|
| Born: Jul 23, 1934 in New York, NY | Avg.User Rating: 3 Ratings |
| Died: Jun 4, 2004 in Boston, MA |
| Genre: Jazz |
| Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Free Jazz, Modern Creative, Avant-Garde Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Dixieland |
|
| Biography: 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 ...Read full biography |
|
|
Released: 1960 Label: Candid Critics' Rating:  Some of soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy's most interesting recordings are his earliest ones. After spending periods of time playing with Dixieland groups and then with Cecil Taylor (which was quite a jump), ...Read full reviewReleased: 1993 Label: Soul Note Critics' Rating: In this album's liner notes, Lacy explains that his quartet began as a streamlined version of his sextet, designed to play venues that can't afford the larger band. It certainly became much more than that; ...Read full review
|
|
Hotmail
