小简介
Charles Lloyd查理斯·劳埃德出生于1938年3月15日的美国田纳西州。最早时在家乡的Memphis演奏，50年代中期来到洛杉矶市，在洛杉矶市六年的时间里，查理斯·劳埃德在Gerald Wilson的大乐团演出。1961年他加入鼓手Chico Hamilton的五重奏，开始让人注意到他的表现。
查理斯·劳埃德在南加州大学攻读音乐硕士学位，毕业后在1964-65年之间加入Cannonball Adderley的六重奏。1966年他带领一个四重奏，团员有Keith Jarrett、Cecil McBee与Jack DeJohnette，这些团员当时都是很年轻的，现在都是巨星级的角色。他们曾到欧洲演出六次之多，非常受欢迎。1969年之后的一段时间，演出的部分减少，查理斯·劳埃德转投授教音乐的工作。80年代初期查理斯·劳埃德与法国裔钢琴手Michel Petrucciani有很积极的合作，他们在重要的Montreux爵士乐节演出。80年代晚期，查理斯·劳埃德带领新的乐团，成员有钢琴手Bobo Stenson、贝斯手Palle Danielsson与鼓手Jon Christensen，他们的专辑可在ECM唱片中找到。
During 1966-69 Charles Lloyd led one of the most popular groups in jazz, a unit that played at the rock palace Fillmore West in San Francisco and toured the U.S.S.R. Lloyds music, although generally a bit melodic, was not watered-down and managed to catch on for several years during a time when jazz was at its low point in popularity.
Lloyd played locally in Memphis (including with B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland) and then in the mid-50s moved to Los Angeles to attend USC. During his six years in L.A., he gigged around town and played alto with Gerald Wilsons Orchestra. In 1961 he joined the Chico Hamilton Quintet on flute and tenor, making his recording debut and gaining a strong reputation. During 1964-65 he was with the Cannonball Adderley Sextet and then in mid-1965 formed his own group. By 1966 the Charles Lloyd Quartet included Keith Jarrett, Cecil McBee (who was later succeeded by Ron McClure) and Jack DeJohnette and the band was the hit of the 1966 Monterey Jazz Festival, recorded steadily, toured Europe six times and was remarkably popular. Lloyd, whose most famous composition is Forest Flower, played tenor in a soft-toned version of John Coltrane while his lyrical flute playing is more original. After his group changed personnel in 1969, Lloyd gradually faded out of music, becoming a teacher of transcendental meditation. The few records he made in the 1970s were quite spiritual and bordered on new age. However pianist Michel Petrucciani looked Lloyd up in the early 80s and persuaded him to return to active playing. For a period Petrucciani was in his quartet. By the late 80s Lloyd had a new group with pianist Bobo Stenson, bassist Palle Danielsson and drummer Jon Christensen that regularly recorded for ECM. Charles Lloyd, whose style remains virtually unchanged from the 1960s, has recorded as a leader for Columbia, Atlantic, Kapp, A&M, Blue Note and ECM.