Soprano Sax (Steve Lacy album) explained

Soprano Sax
Type:Album
Artist:Steve Lacy
Cover:Soprano Sax.jpg
Released:1958
Recorded:November 1, 1957
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:33:33
Label:Prestige
PRLP 7125
Producer:Bob Weinstock
Next Title:Reflections
Next Year:1959

Soprano Sax (also released as Soprano Today) is the debut album by Steve Lacy which was released on the Prestige label in 1958. It features performances by Lacy, Wynton Kelly, Buell Neidlinger and Dennis Charles.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Bob Rusch awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "This was the first of three recordings soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy made for Prestige and this 11/1/57 session was his first as a leader...There was a controlled tension to this date, like everybody's trying to play, carefully, to a common goal. It's almost as if someone were present to make sure everybody stayed within obvious perimeters.".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Day Dream" (Strayhorn, Ellington) - 4:23
  2. "Alone Together" (Dietz, Schwartz) - 6:35
  3. "Work" (Monk) - 5:24
  4. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Ellington, Mills, Carney) - 4:05
  5. "Little Girl, Your Daddy Is Calling You" (Unknown) - 4:32
  6. "Easy to Love" (Porter) - 8:25

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Rusch, B. Allmusic Review accessed June 22, 2011