''I Remember Thelonious'' is a

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and pianist

Mal Waldron Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Wa ...

recorded in Italy in 1992 and released on the Nel Jazz label.Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography
accessed July 13, 2018
accessed July 13, 2018

Reception

The

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review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Waldron makes the best of the situation and provides superb accompaniment for Lacy's adventurous flights as well as offering his trademarked dark but fascinating solos... This is a fascinating if not quite essential CD by Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron."Dryden, K
Allmusic Review
accessed March 11, 2011

Track listing

:''All compositions by

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "B ...

except as indicated'' # "Monk's Dream" – 6:23 # "Reflections" – 7:13 # " Epistrophy" – 6:15 # "Mysterioso" – 7:08 # "Let's Call This" – 6:35 # " 'Round Midnight" – 9:19 # "Evidence" – 4:50 # "

Well You Needn't This is a list of compositions by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. 0-9 52nd Street Theme A contrafact based loosely on rhythm changes in C, and was copyrighted by Monk under the title "Nameless" in April 1944. The tune was also called "Bip Bop" b ...

" – 3:09 # "I'll Keep Loving You" (

Bud Powell Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of modern ...

) – 9:10 :*Recorded at the Jazz in' It Festival in Vignola, Italy on June 28, 1992

Personnel

* Steve Lacy –

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

–

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

References

{{Mal Waldron 1996 live albums Mal Waldron live albums Steve Lacy (saxophonist) live albums