Unsettled by the state of the world in 2020, Charles Lloyd began conceiving of a musical offering in the form of a new studio recording featuring a new band, a quartet that would be a first-time convening of four distinctive voices with the legendary saxophonist joined by pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Brian Blade. 

In Spring 2023, around Lloyd’s 85th birthday, the project at long last flowered with the creation of an expansive double album titled "The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow". A majestic body of work that finds one of the most significant musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries still at the peak of his powers, the album presents a collection of Lloyd originals new, old, and reimagined.

Charles Lloyd: Tenor Saxophone / Jason Moran: Piano / Larry Grenadier: Double Bass / Brian Blade: Drums + Percussion

Tracklist:

A1. Defiant, Tender Warrior 
A2. The Lonely One 
A3. Monk’s Dance 
A4. The Water Is Rising 
B1. Late Bloom
B2. Booker’s Garden
B3. Ghost of Lady Day 
B4. The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
C1. Beyond Darkness
C2. Sky Valley, Spirit of the Forest
D1. Balm In Gilead
D2. Lift Every Voice and Sing
D3. When the Sun Comes Up, Darkness Is Gone
D4. Cape to Cairo
D5. Defiant, Reprise; Homeward Dove