Steve Lacy - The Straight Horn Of Steve Lacy LP NEW
Steve Lacy - The Straight Horn Of Steve Lacy LP
NEW. SEALED.
Candid Records
The âstraight 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 itâs pitch challenges, very few jazzmen concentrated on it. Lacy is widely considered the first âmodernâ 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 1950âs 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 lifeâs work to the interpretation of Monkâs materiel
The LP includes extraordinary liner notes by Candid A&R man and producer Nat Hentoff, and noted musician, historian and writer Gunther Schuller - the originator of the term âThird Streamâ - giving a context and insight that adds to the experience of hearing these extraordinary performances.
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Steve Lacy - The Straight Horn Of Steve Lacy LP
NEW. SEALED.
Candid Records
The âstraight 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 itâs pitch challenges, very few jazzmen concentrated on it. Lacy is widely considered the first âmodernâ 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 1950âs 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 lifeâs work to the interpretation of Monkâs materiel
The LP includes extraordinary liner notes by Candid A&R man and producer Nat Hentoff, and noted musician, historian and writer Gunther Schuller - the originator of the term âThird Streamâ - giving a context and insight that adds to the experience of hearing these extraordinary performances.
