The Flame (Steve Lacy album)
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The Flame is the first album by Steve Lacy
to be released on the Italian Soul Note label (following two releases on the related Black Saint Label). It features four of Lacy's compositions and one by Bobby Few
performed by Lacy, Bobby Few
and Dennis Charles.
awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "This adventurous music, with only a quartet, falls along the lines of other brilliant efforts by the leader. On four Lacy originals and one by Few, the musicians tackle circular thematic group improvisations that are never aimless. By exploiting impressive technique and (just as importantly) open ears, the players constantly respond to each other and come up with fresh ideas. An intriguing set, worth the search.".
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....
to be released on the Italian Soul Note label (following two releases on the related Black Saint Label). It features four of Lacy's compositions and one by Bobby Few
Bobby Few
Bobby Few is an American jazz pianist.Few was raised in Shaker Heights, a neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, and studied classical piano. He knew Albert Ayler as a youth, and the pair studied jazz and played together in high school...
performed by Lacy, Bobby Few
Bobby Few
Bobby Few is an American jazz pianist.Few was raised in Shaker Heights, a neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, and studied classical piano. He knew Albert Ayler as a youth, and the pair studied jazz and played together in high school...
and Dennis Charles.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott YanowScott 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 4.5 stars stating "This adventurous music, with only a quartet, falls along the lines of other brilliant efforts by the leader. On four Lacy originals and one by Few, the musicians tackle circular thematic group improvisations that are never aimless. By exploiting impressive technique and (just as importantly) open ears, the players constantly respond to each other and come up with fresh ideas. An intriguing set, worth the search.".
Track listing
- "The Match" - 9:49
- "Wet Spot" (Bobby FewBobby FewBobby Few is an American jazz pianist.Few was raised in Shaker Heights, a neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, and studied classical piano. He knew Albert Ayler as a youth, and the pair studied jazz and played together in high school...
) - 4:27 - "Gusts" - 7:35
- "Licks" - 8:16
- "The Flame" - 13:11
- All compositions by Steve Lacy except as indicated
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy on January 18–19, 1982