Review from JazzTimes:
The claims that producers make for their own projects cannot always be taken straight to the bank, but Zev Feldman's remark about Manhattan Stories is provocative: "This just might be the holy grail for longtime Charles Lloyd fans like myself who think they've heard it all." The saxophonist's career has been well documented, but the quartet on Manhattan Stories -- with guitarist Gabor Szabo, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Pete La Roca -- left behind no known recordings until now. The contents of this two-disc set come from performances in two long-defunct venues, one civilized and patrician (Judson Hall, across 57th Street from Carnegie Hall), one not (Slugs' Saloon, in the mean streets of the East Village). Szabo plays an amplified steel-string acoustic guitar whose nasal twang sometimes sounds like a banjo. His ideas about how to interact with a horn player are unusual, less about comping or counterpoint than creative conflict. Lloyd and Szabo slash at one another, but "Sweet Georgia Bright," at 18 minutes, goes down many roads. Szabo, who was born in Hungary, died at 45 in 1982. He was a major guitar innovator, now rarely remembered, who brought Eastern European textures and rock 'n' roll defiance into jazz. His fierce staccato phrasing was a perfect stark contrast to Lloyd, who was and is instinctively lyrical. Even on Manhattan Stories, where Lloyd plays with an impulsive abandon unique in his early discography, his tenor saxophone tone is glowing and rounded at the edges, not jagged.
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/charles-lloyd-manhattan-stories/
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Resena de JazzTimes:
Las afirmaciones que hacen los productores sobre sus propios proyectos no siempre pueden tomarse al pie de la letra, pero la observacion de Zev Feldman sobre Manhattan Stories es provocadora: "Esto podria ser el santo grial para los fans de larga data de Charles Lloyd como yo, que creen haberlo escuchado todo." La carrera del saxofonista esta bien documentada, pero el cuarteto de Manhattan Stories -- con el guitarrista Gabor Szabo, el bajista Ron Carter y el baterista Pete La Roca -- no dejo grabaciones conocidas hasta ahora. El contenido de este doble disco proviene de actuaciones en dos locales ya desaparecidos: uno civilizado y patricio (Judson Hall, frente a Carnegie Hall en la calle 57), y otro no tanto (Slugs' Saloon, en las calles mas duras del East Village). Szabo toca una guitarra acustica de cuerdas de acero amplificada cuyo sonido nasal a veces recuerda a un banjo. Sus ideas sobre como interactuar con un musico de viento son inusuales, menos de acompanamiento o contrapunto que de conflicto creativo. Lloyd y Szabo se enfrentan mutuamente, pero "Sweet Georgia Bright," de 18 minutos, recorre muchos caminos. Szabo, nacido en Hungria, murio a los 45 en 1982. Fue un gran innovador de la guitarra, hoy raramente recordado, que introdujo texturas de Europa del Este y la rebeldia del rock and roll en el jazz. Su fraseo staccato y feroz era un contraste perfecto con Lloyd, quien era y sigue siendo instintivamente lirico. Incluso en Manhattan Stories, donde Lloyd toca con un abandono impulsivo unico en su discografia temprana, el sonido de su saxofon tenor es luminoso y redondeado en sus bordes, no dentado.
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/charles-lloyd-manhattan-stories/
CD 1 - Live at Judson Hall, New York, September 1965:
1 - Sweet Georgia Bright
2 - How Can I Tell You
3 - Lady Gabor
CD 2 - Live at Slugs' Saloon, New York, Summer 1965:
1 - Slugs' Blues
2 - Lady Gabor
3 - Dream Weaver
Credits:
Personnel:
Charles Lloyd - Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Gabor Szabo - Guitar
Ron Carter - Bass
Pete La Roca - Drums
Production:
Produced by George Klabin & Zev Feldman
Co-produced by Michael Cuscuna
Disc 1 recorded by George Klabin at Judson Hall, New York City, September 1965
Disc 2 recorded by Bjorn von Schlebrugge at Slugs' Saloon, New York City, Summer 1965
Edited and Sound Restored by Fran Gala
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Liner notes by Stanley Crouch, Willard Jenkins, Don Heckman & Michael Cuscuna
Photos by Hank Parker, Francis Wolff, Lee Tanner and Raymond Ross
Label: Resonance Records HCD-2018
Country: US
Released: September 16, 2014
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Duration: 84:51
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