Steve Lacy Steve Lacy Plays Monk

Steve Lacy - Reflections - Plays Thelonious Monk (1958) {Prestige--New Jazz Japan VICJ-2186 rel 1996}

Steve Lacy - Reflections - Plays Thelonious Monk (1958) {Prestige–New Jazz Japan VICJ-2186 rel 1996}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 212 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 88 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 44 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1958, 1996 Prestige-New Jazz / Victor Japan | VICJ-2186 | 20bitK2
Jazz / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Saxophone

All of soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy's early recordings are quite fascinating, for during 1957-1964, aspects of his style at times hinted at Dixieland, swing, Monk, and Cecil Taylor, sometimes at the same time. For this CD reissue (a straight reproduction of the original New Jazz LP), Lacy teams up with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Buell Neidlinger, and drummer Elvin Jones for seven Thelonious Monk compositions. The typical standbys (such as "'Round Midnight," "Straight No Chaser," and "Blue Monk") are avoided in favor of more complex works such as "Four in One," "Bye-Ya," and "Skippy"; the sweet ballad "Ask Me Now" is a highpoint. Lacy always had an affinity for Monk's music and, even nearly 40 years later, this set is a delight.

Steve Lacy - Four Classic Albums (1958-1962) [Reissue 2016]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 3, 2023
Steve Lacy - Four Classic Albums (1958-1962) [Reissue 2016]

Steve Lacy - Four Classic Albums (1958-1962) [Reissue 2016]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 848 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 332 MB | Covers - 29 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Avid Jazz (EMSC 1187)

Avid Jazz continues with its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD release by Steve Lacy, complete with original artwork and liner notes.
“Soprano Sax”; “Reflections - Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk” “The Straight Horn Of Steve Lacy”; and “Evidence”.
Born in New York City, Steven Norman Lackritz (better known to jazz fans as Steve Lacy ) was one of a rare breed of jazz men to play the soprano sax, almost exclusively. Other famously few players include Sidney Bechet, Johnny Hodges and occasionally John Coltrane. For a musician starting life in a Dixieland jazz band playing alongside such greats as Henry “Red” Allen and Pee Wee Russell, Steve Lacys jazz journey may look an unexpected one…

Steve Lacy - Plays Monk (1969) [Reissue 2004]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Aug. 18, 2022
Steve Lacy - Plays Monk (1969) [Reissue 2004]

Steve Lacy - Plays Monk (1969) [Reissue 2004]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 219 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 85 MB | Covers - 6 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Fuel 2000 (302 061 380 2)

This reissue of a 1969 French date makes its very first appearance on CD and its debut as a U.S. release some 25 years after its original issue on the BYG label as Epistrophy. Plays Monk is also the first record Lacy made after taking up residence in Paris. His band for the outing features the legendary Italian drummer Aldo Romano, the pianist Michel Graillier, and bassist Jean-François Jenny-Clark. There are five unusually complex Monk tunes here - "Thelonious," "Ruby My Dear," "Light Blue," "Mysterioso," and "Friday the Thirteenth" - and two versions of "Epistrophy." This is easily Lacy's "straightest" album from the period, and he stays melodically and harmonically close to Monk's original compositions in the heads before taking off somewhere else in the solos…

Steve Lacy - Six Classic Albums (2017) 4CD Box Set  Music

Posted by Designol at Oct. 22, 2023
Steve Lacy - Six Classic Albums (2017) 4CD Box Set

Steve Lacy - Six Classic Albums (2017) 4CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.32 Gb | Scans ~ 21 Mb
Genre: Jazz | Label: Real Gone Jazz | # RGJCD536 | Time: 03:46:49

One of the great soprano saxophonists of all time (ranking up there with Sidney Bechet and John Coltrane), Steve Lacy's career was fascinating to watch develop. He originally doubled on clarinet and soprano (dropping the former by the mid-'50s), inspired by Bechet, and played Dixieland in New York with Rex Stewart, Cecil Scott, Red Allen, and other older musicians during 1952-1955. He debuted on record in a modernized Dixieland format with Dick Sutton in 1954. However, Lacy soon jumped over several styles to play free jazz with Cecil Taylor during 1955-1957. They recorded together and performed at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival. Lacy recorded with Gil Evans in 1957 (they would work together on an irregular basis into the 1980s), was with Thelonious Monk's quintet in 1960 for four months, and then formed a quartet with Roswell Rudd (1961-1964) that exclusively played Monk's music; only one live set (for Emanen in 1963) resulted from that very interesting group. 6 original albums from the soprano sax maestro including works with Don Cherry & Gil Evans; Soprano Sax, Plays Theloniuous Monk, Straight Horn Of.., Evidence, Gil Evans & Ten, Great Jazz Standards.
Rova Saxophone Quartet - Favorite Street: Rova Plays Lacy (1984)

Rova Saxophone Quartet - Favorite Street: Rova Plays Lacy (1984))
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Black Saint Records, BSR 0076 | ~ 198 or 102 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 26 Mb
Free Jazz, Free Improvisation

~ Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy, November 15-17, 1983 ~

Gil Evans & Steve Lacy - Paris Blues (1988) [Reissue 1993]  Music

Posted by gribovar at May 17, 2023
Gil Evans & Steve Lacy - Paris Blues (1988) [Reissue 1993]

Gil Evans & Steve Lacy - Paris Blues (1988) [Reissue 1993]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 232 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 141 MB | Covers - 52 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OWL Records/EMI France (7899042)

Recorded just three months before arranger/pianist Gil Evans's death, this duet album teams Evans with the great soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy. In truth, Evans's playing here is generally little more than melody statements and comping behind Lacy. The duo performs lengthy versions of three Charles Mingus tunes, Duke Ellington's "Paris Blues" and Lacy's "Esteem."

Steve Lacy & Steve Potts - Flim-Flam (1991)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Oct. 23, 2018
Steve Lacy & Steve Potts - Flim-Flam (1991)

Steve Lacy & Steve Potts - Flim-Flam (1991)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Hat Hut Records, hat ART CD 6087 | ~ 338 or 156 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 43 Mb
Free Improvisation

This live 1986 duet date between both Steves in the Steve Lacy sextet on soprano saxophones is, for intent purposes, a swinging affair. While there are edges and some outrageous improvisation, Steve Potts (right channel) and Steve Lacy (left channel) keep this firmly in the Monk-ian jazz vein. The huge difference in each man's tone makes the pair instantly distinguishable. Lacy has the rounded, slightly flattened lyrical tone, and Potts plays his soprano like Jackie McLean plays the alto: raw, edgy, knotty lines with lots of twists and turns while Lacy creates musical circles in his improvisations…

Scott Amendola, Ben Goldberg, Devin Hoff - Plays Monk (2007)  Music

Posted by Domestos at Nov. 24, 2017
Scott Amendola, Ben Goldberg, Devin Hoff - Plays Monk (2007)

Scott Amendola, Ben Goldberg, Devin Hoff - Plays Monk (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 273.55 Mb | 42:50 | Cover
Post Bop | Label: Long Song Records ‎– LSRCD104/2007

Why does it seem that the bands without pianists seem to be producing the best current interpretations of Monk material? Last year we had Ben Riley's gem, and now, (Plays Monk) - this thought provoking beauty - features the unlikely amalgamation of drummer Scott Amendola mixing it up with clarinetist Ben Goldberg and bassist Devin Hoff. Wisely, this trio doesn't try to recreate the sound of Monk's music; more often they take the melodies of these lesser known songs from the Monk canon and take them to the next idiosyncratic step. For instance, Goldberg's mid and lower ranged foray on Reflections perfectly captures the ponderously pensive mood. Amendola and Hoff furtively create a bustled rhythm on Little Rootie Tootie, while Goldberg restrains the melody by playing restrained and held back loopy notes. The tension between these two forces is joyfully palpable. The band is also able to reach the out layers of Monk's cerebellum, as on the wild and wooly Teo and & Four In One. Hoff's bass work on the latter is a roller coaster ride in itself. The idea of taking off road excursions with Monk's vehicle was a smart concept, and these guys do some remarkable ATVing with it.

Yochk'o Seffer - Magyar Etno (1996)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Jan. 26, 2019
Yochk'o Seffer - Magyar Etno (1996)

Yochk'o Seffer - Magyar Etno (1996)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Pannon Jazz JOKA, PJ 1028 | ~ 250 or 117 Mb | Artwork(jpg) ->19 Mb
Ethnic Jazz

~ Recorded at the HSB Studio, Dunakeszi, Hungary 25, 26 & 27 January 1996 ~

Benoit Delbecq Unit - Phonetics (2004/2012) [DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at March 24, 2021
Benoit Delbecq Unit - Phonetics (2004/2012) [DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Benoît Delbecq Unit - Phonetics (2004/2012)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time - 54:00 minutes | 1,39 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 54:00 minutes | 1,18 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

"Phonetics" from Paris-based pianist and composer Benoît Delbecq presents an artist at the height of his imaginative and synthesizing powers. Recorded with an international quintet and featuring prepared piano on several tracks, this album showcases Delbecq's broad and deep vision of music, burnished by the audiophile recording. Phonetics was named one of the 12 best records of 2004 ("Choc de l’année") by Jazzman, the leading jazz magazine in France.