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Which Way Is East

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Released
  
March 30, 2004

Length
  
70:24

Label
  
ECM Records

Recorded
  
January 2001

Release date
  
30 March 2004

Genre
  
Jazz

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Which Way is East (2004)
  
Jumping the Creek (2005)

Artists
  
Charles Lloyd, Billy Higgins

Producers
  
Charles Lloyd, Dorothy Darr

Similar
  
Charles Lloyd albums, Jazz albums

Which Way is East is a double CD album of duets by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd and percussionist Billy Higgins recorded in January 2001 and released in 2004 on the ECM label. The album contains the last recordings by Higgins before he died in May 2001.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "there is crackling energy, humor, warmth, and a complete commitment to expressing what may indeed be beyond real expression. Not since John Coltrane and Rashied Ali's Interstellar Space — though they sound nothing alike — has there been a duet recording of such unfettered communication. Highly recommended". The All About Jazz review by John Kelman stated "While Higgins' passing, at the relatively youthful age of sixty-five, was tragic, we should feel fortunate that Lloyd had the foresight to bring him to his home in January 2001, for this series of impromptu, intimate and ultimately revealing duets". Other professional reviews for the same website were also highly favourable with Mark F. Turner stating "the music is a wondrous journey on many levels. Fervently recommended" Mark Corroto stated "The last recording by Higgins is worth savoring".

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated
  1. "What Is Man: The Forest" (Higgins, Lloyd) - 3:34
  2. "What Is Man: Being and Becoming" - 4:45
  3. "What Is Man: Civilization" - 4:35
  4. "What Is Man: Sea of Tranquility" - 2:43
  5. "Divans: Prayer, Sanctuary" - 4:12
  6. "Divans: Supreme Love Dance" - 3:36
  7. "Divans: A Wild and Holy Band" - 3:53
  8. "Salaam: Oh, Karim" (Higgins) - 2:30
  9. "Salaam: Akhi" - 5:59
  10. "Salaam: Ya, Karim" (Higgins) - 5:54
  11. "Salaam: Tagi" - 4:15
  12. "All This Is That: Hanuman's Dance" - 13:06
  13. "All This Is That: Sky Valley" - 5:59
  14. "All This Is That: Blues Tinge" (Higgins) - 5:02
  15. "All This Is That: Atman Alone Abides" - 2:56
  16. "Desire: Wild Orchids Bloom" - 6:42
  17. "Desire: Advaita" - 3:35
  18. "Desire: Chomolungma" - 12:57
  19. "Devotion: Sally Sunflower Whitecloud" - 3:06
  20. "Devotion: My Lord, My Lord" (Higgins, Lloyd) - 6:11
  21. "Devotion: Windy Mountain" - 5:36
  22. "Devotion: Through Fields and Underground" - 3:48
  23. "Light of Love: Mi Corazon" - 3:24
  24. "Light of Love: Beloved, Chimes at Midnight" (Higgins, Lloyd) - 5:18
  25. "Light of Love: Take a Chance" (Higgins) - 4:04
  26. "Surrender: Perfume of the Desert" - 4:31
  27. "Surrender: Benares" - 2:21
  28. "Surrender: Amor" (Higgins) - 4:25
  29. "Surrender: Forever Dance" (Higgins, Lloyd) - 1:53
  30. "Surrender: Bis" (Higgins) - 3:44
  • Recorded in January 2001

    • Personnel

  • Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, bass flute, alto flute, C flute, piano, aragato, Tibetan oboe, percussion, maracas, voice
  • Billy Higgins - drums, percussion, guitar, guimbri, Syrian one string, various Senegalese and Guinean hand drums, Indian hand drum, Juno’s wood box, voice
  • Manfred Eicher - executive producer

    • Songs

    1The Forest3:33
    2Being And Becoming4:44
    3Civilization4:35

    References

    Which Way Is East Wikipedia
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