charles Lloyd
1968
Columbia
Timeline
Key Charles Lloyd studio albums by decade, with the labels and styles that define each period.
| Decade | Key albums | Labels | Styles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s |
| Columbia, Atlantic | Post Bop, Modal, Bop, Soul-Jazz |
| 1970s |
| Atlantic, Kapp Records, A&M Records | Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Post Bop |
| 1980s |
| Forest Farm Music and Art, ECM | — |
| 1990s |
| ECM Records | Contemporary Jazz, Post Bop, Experimental, Instrumental |
| 2000s |
| ECM Records | Contemporary Jazz, Post Bop, Instrumental |
| 2010s |
| ECM Records, Resonance Records, Blue Note | Post Bop |
| 2020s |
| Blue Note | Contemporary Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz, Post Bop |
Albums by Style
Top albums grouped by style.
Contemporary Jazz
Morning Sunrise
Charles Lloyd
1979
ADC Records
Montreux 82
The Charles Lloyd Quartet
1983
Elektra Musician
Post Bop
Of Course, Of Course
The Charles Lloyd Quartet
1965
Columbia
Big Sur Tapestry
Charles Lloyd
1979
Pacific Arts
Soul-Jazz
Nirvana
Charles Lloyd
1968
Columbia
Moon Man
Charles Lloyd
1970
Kapp Records
Similar Artists
Artists with similar styles and catalogs.
Charles Lloyd Discography
Charles Lloyd studio albums as leader and sideman.
Total: 229 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chico Hamilton Quintet | Bye Bye Birdie - Irma La Douce | Columbia | Sideman | Cool Jazz | 1960 |
| The Chico Hamilton Quintet | The Chico Hamilton Special | Columbia | Sideman | Bop | 1961 |
| Les McCann, Orchestra Under The Direction Of Gerald Wilson* | Les McCann Sings | - | Sideman | 1961 | |
| The Chico Hamilton Quintet | Drumfusion | Columbia | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1962 |
| Brother Jack McDuff | Passing Through / Somewhere In The Night | Prestige | Sideman | 1963 | |
| The Chico Hamilton Quintet | Passin' Thru | Impulse! | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1963 |
| The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet | Brother Jack At The Jazz Workshop Live! | Prestige | Sideman | Soul-Jazz | 1963 |
| The Ramsey Lewis Trio | Barefoot Sunday Blues | Argo | Sideman | Soul-Jazz | 1963 |
| The Chico Hamilton Quintet | A Different Journey | Reprise Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1963 |
| The Chico Hamilton Quintet | Passin' Trough / Transfusion | Impulse! | Sideman | Post Bop | 1964 |
| Chico Hamilton | Man From Two Worlds | Impulse! | Sideman | Bop | 1964 |
| Chico Hamilton | Forest Flowers | Impulse! | Sideman | 1964 | |
| Charles Lloyd | Discovery! | Columbia | Leader | 1964 | |
| Cannonball Adderley | Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler On The Roof | Capitol Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1964 |
| Charles Lloyd | She's A Woman | Columbia | Leader | 1965 | |
| The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Of Course, Of Course | Columbia | Sideman | Avant-garde Jazz | 1965 |
| Chico Hamilton | Chic* Chic Chico | Impulse! | Sideman | Post Bop | 1965 |
| Cannonball Adderley | Cannonball Adderley-Live! | Capitol Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1965 |
| Billy Larkin And The Delegates, Clifford Scott | Blue Lights | Aura Records | Sideman | 1965 | |
| Cannonball Adderley Sextet | Work Song / Sweet Georgia Bright | - | Sideman | 1966 |
Charles Lloyd Collaborations
Players they worked with most often, as leader and as sideman.
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Jack DeJohnette | Drums | 9 |
| Keith Jarrett | Piano | 9 |
| Dorothy Darr | Management | 6 |
| Billy Higgins | Drums | 6 |
| Forest Farm Music + Art | Management | 6 |
| Cecil McBee | Bass | 5 |
| Billy Hart | Drums | 5 |
| John Abercrombie | Guitar | 5 |
| Eric Harland | Drums | 5 |
| Gabor Szabo | Guitar | 4 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Gabor Szabo | Guitar | 9 |
| Jack DeJohnette | Drums | 9 |
| Michel Petrucciani | Piano | 8 |
| Chico Hamilton | Drums | 8 |
| Louis Hayes | Drums | 7 |
| Keith Jarrett | Piano | 7 |
| Albert Stinson | Bass | 6 |
| Eric Harland | Drums | 5 |
| Sam Jones | Bass | 5 |
| Joe Zawinul | Piano | 5 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Style and genre mix across their releases.
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Post Bop | 41 | 9.8% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 39 | 9.3% |
| Hard Bop | 21 | 5% |
| Bop | 17 | 4.1% |
| Soul-Jazz | 17 | 4.1% |
| Big Band | 11 | 2.6% |
| Modal | 10 | 2.4% |
| Jazz-Rock | 8 | 1.9% |
| Avant-garde Jazz | 8 | 1.9% |
| Free Jazz | 8 | 1.9% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 195 | 46.5% |
| Rock | 40 | 9.5% |
| Funk / Soul | 17 | 4.1% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 16 | 3.8% |
| Pop | 15 | 3.6% |
| Blues | 10 | 2.4% |
| Electronic | 6 | 1.4% |
| Stage & Screen | 6 | 1.4% |
| Non-Music | 4 | 1% |
| Classical | 4 | 1% |
Top Labels
Labels with the most releases in their catalog.
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| ECM Records | 46 |
| Blue Note | 25 |
| Columbia | 23 |
| Atlantic | 21 |
| Impulse! | 20 |
| Rhino Records | 9 |
| Reprise Records | 6 |
| Universal | 6 |
| Capitol Records | 5 |
| Brother Records | 5 |
Key Personnel
Frequent producers, engineers, and studio credits.
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 32 |
| Bernie Grundman | Mastered By | 13 |
| Dorothy Darr | Producer | 12 |
| Kevin Gray | Mastered By | 10 |
| Dorothy Darr | Producer [Produced By] | 10 |
| Manfred Eicher | Executive-Producer | 9 |
| Dieter Rehm | Layout | 7 |
| Dom Camardella | Mixed By | 7 |
| Kevin Gray | Lacquer Cut By | 7 |
| Manfred Eicher | Producer | 6 |