The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
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| The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow | ||||
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| Released | March 15, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | March 2023 | |||
| Studio | Lloyd's home studio (Santa Barbara) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 90:39 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
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The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow is the fifty-first album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd.
The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow is Charles Lloyd's fifty-first album. On the inspiration behind the title, Lloyd said: "So the sky is always, like, the closer I get to it, the Creator says, 'Not yet, Charles.'"[1]
The inspiration for the album's original compositions first came during COVID-19 lockdowns when Lloyd was walking around the garden of his manager and romantic partner Dorothy Darr; various melodies appeared in his head, so he went to a piano and wrote "Defiant, Tender Warrior" and "The Lonely One". The album was recorded with Brian Blade, Jason Moran, and Larry Grenadier[2] at Lloyd's home studio in Santa Barbara,[1] approximately "two or three days" before the four performed live at the Lobero Theatre on March 18, 2023.[2] Lloyd had chosen the other three to be the band for his next album in 2020, but scheduling issues delayed the recording until 2023.[3][4]
The album was preceded by three singles: "Defiant, Tender Warrior",[5] "Monk's Dance",[6] and "Booker's Garden".[7]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 95/100[8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| Jazzwise |  [11] |
| Mojo | [12] |
| Spin | A[13] |
| Uncut | [14] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 95 out of 100 from six critic scores.[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Charles Lloyd except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Defiant, Tender Warrior" |
| 4:16 |
| 2. | "The Lonely One" | 5:45 | |
| 3. | "Monk's Dance" | 6:49 | |
| 4. | "The Water Is Rising" | 5:08 | |
| 5. | "Late Bloom" | 1:02 | |
| 6. | "Booker's Garden" | 8:07 | |
| 7. | "The Ghost of Lady Day" | 6:43 | |
| 8. | "The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow" | 7:14 | |
| 9. | "Beyond Darkness" | 7:19 | |
| 10. | "Sky Valley, Spirit of the Forest" | 15:04 | |
| 11. | "Balm in Gilead" |
| 3:06 |
| 12. | "Lift Every Voice and Sing" | 2:50 | |
| 13. | "When the Sun Comes Up, Darkness Is Gone" | 3:41 | |
| 14. | "Cape to Cairo" | 9:15 | |
| 15. | "Defiant, Reprise; Homeward Dove" | 4:20 | |
| Total length: | 90:39 | ||
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