The Way

by Steve Lacy

Overview

This double-CD reissues the nine numbers from a former double LP, adding three previously unreleased tunes from the same Switzerland concert. The Steve Lacy Five (the leader on soprano, Steve Potts on alto and soprano, Irene Aebi on cello, violin and vocals, bassist Kent Carter and drummer Oliver Johnson) is at its best on scalar-based instrumentals such as the near-classic "Blinks." Some tunes utilize the voices of Aebi and Lacy, and these are often quite eccentric and for more selective tastes. But the many strong solos by Lacy and the highly underrated altoist Potts makes this two-fer of interest for followers of advanced jazz. This was always a well-organized and highly original group. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	01/01/2004
Label:	Hat Hut Records
UPC:	0752156060420
Rank:	223541

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Stamps
2. Blinks
3. Troubles
4. Raps
5. Dreams

Disc 2

6. Existence
7. The Way
8. Bone
9. Name
10. The Breath
11. Life on Its Way
12. Swiss Duck

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Lacy   Primary Artist,Sax (Soprano),Vocals
Steve Lacy Five   Primary Artist
Steve Potts   Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Oliver Johnson   Drums
Irene Aebi   Vocals,Violin,Cello
Kent Carter   Double Bass

Technical Credits

Steve Lacy   Composer
Ecke Bonk   Graphic Conception
Peter Rolle   Photography
Peter Pfister   CD Pre-Mastering,Engineer,Mixing
Brion Gysin   Composer
Werner X. Uehlinger   Producer
John Corbett   Liner Notes