Master saxophonist Charles Lloyd just celebrated his 86th birthday with the release of a new album, "The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow." Lloyd, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, has played along side jazz royalty, as noted by a description by Blue Note Records:
"For more than 60 years saxophonist Charles Lloyd has loomed large over the music world with both his presence and his occasional absence. Lloyd was born in in 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he apprenticed with jazz and blues legends including Phineas Newborn, Howlin’ Wolf, and B.B. King. While attending the University of Southern California in the late-1950s, Lloyd performed with prominent artists on the Los Angeles jazz scene including Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, and Gerald Wilson. In 1960, Lloyd became the music director in the Chico Hamilton Quintet, and later joined the Cannonball Adderley Sextet for a two-year stint before leaving to focus on his own career as a leader."
There's much more including collaborations with the Beach Boys, Grateful Dead and the Doors. His "Tender Warrior" from his new album is our musical selection today.
