Notes from Big Sur

Notes from Big Sur is an album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, recorded in November 1991 and released on ECM April the following year. The quartet feature rhythm section Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin and Ralph Peterson.

Notes from Big Sur
Studio album by Charles Lloyd
Released	1992
Recorded	November 1991
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:38
Label	ECM ECM 1465
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Charles Lloyd chronology
Fish Out of Water (1991) Notes from Big Sur (1992) Acoustic Masters I (1993)

Reception

The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated: "Notes from Big Sur successfully portrays the California coastline for which it is named—picturesque and soothing, although rugged and at times forbidding."^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd

1. "Requiem" - 8:00
2. "Sister" - 8:51
3. "Pilgrimage to the Mountain Part 1: Persevere" - 7:22
4. "Sam Song" - 7:54
5. "Takur" - 4:27
6. "Monk in Paris" - 9:38
7. "When Miss Jessye Sings" - 9:55
8. "Pilgrimage to the Mountain Part 2: Surrender" - 4:31

Personnel

• Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone
• Bobo Stenson – piano
• Anders Jormin – bass
• Ralph Peterson – drums