MAL WALDRON & STEVE LACY "AACHEN 1990"

 

Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Mal Waldron, piano

1. Freelude / Epistrophy 18:24
2. I'll Keep Loving You 10:16
3. Blinks 12:10
4. Johnny Come Lately 09:03
5. Snake Out 17:04
6. Evidence 06:32

Recorded at Stadttheater in Aachen, Germany on December 9, 1990 at the 3. Euregio Musiktage 1990.

(pre-fm)

[the pictures/cover are from a Japanese bootleg CD]

MAL WALDRON QUINTET "BERLIN 1975"

 

Here is a concert recording from Berlin 1975 (likely not the complete one) plus a short excerpt from a concert in Baden-Baden 1967.

Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Mal Waldron, piano
Jimmy Woode, double bass
Allen Blairman, drums

1. Hard Talk / Russian Medley  31:23

Recorded at Großer Saal, Philharmonie Berlin on November 6, 1975 at the Jazzfest Berlin.
(pre-FM)

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MAL WALDRON QUINTET  "BADEN-BADEN 1967"


Benny Bailey, trumpet
Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophone
Mal Waldron, piano, comp.
René Thomas, guitar
Gilbert Rovere, double bass
Cees See, drums

1. Ancestors  7:44
2. Maroc (fade-out) 7:25
3. Bread (fade-out) 2:15

Recorded at Baden-Badener Jazz Treffen 1967 (SWF studio in Baden-Baden)
(fm)

STEVE LACY QUARTET "CHICAGO, 1986"

Yesterday, while searching for the CDr of Lacy's 1977 East-Berlin recording, I've discovered this rare line-up.


Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Misha Mengelberg, piano
Donald Garrett, double bass
Han Bennink, drums


1. Radio Announcement 1:01
2. Hornin In 6:30
3. Criss Cross 09:48
4. Misterioso 9:57
5. Little Rootie Tootie 4:32
6. In Walked Bud into Round Midnight 6:52 
7. Bright Mississippi 6:21

Track 5: Steve Lacy solo
Track 6: Han Bennink solo into H.Bennink/M. Mengenberg Duo

Recorded at the Chicago Jazz Festival on August 29, 1986.

STEVE LACY - ERONEL (HORO RECORDS, 1979)

A1. Eronel
A2. Thelonious
A3. Like Blue
A4. Epistrophy

B1. Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are
B2. Ask Me Now
B3. Skippy


Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone

Recorded on 19 February 1979 at Audio Sound Studio, Rome.

Horo Records ‎– HZ 11

LP Rip

DON CHERRY - NEW YORK TOTAL MUSIC CO "FRANKFURT, 1968"

A short but sweet broadcast -


Don Cherry, cornet, bamboo flute
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Karl Berger, vibes, piano
Kent Carter, double bass
Jaques Thollot, drums

1. Tune In 6:01
2. A New Folk 12:23
3. Bird Suite 7:13
4. Going Home 4:14


Recorded at Grosser Saal des Volkbildungsheims, Frankfurt on March 24, 1968 (or maybe on March 23)
Recorded at the 10th Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt by Hessischer Rundfunk.

STEVE LACY - SOLO AT SPACE WHO (EGG FARM, 1986)

A1. Pannonica + Humph
A2. Misterioso
A3. Little Rootie-Tootie
A4. Who Knows?

B1. The Mantle
B2. Wickets
B3. Hallmar


Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone

Recorded live at Space Who, Saitama, Japan, on 22 May 1986

Limited edition release of 99 copies

Egg Farm - EF-001

LP Rip

STEVE LACY "STALKS" (COLUMBIA, 1975)

 Heres something that has been requested repeatedly in the comments on Lacy posts ( especially by brent/ 1001)
One of Lacy’s finest from the period, with masters like Togashi and Yoshizawa on board it couldn’t be otherwise.
This is unaccountably rare , ive only ever seen the one copy.

(Update)
This was posted for the first time in January 2008 by Sotise from a cassette he got from a friend.
I've hitchhiked the post - here's a reup in flac from another rip...






1. Stalks (Lacy) 10:35
2. Moon (Lacy) 9:24
3. Japanese Duck (Lacy) 6:40
4. The Wane (Lacy) 6:46
5- Bone (Lacy) 4:47

Recorded at Nippon Columbia 1st Studio, Tokyo, June 7, 1975

Steve Lacy: soprano saxophone
Masahiko Togashi: percussion
Motoharu Yoshizawa: bass

1975 - Columbia (Japan), YQ-7507-N (LP)

Roswell Rudd ~ John Tchicai ~ Steve Lacy ~ Kent Carter ~ Steve McCall ~ RAI Big Band; Teatro dell’Opera, Rome; 24th March 1980

In 1980, the Italian radio programme Un Certo Discorso organised and broadcast eleven concerts with several of the leading jazz musicians at that time, together with the RAI big band. Several of the broadcasts of these concerts have already been shared on this blog. The RAI3 programme Battiti has been revisiting several of these performances recently, including one that has not appeared either here or on Dime. So here it is - it's just great to hear Steve Lacy on such ecstatic form, together with John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, Kent Carter and Steve McCall, and of course, the RAI big band. As little editing as possible has been done, to give continuity to the actual concert; any corrections to the setlist or other details are welcome.

La foresta nello zoo / The Forest and the Zoo

Roswell Rudd trombone
John Tchicai saxophone
Steve Lacy soprano saxophone
Kent Carter bass
Steve McCall drums

and the RAI Big Band

Teatro dell’Opera, Rome; 24th March 1980

Tracklist:

01 - radio introduction
02 - 'S Crazy Pad  - Skippy - Warm Valley - Reuniosis
03 - radio continuity
04 - Il saluto del mattino - Bud's Brother
05 - radio continuity
06 - Well You Needn't

STEVE LACY ‎– TORMENTS (MORGUE, 1979)

A1. Staples
A2. Zeal
A3. The Oil

B1. The Owl
B2. Torments


Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone


Recorded on 16 June 1975 (not 6 July 1975, as given on the cover) at Silk Hall, Kyoto.

Morgue - 01

LP Rip

CARLA BLEY, MICHAEL MANTLER AND STEVE LACY- JAZZ REALITIES 1966

Here's a repost of a post from the early days of the blog. The text below is as it was posted back then. New links have been added at the bottom of the comments section.

And now the same aforementioned friend brings us his rip of yet another mid sixties classic. Again taken from a well loved and played record. All the tunes here are C. Bley's save for Communications#7 which was recorded in Baarn, Holland, on 11th of january 1966.

tracklist:

1/ Doctor
2/ Oni Puladi
3/ J.S.
4/ Walking Batterie Woman
5/ Closer
6/ Communication No 7

Mike Mantler: trumpet;
Steve Lacy: soprano;
Carla Bley: piano;
Kent Carter: bass;
Aldo Romano: drums.

Fontana 1966/1990

My friend feels this is a very special record, with which I can only concur as I've said elsewhere. This entire Phillips series ,was briefly reissued (for about 2 minutes) in Japan, first on vinyl in the early eighties and then cd for even less time in the early 90's. Those are now very high ticket items which I certainly cant afford. When will larger lables ever learn that there is a market for this stuff? I'd be the first to replace worn vinyl and rips from same, but I'm sure as hell not prepared to fork out up to USD 150 for a used cd.

 Just to add briefly to the last paragraph, the files are from the 1990 cd.

TCHANGODEI, STEVE LACY ‎– THE WASP (VOLCANIC RECORDS, 1984)

A1. The Wasp
A2. High School
A3. Struggle

B1. African Song
B2. The Other Way
B3. Rolling


Tchangodei, piano
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone

Volcanic Records ‎– 15010

LP Rip

NDR JAZZ WORKSHOP NO.41 - CARLA BLEY & JCOA (1965)

...upon request    :-)

Michael Mantler, trumpet
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Prince Lasha, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Hans Koller, tenor saxophone
Ronnie Ross, baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Attila Zoller, guitar
Carla Bley, piano
Paul Bley, piano
Kent Carter, bass
Barry Altschul, drums
Hans Gertberg, announcement


Disc 1

1. Touching (A. Peacock)                  05:36
Paul Bley, Carter, Altschul

2. Both (A. Peacock)                          05:29
Mantler, Lacy, Koller, Paul Bley, Carter, Altschul

3. Unknown Title (fragment)                  00:05

4. Isis (C. Bley)                          07:18
Mantler, Lacy, Koller, Paul Bley, Carter, Altschul

5. Cartoon (A. Peacock)                  08:59
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Paul Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

6. Walking Battery Woman (C. Bley)          03:43
Mantler, Lacy, Carla Bley, Carter, Altschul

7. Communication No. 7 (M. Mantler)          06:30
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Paul Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

8. Slow Dance (C. Bley)                  07:34
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Paul Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

9. Closer (C. Bley)                          07:51
Mantler, Lacy, Zoller, Carla Bley, Carter, Altschul

10. Doctor (C. Bley)                          08:10
Mantler, Lacy, Zoller, Carla Bley, Carter, Altschul

Disc 2

1. Introduction (Hans Gertberg)          02:14

2. Floater (C. Bley)                          08:24
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Paul Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

3. Communication No. 11 (M. Mantler)          11:57
Mantler, Lacy, Lasha, Koller, Ross, Carla Bley, Zoller, Carter, Altschul

4. Closer (C. Bley) (inc (fade out))          05:37
Mantler, Lacy, Zoller, Paul Bley, Carter, Altschul

TT ~ 90:00


Recorded at Studio 10, Grosser Sendesaal des NDR Funkhauses, Hamburg on October 29, 1965.
Produced by Hans Gertberg.

GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA "BAD GODESBERG, 1979"

Here's a post for Rasimov77 - he shared some goodies in the 'Contributions' section.
Among the links was one for a GUO recording from 1979.
It turned out that it was a part of the recording presented here.


Manfred Schoof, trumpet
Enrico Rava, trumpet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet
Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone
Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium
Günter Christmann, trombone
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Gerd Dudek, soprano & tenor saxophone, flute
Evan Parker, soprano & tenor saxophone
Michel Pilz, bass clarinet
Bob Stewart, tuba
Alexander Von Schlippenbach, piano
J.B. "Buschi" Niebergall, bass
Paul Lovens, drums & percussion


Disc 1
1. Flat Feet (E. Rava)     13:51
2. Reflections (M. Schoof)     12:48
3. Trom-Bone-It [Trombonaut] (G. Christmann)     7:56
Disc 2
1. Boa (A. von Schlippenbach)     11:26
2. Nodagoo (K. Wheeler)     10:47
3. Quasimodo (S. Lacy)     11:23
4. Worms (S. Lacy)     9:53
5. The Forge (A. von Schlippenbach)     9:15
6. Improvisation (Globe Unity Orchestra) (encore)     5:59

Recorded January 26, 1979 at Stadttheater Bad Godesberg, Germany.

MASAHIKO TOGASHI, STEVE LACY, YUJI TAKAHASHI ‎– 富樫雅彦 Steve Lacy 高橋悠治 (水牛, EGG FARM, 2009)

1. Trio 1
2. Piano Solo
3. Duo
4. Trio 2


Togashi Masahiko, percussion
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Yuji Takahashi, piano


Recorded on Oct 16, 2000 at Hall Egg Farm.

水牛 Suigyu, Egg Farm ‎– SG013

CD Rip

Steve Lacy Three-The Lost Tracks from Capers,1979

I was pretty pissed off years ago when i bought the CD, New York capers and quirks, only to find that almost half the material had been left off including my favourite piece "the crunch" where Ronnie Boykins seems most inventive(and audible), i had given the scratchy old beige soft cover double lp away , because it sounded muddy, and i'd ordered the cd from a shop..
This reissue box edition from 1981 is a huge sonic improvement , on the first edition.
Boykins is not as audible as on the cd versions.. but otherwise the sound is great..
Anyone know why this material hasn't been reissued?

The Crunch is particularly great one of those  sprawling blow out monsters, like the thing, where Lacy stretches his extended technique to the limit.
Dennis Charles Beating out Melodic Martial tattoo like rhythms in unison with Lacy is a Joyous aural feast, a pity this trio didn't record more!
recorded live at soundscape by Peter Kuhn on December 29-1979

MAL WALDRON SEXTET "UNNA 1979"

This concert in northern Germany happened more than one year after "Moods" ( here) was recorded.
The line-up is quite similar as for this concert - Manfred Schoof plays for Terumasa Hino and Jimmy Woode for Cameron Brown.
All songs are also on the LP/CD which I recommend to buy if you do not have it yet.
For me it's a masterpiece.
You can listen to both recordings - a rare chance for examining the differences and similarities...


Manfred Schoof, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Hermann Breuer, trombone
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Mal Waldron, piano
Jimmy Woode, bass
Makaya Ntshoko, drums

1. A Case Of Plue 4's
2. Russian Melody (Minoat) 37:22
3. Siege Haile 24:17


Recorded at the Theatersaal, Unna, Germany on October 10, 1979.

Note: track 1 + 2 are an uninterrupted performance.

MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA ‎– UNITED PATCHWORK (HORO RECORDS, 1978)

A.  Via Della Luce

B1. Fox
B2. Cross Over One
B3. Slugging Rocks

C1. Psalm
C2. What Is Freedom?

D1. Dewline
D2. Cross Over Two
D3. Cross Over Three
D4. Sea Line



Frederic Rzewski, piano, electric piano
Karl Berger, piano, electric piano, melodion, vibes
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Richard Teitelbaum, synthesizer, shells
Alvin Curran, synthesizer, piano, vocals, flugelhorn
Garrett List, trombone

Recorded at Mama Dog Studio, Rome, 15-16 November 1977.

Horo Records ‎– HDP 15-16

Vinyl Rip

Steve Lacy-Raps 1977, Adelphi 5004 LP

A great Steve Lacy Lp that's unlikely to be reissued anytime soon, this one has never achieved the cult status
of much of Lacy's contemporaneous output , not at all obscure or rare it can still be purchased for under 20 bucks..

Recorded in New York , Little Known bassist Ron Miller,(Same Guy who's on Dave Burrell's After Love, presumably)subs for J.J.Avenel,an intriguing player who sounds right at home...
Terrific versions of The Throes, Blinks, and No Baby..

I Know this has been around before as Mp3's... worth a listen!
Enjoy!

Info from Discogs
Steve Lacy ‎– Raps
Label:
Adelphi Records Inc. ‎– AD 5004

A1-Stamps
A2-No Baby
Voice – Oliver Johnson
A3-The Throes
B1-Raps
B2-Blinks
Recorded on 29 January 1977 at Blue Rock Studios, NYC.
Steve Lacy-Soprano Sax
Steve Potts-Alto &Soprano Saxes
Ron Miller-Db
Oliver Johnson-dr

Steve Lacy-Lee Konitz,Duo Paris-March 1st 1984

Here's a beautiful recent score from Dime, many thanks to Woessner , and all Seeders traders involved 

What a joy it is to hear Konitz, playing Wickets, Deadline and No Baby..in unison with Lacy

pure delight!

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Steve Lacy & Lee Konitz-Paris1 March 1984
Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
Lee Konitz - alto saxophone

01. Introduction 1:05
02. Blues (Steve Lacy & Lee Konitz) 11:06
03. All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II) 6:04
04. Wickets (Steve Lacy) 6:02
05. It's You (Lee Konitz) 4:51 Lacy out
06. Descartes (Lee Konitz) 4:22
07. Ask Me Now (Thelonious Monk) 6:45 applause cuts out
08. Blues For Aida (Steve Lacy) 7:43
09. Evidence (Thelonious Monk) 4:13 Konitz out
10. Deadline (Steve Lacy) 6:45
11. No Baby (Steve Lacy) 6:14
12. Hot House (Tadd Dameron)/Subconscious-lee (Lee Konitz) 5:38

Total Time: 70:47

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FRANZ KOGLMANN WITH STEVE LACY ‎– FLAPS (PIPE RECORDS, ‎1973)

A1. Flaps (To Pee Wee Russel)
A2. Misera Plebs, Take 1
A3. Misera Plebs, Take 2
A4. Bowery 1
B1. Steirish WC Nr. 2
B2. Flops (To Charles Chaplin)
B3. Bowery 2
B4. Hommage To An Old Raincoat (To Fritz Kotrba)


Toni Michlmayr, bass
Muhammad Malli, drums
Gerd Geier, electronics
Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone
Franz Koglmann, trumpet, flugelhorn



Recorded April 26, 1973, Mueller Sound Studio 1, Vienna.

Pipe Records ‎– PR 151

Vinyl Rip