5 x Monk 5 x Lacy explained

5 x Monk 5 x Lacy is a live solo album by the soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, recorded in Sweden in 1994 and released on the Silkheart label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

In Allmusic, Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, writing that Lacey's "interpretations are so self-sufficient that one does not miss the other instruments, although it is quite easy to 'hear' the bass and drums behind the soprano... Highly recommended".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz included the album in its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.^{[4] [5]} According to JazzTimes, "the entirety of Lacy's art is to be found in compacted form in solo concerts like 5 X Monk 5 X Lacy".^[6]

Track listing

All compositions are by Steve Lacy except as indicated

1. "Shuffle Boil" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:48
2. "Eronel" (Monk) – 3:49
3. "Evidence" (Monk) – 3:37
4. "Pannonica" (Monk) – 5:24
5. "Who Knows?" (Monk) – 3:12
6. "The Crust" – 4:31
7. "Blues for Aida" – 5:51
8. "Revenue" – 5:27
9. "Lunch" – 4:13
10. "Deadline"- 5:15

Personnel

• Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone

Notes and References

1. http://nyds-discographies.com/lacy.htm Steve Lacy discography
2. http://www.silkheart.se/release.php?catno=144 Silkheart Records album entry
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 31, 2014
4. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-141-03401-0. 857. Steve Lacy.
5. http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/notes/pjazz-core.php Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List
6. Shoemaker, B., JazzTimes Review, October 1997