I long to see you

"The album starts promisingly with a brooding read of Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" that threatens to explode at any moment ... "La Llorona," from Lloyd's ECM years, is a standout: it captures his open, mournful, Spanish-tinged wail, fleshed out by elegant, timbral guitars, a sad bassline, and Harland's magical timekeeping. "Shenandoah" (...), "All My Trials," and "Abide with Me" are all melodically attractive, but they lack the undercurrent of passion Lloyd has imbued traditional material with in the past. He and Frisell appear so seduced by their melodies, they treat them as fragile objects, not songs whose meanings need to be further explored ... The lone new tune, "Barche Lamsel," more than compensates. Over 16 minutes in length, it's easily the most exploratory thing here. It commences slowly but starts cooking five minutes in. Lloyd and the rhythm section are at their modal improvisational best, moving through folk, funk, blues, Eastern modes, and post-bop".

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"Lloyd er stadig i en klasse for sig. Med en tone, som kan være så sart som et svævende stykke papir. Han arbejder sig grundigt ind i materialet fra fortiden med tråde til country, gospel og blues ... Fortolkningen af traditionelle sange som "Shenandoah" og "Abide with Me" er helende i al deres smertefulde skønhed ... Hans saxofonspil hæver musikken over et genrestykke, hvor den neddæmpede americana er på grænsen til at blive for poleret. Derfor er det også en lettelse, at han til sidst flår det formfuldendte sangtæppe i stykker på "Barche Lamsel", hvor både trommer og musik bliver sat fri og snor sig udforudsigeligt ud af genreskabeloner. Tilbage bliver kun de løsthængende tråde af musikalsk uendelighed, som Lloyd er en mester i at gribe ud efter".

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"Its 10 tracks range from anti-war folk songs (Bob Dylan's "Masters Of War") to funky soul-jazz originals ("Of Course, Of Course"), artful renditions of standards ("You Are So Beautiful") to Americana touchstones ("Shenandoah"). All are united by the same focused energy and meditative clarity".