Description n March 2025, the legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd convened a new trio of musical explorers with Jason Moran on piano and Marvin Sewell on guitar for his 87th birthday concert at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara and immediately brought them into the studio to record his remarkable twelfth Blue Note album, Figure In Blue. The spacious double album travels wide expanses of musical terrain from beautiful ballads to raw Delta blues and includes stunning homages to Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Zakir Hussain. 2025 Blue Note Records Tracklist: 1. Abide With Me 2. Hina, Hanta, the way of peace 3. Figure In Blue, memories of Duke 4. Desolation Sound 5. Ruminations 6. Chulahoma 7. Song My Lady Sings 8. The Ghost of Lady Day 9. Blues for Langston 10. Heaven 11. Black Butterfly 12. Ancient Rain 13. Hymn To The Mother, for Zakir 14. Somewhere Charles Lloyd – saxophone Jason Moran – piano Marvin Sewell – guitar
