Songs (Steve Lacy and Brion Gysin album)

Songs
Studio album by Steve Lacy and Brion Gysin
Released 1981
Recorded January 28 & 29, 1981 in Paris
Studio Paris, France
Genre Jazz
Length 63:42 CD reissue with additional track
Label hat ART
hat ART 1985/86
Producer Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger
Steve Lacy chronology
Capers
(1980)		 Songs
(1981)		 Ballets
(1981)

Songs is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and poet Brion Gysin, which was recorded in Paris in 1981 and first released on the hat ART label as a double LP.[1][2][3] The album was rereleased on CD in 1990 with an additional track.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
All About Jazz[6]

All About Jazz said "Lacy and Gysin had worked together as far back as '69, and their rapport is evident here".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Lacy except where noted

  1. "Gay Paree Bop" – 9:25
  2. "Nowhere Street" – 11:45
  3. "Somebody Special" – 9:15
  4. "Luvzya" (Oliver Johnson) – 7:00
  5. "Keep the Chance" – 7:00
  6. "Permutations: Junk Is No Good Baby" – 1:45
  7. "Permutations: Kick That Habit Man" – 0:45
  8. "Permutations: I Don't Work You Dig" – 1:40
  9. "Blue Baboon" – 4:55
  10. "Nowhere Street 1" [Incomplete] – 9:18 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 12, 2018
  2. ↑ Steve Lacy discography accessed July 12, 2018
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: HatHut hatART discography: LPs accessed July 12, 2018
  4. ↑ Discogs album entry accessed July 12, 2018
  5. ↑ Steve Lacy: Songs – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Sweeny, R. E. All About Jazz Review accessed July 12, 2018
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.