Steve Lacy Three: Live Lugano 1984: First Visit
Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone), Barry Wedgle (guitar), J.J Avenel (double bass)
For fans and followers of Lacy's long career, Live Lugano 1984 will be something of a novelty or a collector's item, as it features Lacy in a trio with double bass played by Jean-Jacques Avenel—an...
Steve Lacy Three: Live Lugano 1984: First Visit
Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone), Barry Wedgle (guitar), J.J Avenel (double bass)
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For fans and followers of Lacy's long career, Live Lugano 1984 will be something of a novelty or a collector's item, as it features Lacy in a trio with double bass played by Jean-Jacques Avenel—an...
About
Recorded live in Lugano September 24, 1984. The special qualities of this music emerge from the focus on Lacy’s soprano saxophone in this unique instrumentation; the transparency and intimacy of the bass and guitar create a nuanced background set against the variety of improvisational strategies.
Contents and tracklist
1. Slumber
2. Flakes
3. Aloud
4. They Say
5. Heaven
6. Train Going By
7. The Eye
8. Cliches
Awards and reviews
For fans and followers of Lacy's long career, Live Lugano 1984 will be something of a novelty or a collector's item, as it features Lacy in a trio with double bass played by Jean-Jacques Avenel—an early meeting of the two that would bloom in the late 1990s on such albums as Monk's Dream (Verve, 1999) and One More Time (Sketch, 2002)—and with guitarist Barry Wedgie, the only time the two would record together and the only time Lacy played in a trio with guitar... In typical Lacy fashion, each track opens with a short melodic phrase from his soprano saxophone, which he then uses as the basis of prolonged improvisations based on the opening phrase. As so often, Lacy's playing is exemplary and highly melodic. The album as a whole is unreservedly recommended to established Lacy fans and to those keen to know more. In a nutshell, Lacy lives.
