''The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy'' is the third album by
Steve Lacy and the first to be released on the
Candid label in 1961. It features performances of tunes written 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", ...
,
Cecil Taylor,
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...
, by Lacy, Charles Davis,
John Ore
John Ore (December 17, 1933 – August 22, 2014) was an American jazz bassist.
Ore attended the New School of Music in Philadelphia from 1943 to 1946, studying cello and followed this with studies on bass at Juilliard.
In the 1950s he worked wit ...
and
Roy Haynes
Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1925) is an American jazz drummer. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered a pioneer of jaz ...
.
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars stating "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), Lacy made several recordings that displayed his love of Thelonious Monk's music plus his varied experiences. On this particular set, Lacy's soprano contrasts well with Charles Davis' baritone (they are backed by bassist John Ore and drummer Roy Haynes) on three of the most difficult Monk tunes ("Introspection," "Played Twice," and "Criss Cross") plus two Cecil Taylor compositions and Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee."".
[Yanow, S.]
Allmusic Review
accessed June 22, 2011
Track listing
# "Louise" (
Taylor
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Pl ...
) - 5:16
# "Introspection" (
Monk
A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
) - 5:20
# "Donna Lee" (
Davis) - 7:41
# "Played Twice" (Monk) - 5:44
# "Air" (Taylor) - 6:27
# "Criss Cross" (Monk) - 5:37
:*Recorded at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NY, November 19, 1960
Personnel
*
Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
*
Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
*
John Ore
John Ore (December 17, 1933 – August 22, 2014) was an American jazz bassist.
Ore attended the New School of Music in Philadelphia from 1943 to 1946, studying cello and followed this with studies on bass at Juilliard.
In the 1950s he worked wit ...
- bass
*
Roy Haynes
Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1925) is an American jazz drummer. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered a pioneer of jaz ...
- drums
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Straight Horn of Steve Lacy, The
1961 albums
Steve Lacy (saxophonist) albums
Candid Records albums