Description
CD 1:
- The Forest
- Being and Becoming
- Civilization
- Sea of Tranquility
- Prayer, Sanctuary
- Supreme Love Dance
- A Wild and Holy Band
- Oh, Karim
- Akhi
- Ya, Karim
- Tagi
- Hanuman’s Dance
- Sky Valley
- Blues Tinge
- Atman Alone Abides
CD 2:
- Wild Orchids Bloom
- Advaita
- Chomolungma
- Sally Sunflower Whitecloud
- My Lord, My Lord
- Windy Mountain
- Through Fields and Underground
- Mi Corazon
- Beloved, Chimes at Midnight
- Take a Chance
- Perfume of the Desert
- Benares
- Amor
- Forever Dance
- Bis
Charles Lloyd: tenor and alto saxophones, C and alto flutes, taragato, Tibetan oboe, maracas, voice
Billy Higgins: drums, guimbri, Guinean and Senegalese hand drums, guitar, voice
Amongst the most remarkable recordings in Charles Lloyd’s discography, “Which Way Is East” documents a week spent playing duets with his old friend Billy Higgins. The improvisations on this expansive double album bring both players to new musical terrain while also acknowledging the deep roots of ‘free’ playing The inspirational level is exceptionally high as the music explores and generates powerful emotions, but the overriding spirit of the work is unmistakably celebratory – even though both men were aware that they were unlikely to do this again. Billy Higgins, who had been battling ill-health with great stoicism and good humour for years, died four months after the session.
Release Date: March 22, 2004
ECM Records