Steve Lacy -Straight Horn of -CANDID LP Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

1. LOUISE
2. INTROSPECTION
3. DONNA LEE
4. PLAYED TWICE
5. AIR
6. CRISS CROSS

Number of discs:

Extra-Infos:

180gr.

Description:

"The â??straight hornâ? referred to in the title of this superb album from 1961 is the soprano saxophone, and Lacy is recognized as one of the greatest to ever play the instrument, ranking alongside John Coltrane and Sidney Bechet. Because of the difficulty involved in mastering itâ??s pitch challenges, very few jazzmen concentrated on it. Lacy is widely considered the first â??modernâ? musician to specialize on the instrument. Lacy had long and prolific career and a fascinating style trajectory. At sixteen he began playing Dixieland with the likes of Pee Wee Russell. In the mid 1950â??s he played free jazz with Cecil Taylor, and appeared with his groundbreaking quartet at the 1957 New Port Jazz Festival. He made a notable appearance on the 1959 Gil Evens, Great Jazz Standards album. Along the way, Lacy became obsessed with the music of Thelonious Monk, working with him several times including the 1963 Big Band and Quartet in Concert album, and devoted much of this lifeâ??s work to the interpretation of Monkâ??s materiel" - 180GR.

Recorded at Nola's Penthouse Studio, NYC on November 19, 1960. Cover front & back reads "32111" Spine reads "CLP 32111" Runouts hand-etched; first code has final "3" scratched out; second (correct) code is written above, fainter, and appears to be in a different hand.

Manufacturer No.:

LPCND32111

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