Give It Up is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jimmy Lyons

Jimmy Lyons

Jimmy Lyons was an alto saxophone player. He is best known for his long tenure in the Cecil Taylor Unit.-Biography:...

 recorded in 1985 for the Italian Black Saint

Black Saint/Soul Note

Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian jazz independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz.-History:...

 label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...

 awarded the album 4 stars stating "the ensemble work is frequently exciting; and the front line boasts three distinctive and rather different (but complementary) solo voices. Highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Lyons

1. "Give It Up" - 10:10
2. "Methods" - 11:13
3. "Never" - 19:16
4. "Ballada" - 3:31
   • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on March 6 & 7, 1985

Personnel

• Jimmy Lyons
  Jimmy Lyons
  Jimmy Lyons was an alto saxophone player. He is best known for his long tenure in the Cecil Taylor Unit.-Biography:...
  
   - alto saxophone
  Alto saxophone
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• Enrico Rava
  Enrico Rava
  Enrico Rava , is a prolific jazz trumpeter and arguably one of the best known Italian jazz musicians. He originally played trombone, changing to the trumpet after hearing Miles Davis. His first commercial work was as a member of Gato Barbieri's Italian quintet in the mid-1960s; in the late 1960s...
  
   - trumpet
  Trumpet
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  , flugelhorn
  Flugelhorn
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• Karen Borca
  Karen Borca
  Karen Borca is an American free jazz bassoonist.Borca studied music at the University of Wisconsin, graduating in 1971. While there she met Cecil Taylor, who taught there during the 1970/71 academic year; she acted as his teaching assistant and played with him in the Cecil Taylor Unit...
  
   - bassoon
  Bassoon
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• Jay Oliver - bass
  Double bass
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• Paul Murphy
  Paul Murphy (musician)
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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