| The Way | |
| Type: | Live album |
| Artist: | Steve Lacy |
| Cover: | The Way (Steve Lacy album).jpg |
| Released: | 1980 |
| Recorded: | January 23, 1979 |
| Venue: | Stadttheater Basel, Switzerland |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 115:28 CD reissue with additional tracks |
| Label: | HatHut hat Hut THREE (2R3) |
| Producer: | Werner X. Uehlinger |
| Chronology: | Steve Lacy |
| Prev Title: | High, Low and Order |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Eronel |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
The Way is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, which was recorded in Basel, Switzerland in 1979 and first released on the HatHut label in 1980 as a double LP.[1] [2] [3] The album was rereleased as a double LP in 1985 and as a CD in 2000 with three additional tracks from the concert.[4]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "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". On All About Jazz Francis Lo Kee said "The great Steve Lacy, recently departed, made many records, but this one captures a great ensemble at the peak of its creative powers ... it's hard to believe that so much great music was played in one sitting".[5] Clifford Allen observed "The playful, off-kilter melodies that Lacy has a penchant for, deceptively simple repetitions of phrase and eloquent austerity, belie a Buddhist wit, and the way in which Lacy plays with composition and improvisation as though they were riddles for one another fits right into the jazz musician's koan".[6]
All compositions by Steve Lacy except where noted