Irene Aebi Explained
Irene Aebi (born 27 July 1939 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss[1] singer, violinist and cellist. She is noted for her work with jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy, her husband, from the 1960s to his death in 2004.
Initially a classically trained instrumentalist,[2] she only began to sing at Lacy's request.[3] In a review of a 1999 concert, critic Frank Rubolino describes Aebi as possessing a "brusque, forceful style of singing".[4]
Discography
With Steve Lacy
- Moon (BYG, 1971)
- Wordless (Futura, 1971)
- The Gap (America, 1972)
- Estilhacos (Guilda Da Musica, 1972)
- Roba (Saravah, 1972)
- Scraps (Saravah, 1974)
- Dreams (Saravah, 1975)
- Flakes (RCA, 1975)
- Songs (Musica, 1977)
- Follies (FMP, 1978)
- Troubles (Black Saint, 1979)
- Stamps (Hat Hut, 1979)
- Crops & the Woe (Quark & Books, 1979)
- The Owl (Saravah, 1979)
- The Way (Hat Hut, 1980)
- Songs with Brion Gysin (Hat ART, 1981)
- Ballets (Hat ART, 1982)
- Prospectus (Hat ART, 1983)
- Blinks (Hat Hut, 1984)
- The Condor (Soul Note, 1986)
- The Gleam (Silkheart, 1987)
- Momentum (Novus, 1987)
- The Door (Novus, 1989)
- Itinerary (Hat ART, 1991)
- Live at Sweet Basil (Novus/RCA, 1992)
- Clangs (Hat ART, 1993)
- Vespers (Soul Note, 1993)
- Weal & Woe (Emanem, 1995)
- The Cry (Soul Note, 1999)
- Monk's Dream (Verve, 2000)
- Gravensteen Ghent 1971 (Naked Music, 2004)
- Esteem: Live in Paris 1975 (Atavistic, 2006)
With others
Notes and References
- Ratliff, Ben (2004). Steve Lacy, 69, Who Popularized the Soprano Saxophone, Dies, The New York Times June 5, 2004; URL accessed 23 July 2015
- Weiss, Jason. "Regarding the Voice: Steve Lacy and Irene Aebi", pp. 146-155 in Jason Weiss (editor)Steve Lacy: Conversations, Duke University Press, 2006
- Hazell, Ed (2010). Tips: Steve Lacy and Irene Aebi, URL accessed 23 July 2015
- Rubolino, Frank (1995). Steve Lacy with Irene Aebi at Diverse Works in Houston, All About Jazz.com, October 20, 1999; URL accessed 23 July 2015
