This 1997 release finds Lloyd at ECM Records, a label known for its distinctive production aesthetic, continuing his late-career resurgence.
- The album was recorded in Oslo, Norway, with ECM's longtime house engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug at the helm.
- The core quartet for "Canto" featured pianist Bobo Stenson, bassist Anders Jormin, and drummer Billy Hart.
- "Canto" was Lloyd's second album for ECM after signing with the label in 1996.
Charles Lloyd is a saxophonist and flautist associated with the spiritual jazz movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. By 1997, Lloyd had been releasing music for over three decades, continuing to explore a synthesis of jazz, world music, and accessible melodies.
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