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Steve Lacy


 
Lacy, Steve / Steve Potts: Tips
Lacy, Steve / Steve Potts:
Tips

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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Recorded in Paris in 1979, Steve Lacy (soprano sax) and Steve Potts (alto sax) perform music for the aphorisms of Georges Braque, as sung by Irene Aebi; originally issued on Hat Hut records, this reiusse remasters the original release and includes images from the score.

Lacy, Steve: Avignon and After - 2 (1972-7) Volume 2
Lacy, Steve:
Avignon and After - 2 (1972-7) Volume 2

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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The second volume of Steve Lacy's solo soprano saxophone concerts, starting off with the three short versions of Billy Strayhorn tunes which opened his first solo concert at Avignon in 1972.

Lacy, Steve: Avignon And After Vol.1
Lacy, Steve:
Avignon And After Vol.1

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Highlights from saxophonist Steve Lacy's first solo concerts in Avignon 1972 originally released on LP in 1974, with additional recordings and a solo performance of his "Clangs" cycle from Berlin, 1974.

Lacy, Steve: Cycles (1976-80) [2 CDs]
Lacy, Steve:
Cycles (1976-80) [2 CDs]

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $19.50    




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Solo saxophone performances of three of Steve Lacy's cycles--"Shots", "Sands", and "Hedges"--recorded in concert and in the studio in the late 70's and 1980, with the majority of the material previously unreleased; thoughtful, technical, lyrical, astounding music from a true master!

Lacy, Steve: School Days (1960/3)
Lacy, Steve:
School Days (1960/3)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Presenting a 1963 gig by the quartet of Steve Lacy (saxophone), Roswell Rudd (trombone), Dennis Charles (drums) and Henry Grimes (bass), playing piano-less interpretations of the music of Thelonious Monk; plus Lacy with the Monk Quintet live in Philadelphia, 1960.

Lacy, Steve: The Sun
Lacy, Steve:
The Sun

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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Four sessions of music mostly against the Vietnam War - all featuring Steve Lacy and Irene Aebi, in sextet, trio, and quintet with associates including Enrico Rava, Karl Berger, Kent Carter, Richard Tietelbaum, &c.

Whammies, The (Dijkstra / Oliver / Karayorgis / Roebke / Bishop / Bennink): Play The Music Of Steve
Whammies, The (Dijkstra / Oliver / Karayorgis / Roebke / Bishop / Bennink):
Play The Music Of Steve Lacy: Vol. #2

(Driff Records -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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The sextet of Jorrit Dijkstra (sax), Pandelis Karayorgis (piano), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Mary Oliver (violin), Nate McBride (bass) and Han Bennink (drums) once again take on the music of Steve Lacy in this second volume.

Trio x 3: New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002 [2 CDs]
Trio x 3:
New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002 [2 CDs]

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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Whammies, The (Dijkstra / Oliver / Karayorgis / Roebke / Bishop / Bennink): Play The Music of Steve
Whammies, The (Dijkstra / Oliver / Karayorgis / Roebke / Bishop / Bennink):
Play The Music of Steve Lacy Vol. 3, Live

(Driff Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Recorded during their 2014 tour, Jorrit Dijkstra (sax), Pandelis Karayorgis (piano), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Mary Oliver (violin), Jason Roebke (bass) and Han Bennink (drums) recorded this new set of inspired Steve Lacy & Monks tunes primarily in Padova, Italy.

Lacy, Steve Quintet: Last Tour  (2004)
Lacy, Steve Quintet:
Last Tour (2004)

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


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The Steve Lacy Quintet's final tour with vocalist Irene Aebi, trombonist George Lewis, bassist Jean-Jacques Avenel and drummer John Betsch, performing live in Boston for an impressive set punctuated with words from Burroughs, Waldman, Kaufman, Creeley & Schelling.

Rent, The (Thomson / Neal / Fraser/ Brenders / Hood): Musique de Steve Lacy
Rent, The (Thomson / Neal / Fraser/ Brenders / Hood):
Musique de Steve Lacy

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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This Toronto quintet spent two years researching and performing the music of Steve Lacy, focusing on the vocal works, which they play with precision, imagination and love.

Lacy, Steve / Kent Carter / Andrea Centazzo: Lost In June
Lacy, Steve / Kent Carter / Andrea Centazzo:
Lost In June

(Ictus -- Italy )


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A forgotten concert from 1977 of the trio of Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone), Kent Carter (double bass) and Andrea Centazzo (drums & percussion), somewhat lo fi yet an excellent of Lacy's compositions from this period.

Lacy, Steve: Live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz
Lacy, Steve:
Live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz

(Jazzwerkstatt -- Germany )


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Steve Lacy solo on soprano saxophone performing live in 1981 at Jazzwerkstat Petitz, playing a mix of Monk tunes and Lacy originals.

Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver): An Air of Unreality [VINYL]
Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver):
An Air of Unreality [VINYL]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $19.95    




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A live performance at Judson Church in Manhattan as part of the 20th Vision Festival from the NY/France free improvising trio of Joelle Leandre on double bass, Mat Maneri on viola, and Gerald Cleaver on drums and percussion, two tracks of steadily building, incredibly compatible dialog.

Rova / Bruckmann & Kaiser: Steve Lacy's Saxophone Special Revisited
Rova / Bruckmann & Kaiser:
Steve Lacy's Saxophone Special Revisited

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The Californian saxophone quartet composed of Bruce Ackley, Steve Adams, Larry Ochs and Jon Raskin is extended with Henry Kaiser on guitar and Kyle Bruckmann on analog synth to perform the music of saxophone legend Steve Lacy in 7 compositions, putting an eclectic spin on the iconic composer and performer's music.

Lacy, Steve: Free for a Minute (1966-72) [2 CDs]
Lacy, Steve:
Free for a Minute (1966-72) [2 CDs]

(Emanem -- UK )


Price: $22.95    




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Four sessions on a 2 CD set, all featuring Steve Lacy and Kent Carter: (1) DISPOSABILITY, the 1965 trio record with Aldo Romano of jazz standards, originals and free improv; (2) SORTIE, the 1966 free improv quartet + Enrico Rava album; (3) previously unissued 1967 'Free Fall' Film Cues in a quintet with Rava, Karl Berger, & Paul Motian; (4) two never issued '72 quintet pieces with Steve Potts, Irene Aebi on cello and Noel Mcghie.

Lacy, Steve: Stamps [2 CDs]
Lacy, Steve:
Stamps [2 CDs]

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


Price: $17.95    




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Originally released on the Hat Hut label in 1979, this 2-CD set of saxophonist Steve Lacy's quintet with Steve Potts on saxophone, Irene Aebi on cello, voice & violin, Kent Carter on bass, and Oliver Johnson on drums, are heard live in two tour-de-force concerts, first at the 1977 Jazz Festival, in Willisau, Switzerland, then in 1978 at Jazz Au Totem in Paris, France.

Whammies, The (Djikstra / Karayorgis / Bishop / Oliver / McBride / Bennink): Play The Music of Steve
Whammies, The (Djikstra / Karayorgis / Bishop / Oliver / McBride / Bennink):
Play The Music of Steve Lacy

(Driff Records -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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The sextet of Jorrit Dijkstra (sax), Pandelis Karayorgis (piano), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Mary Oliver (violin), Nate McBride (bass) and Han Bennink (drums) take on the music of Steve Lacy in unexpected and impressive ways.

Oberg, Uwe / Rudi Mahall / Michael Griener: Lacy Pool 2
Oberg, Uwe / Rudi Mahall / Michael Griener:
Lacy Pool 2

(Leo Records -- UK )


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The second "Lacy Pool" directed by pianist Uwe Oberg and with drummer Michael Griener the common element, invites Rudi Mahall on clarinets as they interpret, or as Oberg describes it, "unlock" the music of Steve Lacy, in 9 compositions including "Trickles", "Cliches", "Ladies", &c., plus two Oberg compositions that fit into his pool of Lacy interpretations.

Lacy, Steve: November
Lacy, Steve:
November

(Intakt -- Switzerland )


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The late soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy performing his final solo set in 2003 at the Unerhort! Festival in Zurich, a very personal and introspective set that goes straight to the heart.

Ideal Bread (Stinton / Knuffke / Hopkins / Fujiwara): Beating the Teens [2 CDs]
Ideal Bread (Stinton / Knuffke / Hopkins / Fujiwara):
Beating the Teens [2 CDs]

(Cuneiform -- Canada )


Price: $20.95    




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The 3rd album NYC's Steve Lacy repertory band Ideal Bread led by John Sinton (baritone saxophone) with Kirk Knuffke (cornet), Adam Hopkins (bass) and Tomas Fujiwara (drums) in a double CD recomposing Lacy's "Scratching The Seventies / Dreams" in unique and fascinating ways.

Ideal Bread: Transmit: Vol. 2 of The Music of Steve Lacy
Ideal Bread:
Transmit: Vol. 2 of The Music of Steve Lacy

(Cuneiform -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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The 2nd volume of the quartet of Kirk Knuffke, Josh Sinton, Reuben Radding and Tomas Fujiwara's quartet plaing the compositions of the late soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy.

Lewis, George (w/ Derek Bailey / Douglas Ewart / Joelle Leandre / Steve Lacy): Rainbow Family
Lewis, George (w/ Derek Bailey / Douglas Ewart / Joelle Leandre / Steve Lacy):
Rainbow Family

(Carrier Records -- USA )


Price: $6.00    




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Recordings from 3 days of live performances in May, 1984 at the Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM) in France, using AACM legend and computer music innovator George Lewis' interactive virtual improvisor sytem Rainbow Family in virtual duo, trio and quartet settings with Douglas Ewart, Joelle Leandre, Derek Bailey & Steve Lacy.

Centazzo, Andrea / Steve Lacy: Scraps
Centazzo, Andrea / Steve Lacy:
Scraps

(Ictus -- Italy )


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"Scraps", or leftovers from the recording sessions of soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and drummer/percussionist Andrea Centazzo, the same sessions that yielded the albums Clangs and Tao, with remastered studio and live sessions in Udine, Bologna and other cities in Italy, plus a live recording from an audio cassette with Kent Cart on bass at Teatro Lirico in Milano.

Lacy, Steve / Andrea Centazzo / Kent Carter: Trio Live [VINYL]
Lacy, Steve / Andrea Centazzo / Kent Carter:
Trio Live [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $29.95    




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Recorded a few days after the Ictus duo album Clangs of percussionist and label leader Andrea Centazzo and soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, this 1977 release presents the joyfully sophisticated 1976 concert in Udine, Italy of the percussionist & saxophonist joined in a trio with double bassist Kent Carter, performing 5 improvisations including the 3-part "Tao" series.

Lacy, Steve / Andrea Centazzo: Clangs [VINYL]
Lacy, Steve / Andrea Centazzo:
Clangs [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $29.95    




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Reissuing the first release on the Ictus Records label run by percussionist Andrea Centazzo, this 1976 album was the culmination of two weeks of touring through Italy with saxophonist Steve Lacy, presented as a set of improvised free duets investigating timbral relationships, the fragmentation of melody, and abrasive, provocative noise.

Lacy, Steve / Evan Parker: Chirps
Lacy, Steve / Evan Parker:
Chirps

(Corbett vs. Dempsey -- USA )


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The first reissue in three decades of the 1985 SAJ Series FMP album bringing together legendary saxophonists Steve Lacy and Evan Parker, both on soprano saxophone, for two extended improvisations of magnificent reed interactions and a final coda, performed live during Summer Music at Haus am Waldsee, in Berlin, 1985; an essential album of masterful musicianship.

Sinton, Josh: Book of Practitioners, Vol. 1 "H"
Sinton, Josh:
Book of Practitioners, Vol. 1 "H"

(FiP recordings -- USA )


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Six etude studies originally written by Steve Lacy in the 1980s, with whom NY baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton collaborated in the early 2000s, and who gave his blessings to Sinton's approach and adaption of each, developed subsequently for 20 years and recorded in 2021 for this album, demonstrating Sinton's personal approach to both Lacy's material and with the deep reed saxophone.

Colonna / Miranda / Spera: N-EST
Colonna / Miranda / Spera:
N-EST

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


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Ten collective improvisations and Steve Lacy's "Blues for Alda" from the Italian trio of Marco Colonna, who typically performs on clarinet but here also on bass clarinet, alto saxophone and flute, with the rhythm section of Dario Miranda on double bass and Fabrizio Spera on drums, in a wonderfully astute album of highly cultivated and sincere discourse.

Derome, Jean: Somebody Special
Derome, Jean:
Somebody Special

(Ambiances Magnetiques -- Canada )


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Drawing on the work of Steve Lacy's quintet, Montreal saxophonist Jean Derome pays homage to the late saxophonist through a selection of 9 Lacy pieces with lyrics from Brion Gysin, Lao Tseu, Herman Melville, &c, in a quintet with Derome on alto sax, bass flute & voice, Karen Young providing vocals, Alexandre Grogg on piano, Normand Guilbeault on bass, & Pierre Tanguay on drums.

Ideal Bread (Sinton / Knuffke / Radding / Fujiwara): The Ideal Bread
Ideal Bread (Sinton / Knuffke / Radding / Fujiwara):
The Ideal Bread

(KMB Jazz -- USA )


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This NYC quartet with Josh Sinton, Reuben Raddin, Tomas Fujiwara, & Kirk Knuffke pays tribute to the music of Steve Lacy through reworkings of his compositions.

Lacy, Steve: at the New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002
Lacy, Steve:
at the New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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Lacy, Steve / Brion Gysin: Songs
Lacy, Steve / Brion Gysin:
Songs

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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Lacy, Steve: The Ictus Archives, Volume 1 [VINYL]
Lacy, Steve:
The Ictus Archives, Volume 1 [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $32.95    




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Drawn from the same period around 1976 which produced legendary free jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy's albums Clangs and Trio Live, the collected recordings in the two volumes of Ictus Record's Archives series were recorded while touring Italy with percussionist Andrea Centazzo, this first volume presenting a concert in Udine with Lacy performing solo and in duos with Centazzo.

Lacy, Steve: The Ictus Archives, Volume 2 [VINYL]
Lacy, Steve:
The Ictus Archives, Volume 2 [VINYL]

(Ictus -- Italy )


Price: $32.95    




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Drawn from the same period around 1976 which produced legendary free jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy's albums Clangs and Trio Live, the collected recordings in the two volumes of Ictus Record's Archives series were recorded while touring Italy with percussionist Andrea Centazzo, this 2nd volume from a concert in Udine presenting duos with Centazzo and a trio with bassist Kent Carter.

Lacy, Steve : Cliches
Lacy, Steve :
Cliches

(Hatology -- Switzerland )


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Iddon, Martin: Sapindales
Iddon, Martin:
Sapindales

(Another Timbre -- UK )


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Four clarinet-based works in trio, duo and solo from UK composer and musicologist Martin Iddon, performed by Heather Roche on bass and contrabass clarinets, Juliet Fraser on voice for "Muses", Anton Lukoszevieze on cello and James Opstad on double bass; music with intricate, interweaving lines, the title piece a mesmerising work for multi-tracked clarinets and field recordings.

Lacerda / Manso / Nilssen-Love / Zenicola: Bota Fogo
Lacerda / Manso / Nilssen-Love / Zenicola:
Bota Fogo

(Bocian Records 2014/QTV/PNL -- Norway )


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A live recording of two extended improvisations at Audio Rebel's Quintavant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from the quartet of Arthur Lacerda on guitar and electronics, electric bassist Felipe Zenicola, guitarist Eduardo Manso, and drummer/percussionist Paal Nilssen-Love.

Trio Viriditas: Live at Vision Festival VI
Trio Viriditas:
Live at Vision Festival VI

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


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The excellent trio of Alfred Harth on sax, Kevin Norton on percussion, and the late Wilber Morris on bass, performing at the 2001 Vision Festival VI in New York City.f

Lacy, Steve & Joe McPhee: The Rest [VINYL]
Lacy, Steve & Joe McPhee:
The Rest [VINYL]

(Roaratorio -- USA )


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A previously unreleased, excellent improvised piece with two soprano saxophones from a concert in June 1977 in Basel, Switzerland when Steve Lacy invited Joe McPhee to join him to close his set.



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Lacy, Steve: Stamps [2 CDs]

Lacy, Steve / Steve Potts: Tips

Rova / Bruckmann & Kaiser: Steve Lacy's Saxophone Special Revisited

Trio x 3: New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002 [2 CDs]

Lacy, Steve: The Ictus Archives, Volume 1 [VINYL]

Iddon, Martin: Sapindales

Lacy, Steve: The Ictus Archives, Volume 2 [VINYL]

Lacerda / Manso / Nilssen-Love / Zenicola: Bota Fogo

Lacy, Steve: Avignon and After - 2 (1972-7) Volume 2

Ideal Bread (Sinton / Knuffke / Radding / Fujiwara): The Ideal Bread

Lacy, Steve: at the New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002

Derome, Jean: Somebody Special

Lacy, Steve / Brion Gysin: Songs

Trio Viriditas: Live at Vision Festival VI

Ideal Bread (Stinton / Knuffke / Hopkins / Fujiwara): Beating the Teens [2 CDs]

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