Fish Out of Water (Charles Lloyd album)

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
One Night with Blue Note Volume 4 (1985) Fish Out of Water (1990) Notes from Big Sur (1992)

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

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

Personnel

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

References

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