CHARLES LLOYD - VOICE IN THE NIGHT

As Lloyd plays variations on the melody, the band turns one harmonic sequence into a pillar from Coltrane's version of My Favorite Things and back. The Forest Flower suite is awesome. The interplay between Lloyd and Abercrombie is fully realized as they trade flatted sevenths and then Abercrombie moves into augmented ninths and diminished sixths before both Lloyd and he solo against the harmonic body of the tune while retaining its melodic sensibility. It's just breathtaking.

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