Fish Out of Water (Charles Lloyd album)

Fish Out of Water
Fish Out of Water
Studio album by Charles Lloyd
Released	1990
Recorded	July 1989
Studio	Rainbow Studio; Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:47
Label	ECM; ECM 1398
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Charles Lloyd chronology

Fish Out of Water is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in July 1989 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Bobo Stenson, Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated: "While some may find the disc a bit too placid overall, there's much to be said for Lloyd's unruffled, effortlessly bluesy playing".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Tom Hull	B+ ()^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd

"Fish Out of Water" – 9:24
"Haghia Sophia" – 7:29
"The Dirge" – 10:14
"Bharati" – 8:28
"Eyes of Love" – 8:36
"Mirror" – 9:34
"Tellaro" – 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
Bobo Stenson – piano
Palle Danielsson – bass
Jon Christensen – drums

References

^ ECM Records catalogue accessed January 28, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Adler, D. R. AllMusic Review accessed January 28, 2010.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 901. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[1] ECM Records catalogue accessed January 28, 2010.

[Allmusic-2] Adler, D. R. AllMusic Review accessed January 28, 2010.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 901. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Hull-4] Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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v t e Charles Lloyd
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	Nirvana (1962–65) Discovery! (1964) Of Course, of Course (1965) Charles Lloyd in Europe (1966) Dream Weaver (1966) Forest Flower (1966) The Flowering (1966) Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (1967) Journey Within (1967) Love-In (1967) Soundtrack (1968) Moon Man (1970) Warm Waters (1971) Geeta (1973) Autumn in New York (1979) Montreux 82 (1982) A Night in Copenhagen (1983) Fish Out of Water (1989) Notes from Big Sur (1991) Acoustic Masters I (1993) The Call (1993) All My Relations (1994) Canto (1996) Voice in the Night (1998) Hyperion with Higgins (1999) The Water Is Wide (1999) Which Way Is East (2001) Lift Every Voice (2002) Jumping the Creek (2004) Sangam (2004) Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (and Jason Moran, 2012) Wild Man Dance (2013) I Long to See You (2015) Passin' Thru (2016) 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) (2020) Tone Poem (2021)
With Cannonball Adderley	Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964) Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964) Radio Nights (1967–68)
With Chico Hamilton	Bye Bye Birdie-Irma La Douce (1960) The Chico Hamilton Special (1960) Drumfusion (1962) Passin' Thru (1962) A Different Journey (1963) Man from Two Worlds (1963) Chic Chic Chico (1965)
With The Beach Boys	Surf's Up (released 1971) Holland (1972) 15 Big Ones (released 1976) M.I.U. Album (released 1978)
With others	Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (Canned Heat, 1971) Almost Summer (Celebration, released 1978) Celebration (Celebration, released 1979) Les McCann Sings (1961) Roger McGuinn (1973) Full Circle (The Doors, 1972) Vanished Gardens (2018)