Tone Poem is the third full-length album by Charles Lloyd & the Marvels. The album was released on 12 March 2021 on Blue Note Records. The nine tracks include new Lloyd originals along with pieces by Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, Leonard Cohen, Gabor Szabo, and Bola de Nieve.
Reception
The Guardian's John Fordham rated Tone Poem four stars out of five, noting how the music "evokes the sounds of songs" despite the lack of singers in the tracks.[1] Stuart Nicholson of Jazzwise provided the same writing and similar feedback, as well as praise for the album's "sheer emotional range".[2]
