Geeta (album)

Geeta
Studio album by Charles Lloyd
Released	1973
Recorded	1973,[1] at Malibu Road and A&M Studios[2]
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:47
Label	A&M
Producer	Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd chronology
Waves (1972) Geeta (1973) Morning Sunrise (1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Geeta is the fifteenth studio album by jazz saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd. It was released by A&M Records as album SP 3046.^[4]

Reception

Billboard's 1973 review commented that "The fading Indian musical influence blending cogently with free flowing modern jazz is the end result here", and suggested that the second side was the more commercial.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated

• Side A

1. "Geeta Suite" – 13:30
   1. "Arjuna (Tender Warrior)"
   2. "Song of Brindavan"
2. "Dance of the Gopis" – 6:25

• Side B

1. "Stones Medley" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 11:08
   1. "Backstreet Girl"
   2. "Lady Jane"
   3. "Mother's Little Helper"
2. "Maxfield" – 4:30
3. "Jungle Blues" – 2:12
4. "Berries" – 2:02

Sources:^[2][5]

Personnel

• Flute, tenor saxophone – Charles Lloyd
• Guitar – DeWayne "Blackbird" McKnight
• Bass – Baba Alade
• Dholak – Aashish Khan, Pranish Khan
• Art direction - Roland Young
• Cover art - Masami Teraoka
• Album design - Chuck Beeson

Source:^[2]

References

1. "Charles Lloyd Complete Discography". charleslloyd.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
2. "Charles Lloyd – Geeta". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
3. "Charles Lloyd: Geeta". AllMusic.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
4. "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard. November 24, 1973. p. 52. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
5. "AOTW: Charles Lloyd – Geeta (SP-3046)". amcorner.com. A&M Records. Retrieved May 31, 2014.