''Three Blokes'' is a live album by saxophonists Lol Coxhill,

Steve Lacy Steve Lacy may refer to: Music * Steve Lacy (saxophonist) (1934–2004), American jazz saxophonist and composer * Steve Lacy (singer) (born 1998), American musician Other occupations *Steve Lacy (coach) (1908–2000), American college sports coach ...

and Evan Parker recorded in Berlin in 1992 and first released on the FMP label in 1994.European Free Improvisation: album details
accessed July 16, 2018
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Reception

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek states "This album documents three nights of a soprano saxophone throw-down in 1988 icby three of the world's most infamous practitioners of the improviser's art on the instrument -- with Lacy being the unquestioned king of the straight horn. All the players led for one night; each grouped together all of the possible combinations in solo and duet forms, and then performed a brief trio piece as an encore. ... ''Three Blokes'' is not only compelling, it's riveting". The authors of ''Masters of Jazz Saxophone'' described the album as "a beautifully-recorded, unadorned three-soprano encounter."

Track listing

# "The Crawl" (Evan Parker, Steve Lacy) – 16:27 # "Backslash" (Parker, Lacy) – 7:31 # "Glanced" (Lol Coxhill, Lacy) – 21:36 # "Broad Brush" (Parker, Coxhill) – 23:00 # "Three Blokes" (Lacy) – 3:53

Personnel

* Lol Coxhill -

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 ...

(tracks 3-5) *

– soprano saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5) * Evan Parker - soprano saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)

References

{{Steve Lacy Steve Lacy (saxophonist) live albums Evan Parker live albums 1994 live albums