''Geeta'' is the fifteenth studio album by jazz saxophonist and flutist
Charles Lloyd. It was released by
A&M Records
A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...
as album SP 3046.
Reception
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Billboards 1973 review commented that "The fading Indian musical influence blending cogently with free flowing modern jazz is the end result here", and suggested that the second side was the more commercial.
Track listing
:''All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated''
* Side A
# "Geeta Suite" – 13:30
## "Arjuna (Tender Warrior)"
## "Song of Brindavan"
# "Dance of the Gopis" – 6:25
* Side B
# "
Stones Medley" (
Mick Jagger
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,
Keith Richards
Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...
) – 11:08
## "
Backstreet Girl"
## "
Lady Jane"
## "
Mother's Little Helper
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"
# "Maxfield" – 4:30
# "Jungle Blues" – 2:12
# "Berries" – 2:02
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Personnel
* Charles Lloyd –
flute,
tenor saxophone
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*
DeWayne "Blackbird" McKnight – guitar
* Baba Alade –
bass
*
Aashish Khan
Aashish Khan Debsharma (born 5 December 1939) is an Indian classical musician, a player of the sarod. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 in the 'Best World Music' category for his album "Golden Strings of the Sarode". He is also a reci ...
, Planish Khan –
dholak
The ''dholak'' is a two-headed hand drum, a folk percussion instrument. The instrument is about 45 cm in length and 27 cm in breadth and is widely used in '' qawwali'', '' kirtan'', ''lavani'' and '' bhangra''. The drum has two differ ...
Production
*
Art direction – Roland Young
*
Cover art –
Masami Teraoka
Masami Teraoka (born 1936) is an American contemporary artist. His work includes ''Ukiyo-e''-influenced woodcut prints and paintings in watercolor and oil. He is known for work that merges traditional Edo-style aesthetics with icons of American cul ...
* Album design – Chuck Beeson
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References
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Charles Lloyd (jazz musician) albums
1973 albums
A&M Records albums