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Steve Lacy discography

This is a discography of Steve Lacy albums and albums by other musicians that feature Steve Lacy.

(More to be added as time allows)


Steve Lacy: leader and co-leader discography

Soprano Sax, Steve Lacy, 1958, Prestige PRLP 7125

Tracks : Day Dream, Alone Together, Work, Rockin' In Rhythm, Little Girl Your Daddy Is Calling You, Easy To Love

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Wynton Kelly, Buell Neidlinger, Dennis Charles

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Reflections, Steve Lacy, 1959, New Jazz NJLP 8206

Tracks : Four In One, Reflections, Hornin' In, Bye-Ya, Let's Call This, Ask Me Now, Skippy

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron, Buell Neidlinger, Elvin Jones

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The Straight Horn of, Steve Lacy, 1961, Candid CJM-8007/CJS-9007

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Evidence, Steve Lacy with Don Cherry, 1962, New Jazz 8271

Tracks : The Mystery Song, Evidence, Let's Cool One, San Francisco Holiday, Something To Live For, Who Knows

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Carl Brown, Billy Higgins

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Disposability, Steve Lacy, 1966, Vik

Tracks : Shuffle Boil, Barble, Chary, Tune 2, Pannonica, M's Transport, Comin' On The Hudson, There We Were, Generous 1

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Aldo Romano

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Sortie, Steve Lacy, 1966, GTA

Tracks : Sortie, Black Elk, Helmy, Fork New York, Living T. Blues, 2-Fou

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Enrico Rava, Kent Carter, Aldo Romano

Recorded in Italy and originally released on GTA. Released on other labels in Europe in 1966/67.

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The Forest And The Zoo, Steve Lacy, 1967, ESP Disk 1060

Tracks : Forest, Zoo

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Enrico Rava, Johnny Dyani, Louis T. Moholo

Recorded live in Buenos Aires in October 1966.

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Epistrophy, Steve Lacy, 1969, BYG Records 529 126

Tracks : Thelonious, Ruby My Dear, Light Blue, Epistrophy, Epistrophy, Misterioso, Friday the Thirteenth

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Michel Graillier, Jean-François Jenny Clark, Aldo Romano

Released in 1979 on Affinity as Plays Monk.

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Roba, Steve Lacy Gang, 1971, Saravah 10026

Tracks : Roba (Part 1), Roba (Part 2)

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Enrico Rava, Italo Toni, Claudio Volonte, Irene Aebi, Carlo Colnaghi

Recorded live in Rome in June 1969.

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Lapis, Steve Lacy, 1971, Saravah 10031

Tracks : Three Pieces From "Tao", The High Way, The Cryptosphere, Lapis, The Precipitation Suite, Paris Rip-off

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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Moon, Steve Lacy, 1971, BYG Actuel 529.352

Tracks : Hit, Note, Moon, Laugh, The Breath

Musicians : Steve Lacy Italo Toni, Claudio Volonte, Irene Aebi, Marcello Melis, Jacques Thollot

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Wordless, Steve Lacy, 1971, Futura GER 22

Tracks : Existence, The Way, Bone, Name, The Breath, Prologue A Life On Its Way

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Ambrose Jackson, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Jerome Cooper

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The Gap, Steve Lacy Quintet, 1972, America

Tracks : The Gap, Esteem, La Motte-Picquet, The Thing

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Noel McGhie

Released on CD in 2001 with 1 bonus track - an alternate take of La Motte-Picquet.

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Journey Without End, Mal Waldron / Steve Lacy, 1972, Victor (Japan)

Tracks : The Fire Now, Journey Without End, I Feel a Draft, Bone, Mar

Musicians : Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Noel McGhie

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Estilhaços: Live In Lisbon, Steve Lacy, 1972, Guilda Da Musica

Tracks : Introduction, Stations, Chips / Moon / Dreams, No Baby, The High Way

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Noel McGhie

Recorded live in Lisbon in February 1972 and released in Portugal. Reissued on CD by Clean Feed in 2012.

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Solo: Théâtre Du Chêne Noir, Steve Lacy, 1974, Emanem 301

Tracks : The Breath, Stations, Cloudy, The New Duck, Josephine, Weal, Name, The Wool

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Avignon in August 1972. Subsequently released on the Emanem CD Weal & Woe in 1995 (Emanem 4004) and on the Emanem CD Avignon And After Volume 1 in 2012 (Emenem 5023).

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Scraps, Steve Lacy, 1974, Saravah

Tracks : Ladies, Obituary, Scraps, Name, Torments, Pearl St., The Wire

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Michael Smith, Irène Aebi, Kent Carter, Kenny Tyler

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Dreams, Steve Lacy, 1975, Saravah

Tracks : The Uh Uh Uh, Dreams, The Oil, The Wane, Crops

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Derek Bailey, Boulou Ferré, Jack Treese, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Kent Carter, Kenneth Tyler

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School Days, Steve Lacy, 1975, Emanem

Tracks : Bye-Ya, Brilliant Corners, Monk's Dream, Monk's Mood, Ba-Lue Bolivar, Ba-Lues-Are, Skippy, Pannonica

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Henry Grimes, Dennis Charles

Recorded in 1963. Subsequently released on hatHut.

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The Crust, Steve Lacy, 1975, Emanem 304

Tracks : The Crust, 38, The Owl, A Bit Of The Dumps, Flakes, Revolutionary Suicide

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Derek Bailey, Kent Carter, John Stevens

Recorded live at the 100 Club in London on July 30, 1973. Subsequently released as part of the Emanem CD Saxophone Special + in 1998.

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Stalks, Steve Lacy, 1975, Columbia (Japan)

Tracks : Stalks, Moon, Japanese Duck, The Wane, Bone

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Motoharu Yoshizawa, Masahiko Togashi

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Solo At Mandara, Steve Lacy, 1975, ALM Records (Japan)

Tracks : Existence, The Way, Bone, Name, The Breath, Life On It's Way, Snips, Stabs

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Tokyo in June 1975.

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Flakes, Steve Lacy, 1975, RCA Vista (Italy)

Tracks : Weal, The New Duck, Snorts, Flakes, The Shoals, The Rush

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Michael Smith, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Kenny Tyler

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Saxophone Special, Steve Lacy, 1976, Emanem 3310

Tracks : Staples, Dreams, Swishes, Sops, Snaps

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Steve Potts, Trevor Watts, Derek Bailey, Michel Waisvisz

Recorded live at the Wigmore Hall in London on December 19, 1974. Subsequently released as part of the Emanem CD Saxophone Special + in 1998.

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Trickles, Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Kent Carter, Beaver Harris, 1976, Black Saint 0008

Tracks : Trickles, I Feel A Draught, The Bite, Papa's Midnite Hop, Robes

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Kent Carter, Beaver Harris

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Stabs: Solo In Berlin, Steve Lacy, 1976, FMP SAJ-05

Tracks : Deadline, Coastline, The Duck, Cloudy, Moon, Stabs, No Baby

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Berlin in April and November 1975.

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Distant Voices, Steve Lacy, 1976, Columbia (Japan)

Tracks : Distant Voices, Flying Off, Midsummer Blues

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Yuji Takahashi, Takehisa Kosugi

Recorded in Japan in 1975.

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Clangs, Steve Lacy / Andrea Centazzo, 1976, Ictus 0001

Tracks : The Owl, Torments, Tracks (Part One), Tracks (Part Two), Dome, The New Moon

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Andrea Centazzo

Recorded live in Udine in February 1976. Reissued on CD by New Tone Records in 2000 and by Ictus (Ictus 121) in 2006. Both CD editions have a bonus track - Ducks.

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Trio Live, Steve Lacy / Andrea Centazzo / Kent Carter, 1977, Ictus 0005

Tracks : The Crust, Existence (Tao1), The Way (Tao2), Bone (Tao3), Ducks

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Andrea Centazzo, Kent Carter

Recorded live in Udine in December 1976. Reissued on CD by New Tone Records in 1995 and by Ictus (Ictus 123) in 2006. The Ictus CD has two bonus tracks and has the title In Concert.

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Sidelines, Steve Lacy / Michael Smith, 1977, Improvising Artists IAI 37.38.47

Tracks : Existence, Utah, Austin Stream, Sideline, Beeline, Time 2, Worms

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Michael Smith

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Raps, Steve Lacy, 1977, Adelphi

Tracks : Stamps, No Baby, The Throes, Raps, Blinks

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Ron Miller, Oliver Johnson

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Threads, Steve Lacy, 1977, Horo HZ 05

Tracks : Skirts, Threads, Rabbit, Broils, Shambles

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski

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Catch, Steve Lacy, 1977, Horo HZ 08

Tracks : Mumps, Tickets, Hex, Vow, Catch

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Kent Carter

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Axieme, Steve Lacy, 1977, Red Records VPA 120

Tracks : Axieme, Axieme

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Como in September 1975. The music from the two Axieme LPs was subsequently released on a single CD.

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Axieme 2, Steve Lacy, 1977, Red Records VPA 121

Tracks : Axieme, Axieme II

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Como in September 1975. The music from the two Axieme LPs was subsequently released on a single CD.

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The Wire, Steve Lacy, 1977, Denon

Tracks : The Twain, Esteem, The Owl, The Wire, Cloudy, Dead Line

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Masahiko Satoh, Keiki Midorikawa, Motoharu Yoshizawa, Yoshio Ikeda, Masahiko Togashi

Recorded in Japan in 1975.

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Straws, Steve Lacy, 1977, Cramps (Diverso n.6)

Tracks : Pinochle, Straws, Hemline, Bound, Feline, The Rise

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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Eronel, Steve Lacy, 1978, Horo HZ 11

Tracks : Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are, Epistrophy, Eronel, Like Blue, Thelonious

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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Follies, Steve Lacy Quintet, 1978, FMP SAJ-18

Tracks : The Crust, The Throes, Esteem, Follies

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Recorded live in Berlin in April 1977.

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Lumps, Steve Lacy / Instant Composers Pool, 1978, Instant Composers Pool

Tracks : The New Duck, Torments, Lumps, Snip, Chops

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Michel Waisvisz, Maarten Van Regteren Altena, Han Bennink

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Points, Steve Lacy, 1978, Le Chante De Monde

Tracks : The Mooche, Pot-Pourri Solo, Stalks, Free Point, Still Point, Moot Point

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

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Clinkers, Steve Lacy, 1978, hat Hut HAT F

Tracks : Trickles, Duck, Coastline, Microworlds, Clinkers

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Basel in June 1977. Reissued on hatOLOGY in 2000.

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Stamps, Steve Lacy, 1979, hat Hut HAT K/L

Tracks : Existence, Ire, The Dumps, Stamps, Duckles, Wickets, The Blinks

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

A double LP of live recordings from Jazz Festival Willisau in August 1977 and Paris in February 1978.

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Troubles, Steve Lacy Quintet, 1979, Black Saint 0035

Tracks : Troubles, Wasted, The Whammies!, Blues, No Baby

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

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Shots, Steve Lacy, 1979, Musica MUS 3024

Tracks : Moms, Pops, The Kiss, Tots, The Ladder, Fruits, Coots, The Wire

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Hasa Kwate, Irene Aebi

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The Owl, Steve Lacy & Cie, 1979, Saravah

Tracks : Somebody Special, Blinks, The Owl, Touchstones: Wish / Spell / Lesson, Notre Vie

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Lawrence Butch (Butch Morris), Steve Potts, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Recorded in France in 1977.

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Crops: Solo In Motreal 1976 / The Woe 1973, Steve Lacy, 1979, Quark

Tracks : Side A: Crops, Pearl Street, No Baby, The New Duck / Side B: The Woe: The Wax + The Wage, The Wane, The Wake

Musicians : Side A: Steve Lacy / Side B: Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Side A recorded live in Montreal in March 1976. Side B recorded in Zurich in January 1973. The live tracks on Side A together with additional tracks from the same performance were released by Emanem on the CD Hooky in 2000 (Emanem 4042). The tracks on Side B were included on the Emanem CD Weal & Woe in 1995 (Emanem 4004).

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High, Low And Order, Steve Lacy & Maarten Altena, 1979, Claxon 79.3

Tracks : High, Off-Hand, Post, Low, Blush, Inconsistent-Shuffle, Notice, Order, Hop, Breeze, Kiss

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Maarten Altena

Recorded in Amsterdam in December 1978. Subsequently released on hatHut in 1991.

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Torments: Solo In Kyoto, Steve Lacy, 1979, Morgue 01

Tracks : Staples, Zeal, The Oil, The Owl, Torments

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Kyoto in June 1975.

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For Example: Workshop Freie Musik 1969-1978, Various Artists, 1979, FMP R1/R2/R3

Tracks : Bone (Steve Lacy), Berl In Zil (Paul Rutherford), Mariahilf (Hans Reichel), I Didn´t Care (Tristan Honsinger), Daar Speelt De Baiaard Weer (Fred Van Hove), Improvisation 27376 (Derek Bailey), Question At Midnight (Albert Mangelsdorff), Soweto-Simbabwe-Mississippie-Child-Cry (Johnny Dyani), With Forks And Hope (Schlippenbach Trio), Then,Silence (Schlippenbach Trio), Things And Stuff (Brötzmann / Van Hove / Bennink plus Mangelsdorff), Chapter Ten (Frank Wright Unit), Konrad Usw. (Schweizer-Carl-Quartet), Biannale 1972 (Willem Breuker Orchestra), Thin In The Upper Crust (Globe Unity Orchestra), La Ronde (Vinko Globokar & Brass Group), Tetterettet (ICP-Tentet)

A triple LP of music recorded during Workshop Freie Musik at Akademie Der Künste Berlin. Comprises one LP of solo recordings, one LP of group recordings and one LP of orchestra recordings. The set also includes a large booklet with essays, a discography and many photographs.

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Evidence, Steve Lacy with Don Cherry, 1980, Prestige MPP 2505

Tracks : The Mystery Song, Evidence, Let's Cool One, San Francisco Holiday, Something To Live For, Who Knows

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Carl Brown, Billy Higgins

Originally released on New Jazz in 1962.

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The Way, Steve Lacy, 1980, hat Hut THREE (2R03)

Tracks : Raps, Dreams, Tao: Existence / The Way / Bone / Name / The Breath / Life On Its Way, Swiss Duck

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irène Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Recorded live in Basel in January 1979. Subsequently released on hatArt (1994) and hatOLOGY (2004)

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Capers, Steve Lacy, 1981, hat Hut FOURTEEN (2R14)

Tracks : The Crunch, We Don't I, Quirks, Bud's Brother I, Capers, We Don't II, Kitty Malone, Bud's Brother II

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Ronnie Boykins, Dennis Charles

Recorded live in New York in December 1979.

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Tips, Steve Lacy / Steve Potts, 1981, hat Hut TWENTY (1R20)

Tracks : A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi

Recorded in Paris in December 1979. The LPnotes provide long titles for each of the tracks. Subsequently released on CD by Corbett vs Dempsey.

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Songs, Steve Lacy, Brion Gysin, 1981, hat ART 1985/86

Tracks : Gay Paree Bop, Nowhere Street, Somebody Special, Luvzya, Keep The Change, Permutations: Junk Is No Good Baby/Kick That Habit Man/I Don't Work You Dig, Blue Baboon

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Brion Gysin, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Recorded in January 1981. Released on CD in 1990 (hat ART 6045). Reissued on hatOLOGY in 2006 (hatOLOGY 625).

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Amarcord Nino Rota, Various Artists, 1981, Hannibal

Tracks : Amarcord (Jaki Byard), Interlude From Juliet Of The Spirits (Dave Samuels), 8 1/2 (Carla Bley Band), Themes From La Dolce Vita And Juliet Of The Spirits (Dave Samuels), Juliet Of The Spirits (Bill Frisell), La Dolce Vita Suite: Introduction (Sharon Freeman) / Notturno (Muhal Richard Abrams) / Interlude (Sharon Freeman) / Valzer (Parlami Di Me) (Michael Sahl / Chris Stein), Satyricon (David Amram Quintet), Roma (Steve Lacy), Medley: The White Sheik / I Vitelloni / Il Bidone / The Nights Of Cabiria (William Fischer), La Strada (Jaki Byard)

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Snake Out, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 1982, hat MUSICS 3501

Tracks : No Baby, Blinks, A Case Of Plus 4's, Snake-out

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Recorded live in Paris in August 1981. This music was reissued on hatOLOGY in 2003 as part of the 4 CD set Live at Dreher, Paris 1981.

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The Flame, Steve Lacy, 1982, Soul Note SN 1035

Tracks : The Match, Wet Spot, Gusts, Licks, The Flame

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Bobby Few, Dennis Charles

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Ballets, Steve Lacy, 1982, hat ART 1982/83

Tracks : Hedges: Hedges / Squirrel / Fox I, Fox II / Rabbit / Shambles, The 4 Edges: Outline, Underline, Coastline, Deadline

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

A double LP. LP 1 (Hedges) recorded in December 1980. LP 2 (The 4 Edges) recorded in April 1981.

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Prospectus, Steve Lacy Seven, 1983, hat ART 2001

Tracks : Stamps, Wickets, The Whammies, Prospectus, The Dumps (Take 1), Cliches, The Dumps (Take 2), Retreat

Musicians : Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson, Sherry Margolin

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Herbe De L'Oubli, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 1983, hat MUSICS 3515

Tracks : Hooray For Herbie, Herbie De L'oublie, Epistrophy

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Recorded live in Paris in August 1981. This music was reissued on hatOLOGY in 2003 as part of the 4 CD set Live at Dreher, Paris 1981.

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Regeneration, Roswell Rudd, Steve Lacy, Misha Mengelberg, Kent Carter & Han Bennink, 1983, Soul Note SN 1054

Tracks : Blue Chopsticks, 2300 Skiddoo, Twelve Bars, Monk's Mood, Friday The 13th, Epistrophy

Musicians : Roswell Rudd, Steve Lacy, Misha Mengelberg, Kent Carter, Han Bennink

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Eternal Duo, Masahiko Togashi & Steve Lacy, 1983, Paddle Wheel

Tracks : News From The Bells, Twilight, Wickets, Little Black Bird, Retreat

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Masahiko Togashi

Reissued on CD by DIW.

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Blinks, Steve Lacy Two, Five & Six, 1984, hat ART 2006

Tracks : Blinks, Wickets I, Wickets II, Three Points, Clichés, The Whammies

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Recorded in February 1983. Some of the tracks were released on CD in 1997 (hat ART 6189). Subsequently also released on hatOLOGY.

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That's The Way I Feel Now: A Tribute To Thelonious Monk, Various Artists, 1984, A&M

Tracks : Thelonious (Bruce Fowler), Little Rootie Tootie (NRBQ & The Whole Wheat Horns), Reflections (Donald Fagen & Steve Khan), Blue Monk (Dr. John), Misterioso (The Carla Bley Band with Johnny Griffin), Pannonica (Barry Harris), Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are (Was (Not Was)), Brilliant Corners (Mark Bingham), Ask Me Now (Steve Lacy & Charlie Rouse), Monk's Mood (Sharon Freeman), Four in One (Todd Rundgren & Gary Windo), Functional (Randy Weston), Evidence (Steve Lacy & Elvin Jones), Shuffle Boil (John Zorn), In Walked Bud (Terry Adams & Friends), Criss Cross (Shockabilly), Jackie-ing (Mark Bingham), Round Midnight (Joe Jackson), Friday the Thirteenth (Bobby McFerrin & Bob Dorough), Work (Chris Spedding & Peter Frampton), Gallop's Gallop (Steve Lacy), Bye-Ya (Steve Slagle, Dr. John, Steve Swallow & Ed Blackwell), Bemsha Swing (Steve Lacy & Gil Evans)

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N.Y. Capers, Steve Lacy Three, 1985, hat ART 2014

Tracks : The Crunch, We Don't I, Quirks, Bud's Brother I, Capers, We Don't II, Kitty Malone, Bud's Brother II

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Ronnie Boykins, Dennis Charles

Recorded live in New York in December 1979. Originally released in 1981 (hat Hut FOURTEEN (2R14)). 5 tracks subsequently released on N.Y. Capers & Quirks in 2000 (hatOLOGY 532).

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Herbe De L'oubli - Snake-Out, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 1985, hat ART 2015

Tracks : A Case Of Plus 4's, Snake Out, No Baby, Blinks, Hooray For Herbie, Herbie De L'oublie, Epistrophy

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Recorded live in Paris in August 1981. Tracks 1 to 4 originally released on Snake Out in 1982 (hat MUSICS 3501). Tracks 5 & 6 originally released on Herbe De L'Oubli in 1983 (hat MUSICS 3515). All tracks were reissued on hatOLOGY in 2003 as part of the 4 CD set Live at Dreher, Paris 1981.

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Futurities, Steve Lacy Nine, 1985, hat ART 2022

Tracks : Sad Advice, The House, Love Comes Quietly, Old Song, The Warning, Juggler's Thought, Jack's Blues, Mind's Heart, Chanson, The End Of The Day, A Folk Song, The Traveller, Oh No, They Say, Heaven, Train Going By, The Eye, For No Clear Reason, The Rhythm, Night Time

Musicians : Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Steve Potts, Jef Gardner, Barry Wedgle, Gyde Knebusch, Irene Aebi, J.-J. Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Subsequently released on two separate CDs: Futurities Part I in 1989 (hat ART CD 6031) and Futurities Part II in 1992 (hat ART CD 6032).

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The Way, Steve Lacy Five, 1985, hat ART 2029

Tracks : Raps, Dreams, Tao: Existence / The Way / Bone / Name / The Breath / Life On Its Way, Swiss Duck

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irène Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Recorded live in Basel in January 1979. Originally released on a double LP in 1980 (hat Hut THREE (2R03)). Subsequently released on CD on hatArt in 1994 and hatOLOGY in 2004.

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Change of Season (Music of Herbie Nichols), Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Arjen Gorter, Han Bennink, 1985, Soul Note SN 1104

Tracks : House Party Starting, The Happenings, Step Tempest, Hangover Triangle, Change Of Season, Spinning Song, Terpsichore

Musicians : George Lewis, Steve Lacy, Misha Mengelberg, Arjen Gorter, Han Bennink

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Chirps, Steve Lacy & Evan Parker, 1986, FMP SAJ-53

Tracks : Full Scale, Relations, Twittering

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Evan Parker

Recorded live in Berlin on Juky 18, 1985. Released on CD in 1991 with 3 bonus tracks.

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Let's Call This, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 1986, hat ART 2038

Tracks : Epistrophy, Round Midnight, Deep Endeavors, Bone, I Feel A Draft, The Peak, Let's Call This, Well You Needn't, The Seagulls Of Kristiansund

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

A double LP of music recorded live in Paris in August 1981. All tracks were reissued on hatOLOGY in 2003 as part of the 4 CD set Live at Dreher, Paris 1981.

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Solo, Steve Lacy, 1986, Egg Farm

Tracks : Pannonica + Humph, Misterioso, Little Rootie-Tootie, Who Knows?, The Mantle, Wickets, Hallmark

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Saitama in May 1986.

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Hocus Pocus, Steve Lacy, 1986, Les Disques Du Crépuscule

Tracks : Hubris, Hallmark, Hurtles, Hustles, Hocus-Pocus, The Heebie-Jeebies

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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Outings, Steve Lacy, 1986, Ismez

Tracks : Labyrinth, Island

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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The Condor, Steve Lacy Sextet, 1987, Soul Note SN 1135

Tracks : Morning Joy, The Smile, The Condor, Rimane Poco, Volando Via

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

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Deadline, Steve Lacy & Ulrich Gumpert, 1987, Sound Aspects 013

Tracks : Art, I Feel A Draft, Blues, Deadline

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Ulrich Gumpert

Recorded live in Brussels on March 20th, 1985.

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The Kiss, Steve Lacy, 1987, Lunatic Records

Tracks : Monk's Dream, Misterioso, The Crust, Coastline, Morning Joy, Blues For Aida, The Kiss

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Hiroshima on 24 May 1986.

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The Gleam, Steve Lacy Sextet, 1987, Silkheart 102

Tracks : Gay Paree Bop, Napping (Take 1), The Gleam, As Usual, Keepsake, Napping ( Take 2)

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irène Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

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Momentum, Steve Lacy, 1987, Arista Novus

Tracks : The Bath, Art, Momentum, The Song

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

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One Fell Swoop, Steve Lacy Quartet featuring Charles Tyler, 1987, Silkheart 103

Tracks : One Fell Swoop (Take 2), Ode To Lady Day, Wickets, Keepsake, The Adventures Of, Friday The Thirteenth, One Fell Swoop (Take 1)

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Charles Tyler, J-J. Avenel, Oliver Johnson

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Only Monk, Steve Lacy, 1988, Soul Note SN 1160

Tracks : Evidence, Humph, Eronel, Pannonica, Little Rootie Tootie, Misterioso, Work, Light Blue, Who Knows?

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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Live In Budapest, Steve Lacy & Steve Potts, 1988, West Wind 011

Tracks : Prospectus, The Crust Sands - Stand, The Gleam, Clichés, Morning Joy

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts

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Sempre Amore, Mal Waldron / Steve Lacy, 1988?, Soul Note SN 1170

Tracks : Johnny Come Lately, Prelude To A Kiss, Stars Crossed Lovers, To The Bitter, Azure, Sempre Amore, A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing, Smada

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

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The Window, Steve Lacy Trio, 1989, Soul Note SN 1185

Tracks : The Window, Flakes, Twilight, The Gleam, A Complicated Scene, Retreat

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

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The Door, Steve Lacy, 1989, RCA Novus

Tracks : The Door, Ugly Beauty, Cliches, Forgetful, Blinks, Coming Up, The Breath, Virgin Jungle

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson, Sam Woodyard

Coming Up and The Breath are not included on the LP versions of the album.

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Morning Joy: Live At Sunset Paris, Steve Lacy Four, 1989, hat ART CD 6014

Tracks : Epistrophy, Prospectus, Wickets, Morning Joy, Work, In Walked Bud, As Usual

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Recorded live in Paris in February 1986. Reissued twice on hatOLOGY.

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Futurities, Part I, Steve Lacy Nine, 1989, hat ART CD 6031

Tracks : Sad Advice, The House, Love Comes Quietly, Old Song, The Warning, Juggler's Thought, Jack's Blues, Mind's Heart, Chanson, The End Of The Day

Musicians : Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Steve Potts, Jef Gardner, Barry Wedgle, Gyde Knebusch, Irene Aebi, J.-J. Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Originally released as part of a double LP (hat ART 2022).

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Futurities, Part II, Steve Lacy Nine, 1989, hat ART CD 6032

Tracks : A Folk Song, The Traveller, Oh No, They Say, Heaven, Train Going By, The Eye, For No Clear Reason, The Rhythm, Night Time

Musicians : Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Steve Potts, Jef Gardner, Barry Wedgle, Gyde Knebusch, Irene Aebi, J.-J. Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Originally released as part of a double LP (hat ART 2022).

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Image, Steve Lacy / Steve Argüelles, 1989?, Ah Um 001

Tracks : Evidence, Image, Wickets, Blinks, Art, Twilight, Clichés

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Argüelles

Recorded live at the Bluecoat in Liverpool in October 1987.

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Anthem, Steve Lacy, 1990, RCA Novus

Tracks : Number One, Prayer, J. J.'s Jam, Prelude And Anthem, The Mantle, The Rent

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Glenn Ferris, Bobby Few, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch, Sam Kelly, La Velle, Irene Aebi

The Mantle and The Rent are not included on the LP versions of the album.

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Rushes: 10 Songs From Russia, Steve Lacy, 1990, Nueva

Tracks : I Know The Truth, Song Of The Woods, The Cuckoo, The Whisper, The Smile, Sketch, Swimming, Prison Song, The Grave, Sequel

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Frederic Rzewski, Irene Aebi

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Songs, Steve Lacy, Brion Gysin, 1990, hat ART 6045

Tracks : Gay Paree Bop, Nowhere Street, Somebody Special, Luvzya, Keep The Change, Permutations: Junk Is No Good Baby/Kick That Habit Man/I Don't Work You Dig, Blue Baboon, Nowhere Street (incomplete)

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Brion Gysin, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Recorded in January 1981 and first released in 1981 (hat ART 1985/86). Reissued on hatOLOGY in 2006 (hatOLOGY 625).

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High, Low And Order, Steve Lacy & Maarten Altena, 1991, hat ART CD 6069

Tracks : High, Off-Hand, Post, Low, Blush, Inconsistent-Shuffle, Notice, Order, Hop, Breeze, Kiss

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Maarten Altena

Recorded in Amsterdam in December 1978 and originally released on the Claxon label.

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Itinerary, Steve Lacy+16, 1991, hat ART CD 6079

Tracks : I Feel A Draft, Cloudy, Rain, The Sun, Moon, Sweet 16, Itinerary

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Klaus Peham, Franz Koglmann, Glenn Ferris, Radu Malfatti, Urs Leimgruber, Steve Potts, Hans Steiner, Andreas Kolbe, Raoul Herget, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Burkhard Stangl, Gyde Knebusch, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch, Sam Kelly

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Flim Flam, Steve Lacy & Steve Potts, 1991, hat ART CD 6087

Tracks : The Crust, Flim-Flam, 3 Points, The Whammies!, Rimace Poco, The Gleam

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts

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Chirps, Steve Lacy/Evan Parker, 1991, FMP CD 29

Tracks : The Concert: Full Scale, Relations, Twittering / After Hours: Nocturnal Chirps 1, Nocturnal Chirps 2, Nocturnal Chirps 3

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Evan Parker

Recorded live in Berlin on Juky 18, 1985. Tracks 1 to 3 originally released on the LP Chirps in 1986 (FMP SAJ-53).

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Hot House, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 1991, RCA Novus

Tracks : House Party Starting, Hot House, I'll Keep Loving You, Friday The 13th, Mistral Breeze, The Mooche, Petite Fleur, Snake Out, Retreat

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

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More Monk, Steve Lacy, 1991, Soul Note

Tracks : Shuffle Boil, Straight, No Chaser, Off Minor, Ruby My Dear, In Walked Bud, Trinkle Tinkle, Comin' On The Hudson, Introspection, Jackie-ing, Crepuscule With Nellie, Bye-ya

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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Solo, Steve Lacy, 1991, In Situ

Tracks : Work, Morning Joy, Coastline / Deadline, Clichés, Retreat, The Gleam, Rimane Poco

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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Spirit Of Mingus, Steve Lacy/Eric Watson, 1991, Free Lance FRL 016

Tracks : Peggy's Blue Skylight, Self Portrait In Three Colors, Nostalgia In Times Square, I X Love, Reinicarnation Of A Lovebird, Pithycanthropus Erectus, Free Cell Block F..., Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Remember Rockefeller At Attica

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Eric Watson

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Remains, Steve Lacy, 1992, hat ART CD 6102

Tracks : Existence, The Way, Bone, Name, The Breath, Life On It's [Sic] Way, Pearl Street, Remains, Afterglow, Epistrophy

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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Live At Sweet Basil, Steve Lacy Sextet, 1992, RCA Novus

Tracks : Prospectus, The Bath, Morning Joy, The Wane, Blinks

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch

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Twilight, Masahiko Togashi & Steve Lacy, 1992, Ninety One

Tracks : The Crest, Haze, I Do Not Believe, In The Pot, Unbalanced, Twilight, Blues for Aida, Cliches

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Masahiko Togashi

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Vespers, Steve Lacy Octet, 1993, Soul Note

Tracks : Multidimensional, If We Come Close, Grass, Wait for Tomorrow, Across, I Do Not Believe, Vespers

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Ricky Ford, Tom Varner, Bobby Few, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch, Irene Aebi

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Let's Call This ... Esteem, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 1993, Slam CD 501

Tracks : Introduction / Let's Call This..., Monk's Dream, In A Sentimental Mood, Snake Out, Blues For Aida, Johnny Come Lately, What It Is, Evidence, Epistrophy, Esteem

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Recorded live in Oxford, UK on May 16, 1993. Reissued with different cover in 2009.

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Clangs, Steve Lacy Double Sextet, 1993, hat ART CD 6116

Tracks : The Owl, Torments, Tracks, Dome, The New Moon

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Hans Kennel, Glenn Ferris, Steve Potts, Eric Watson, Bobby Few, Sonhando Estwick, Jean-Jaques Avenel, John Betsch, Sam Kelly, Irène Aebi, Nicholas Isherwood

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We See (Thelonious Monk Songbook), Steve Lacy 6, 1993, hat ART CD 6127

Tracks : We See, Shuffle Boil, Evidence, Reflections, Ruby My Dear, Eronel, Monk's Mood, Thelonious, Misterioso, Well You Needn't, Hanky-Panky

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Hans Kennel, Sonhando Estwick, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch

Reissued in 2002 (hatOLOGY 569).

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The Way, Steve Lacy Five, 1994, hat ART CD 6154

Tracks : Raps, Dreams, Tao: Existence / The Way / Bone / Name / The Breath / Life On Its Way, Swiss Duck

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irène Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Recorded live in Basel in January 1979. Originally released on a double LP in 1980 (hat Hut THREE (2R03)). This double CD includes 3 tracks, Stamps, Blinks and Troubles, that were not on the earlier double LP releases.

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Three Blokes, Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, 1994, FMP CD 63

Tracks : The Crawl, Backslash, Glanced, Broad Brush, Three Blokes

Musicians : Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker

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Revenue, Steve Lacy Quartet, 1995, Soul Note

Tracks : The Rent, Revenue, This Is It, The Uh Uh Uh, Esteem, I Do Not Believe, Gospel

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch

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Weal & Woe, Steve Lacy, 1995, Emanem 4004

Tracks : The Breath, Stations, Cloudy, The New Duck, Josephine, Weal, Name, The Wool, The Woe: The Wax / The Wage / The Wane / The Wake

Musicians : Tracks 1-8: Steve Lacy / Tracks 9-11: Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Tracks 1 to 8 recorded live in Avignon in August 1972 and originally released on the Emanem LP Solo: Théâtre Du Chêne Noir in 1974 (Emanem LP 301). Tracks 9 to 11 recorded in Zurich in January 1973 and originally released on the Quark LP Crops / Woe in 1979.

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Packet, Steve Lacy, Frederic Rzewski, Irene Aebi, 1995, New Albion

Tracks : Theatre, Joy, The Hour Is Late, First And Last Pain, Love And Politics, I Heard The Indian Sage, Do Not Judge Me Lightly, The True And The Contrary, The Melancholy Life Of Woman, Do Not Judge Me Lightly #2

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Frederic Rzewski, Irene Aebi

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Actuality, Steve Lacy, 1995, Cavity Search

Tracks : Moms, This Is It, Cette Fois, Gospel, The Mantle, Actuality (Dedicated To Julius Hemphill), Revolutionary Suicide, Prayer, The Door, Wait For Tomorrow

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Portland in April 1995.

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Onyx Jazz Club 85/95, Various Artists, 1995, Onyx Jazz Club

Tracks : The Groove After (Lingomania), Well You Needn't (Steve Lacy / Franco D'Andrea), Ruby My Dear (Steve Lacy / Glenn Ferris), Diva (Enrico Rava Quartetto), Chiquilin De Bachin (Richard Galliano), New Musette (Richard Galliano), John Cage E Gli Undici Funghi (Italian String Trio & Orchestra Utopia), Ah, Matilde! (Ernst Reijseger / Ettore Fioravanti Quartetto), Ossi Di Seppia (Paolo Fresu Sestetto), Michelangelo 70 (Novitango), Old Jazz (Aldo Romano Quartetto)

The Steve Lacy / Franco D'Andrea track was recorded live in Matera in January 1992. The Steve Lacy / Glenn Ferris track was recorded live in Matera in March 1992.

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School Days, Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet, 1995, hat ART CD 6140

Tracks : Bye-Ya, Brilliant Corners, Monk's Dream, Monk's Mood, Ba-Lue Bolivar, Ba-Lues-Are Skippy, Pannonica

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Henry Grimes, Dennis Charles

Recorded in 1963. Originally released on LP on Emanem in 1975.

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Live At Dreher Paris 1981, Round Midnight Vol. 1, Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron, 1996, hat ART CD 6172

Tracks : Let's Call This, Round Midnight, No Baby, Herb De L'Oublie, Snake Out, Round Midnight, Deep Endeavours, A Case Of Plus 4's, The Seagulls Of Kristiansund, Snake Out

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Some of the music was originally released on Snake Out (1982, hat MUSICS 3501), Herbe De L'Oubli (1983, hat MUSICS 3515) and Let's Call This (1986, hat ART 2038). All tracks reissued on hatOLOGY in 2003 as part of the 4 CD set Live at Dreher, Paris 1981

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Live At Dreher Paris 1981, The Peak Vol. 2, Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy, 1996, hat ART CD 6186

Tracks : Bone, No Baby, Blinks, I Feel A Draft, Round Midnight, Well You Needn't, Epistrophy, The Peak, Herbe De L'Oubli, Hooray For Herby, Let's Call This, Epistrophy, Well You Needn't

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Some of the music was originally released on Snake Out (1982, hat MUSICS 3501), Herbe De L'Oubli (1983, hat MUSICS 3515) and Let's Call This (1986, hat ART 2038). All tracks reissued on hatOLOGY in 2003 as part of the 4 CD set Live at Dreher, Paris 1981

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Bye-Ya, Steve Lacy Trio, 1996, Free Lance FRL 025

Tracks : The Hoot, Bye-Ya, Longing, The Bath, Pi-Pande, Regret, Prayer, Trinkle Tinkle, Absence, Bookioni

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch

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Five Facings, Steve Lacy Plus..., 1996, FMP CD 85 / Jazzwerkstatt

Tracks : The Crust, Blues For Aida, Off Minor, Ruby My Dear, Evidence, Art, Twenty One, The Wane

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Marilyn Crispell (tracks 1 & 2), Misha Mengelberg (tracks 3, 4, & 5), Ulrich Gumpert (track 6), Fred Van Hove (track 7), Vladimir Miller (track 8)

Reissued on Jazzwerkstatt in 2008.

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Eternal Duo '95, Masahiko Togashi & Steve Lacy, 1996, Take One Records

Tracks : The Crust, Unbalance, Longing, Orange, Bone, Blues For Aida, In The Pot, Blinks, Why Not?

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Masahiko Togashi

Recorded live at Shinjuku Pit Inn on 8 September 1995.

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Blues For Aida, Steve Lacy, 1996, Egg Farm

Tracks : Shuffle Boil / Eronel / Evidence / Pannonica, Who Knows?, The Crust, Blues For Aida, Cette Fois, The Mantle, Prospectus, Moms, Art, The Rent, Revenue, Retreat, Deadline, Trinkle Tinkle

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Saitama in September 1995.

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Live At Jazz In'It: I Remember Thelonious, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 1996, Nel Jazz

Tracks : Monk's Dream, Reflections, Epistrophy, Mysterioso, Let's Call This, Round Midnight, Evidence, Well You Needn't, I'll Keep Loving You

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Recorded live at the Jazz In'It Festival in Vignola on June 28, 1992

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Blinks, Steve Lacy Two, Five & Six, 1997, hat ART CD 6189

Tracks : Stamps, Blinks, Prospectus, Wickets, Three Points, Clichés, The Whammies

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Recorded in February 1983. Originally released on a double LP in 1984 (hat ART 2006). Subsequently also released on hatOLOGY.

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5 x Monk, 5 x Lacy, Steve Lacy, 1997, Silkheart 144

Tracks : Shuffle Boil, Eronel, Evidence, Pannonica, Who Knows, The Crust, Blues for Aida, Revenue, Naked Lunch, Deadline

Musicians : Steve Lacy

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Duets: Associates, Steve Lacy, 1997, Musica Jazz / Felmay

Tracks : Haze, Free Point, Epistrophy, Train Going By, Pannonica, The Rent, Untitled, The Whammies, The Crust, Clichés

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Masahiko Togashi (track 1), Steve Potts (track 2), Mal Waldron (track 3), Irene Aebi (track 4), Roswell Rudd (track 5), Bobby Few (track 6), Derek Bailey (track 7), George Lewis (track 8), Ulli Gumpert (track 9), Muhammad Ali (track 10)

Tracks recorded between 1983 and 1993.

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Communiqué, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 1997, Soul Note

Tracks : Who Knows, Peggy's Blue Skylight, Smooch, Blue Monk, Roll On, No More Tears, Esteem, Prayer, Fondest Recollections, Wickets, Communiqué

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

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Sands, Steve Lacy, 1998, Tzadik TZ 7124

Tracks : Who Needs It?, Gloompot, Jewgitive, Naufrage, The Dumps, Sands: Stand / Jump / Fall, Song, On Vous Demande, Morning Joy

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Irene Aebi (track 9)

Recorded in February and April 1998.

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Solo: Live At Unity Temple, Steve Lacy, 1998, Wobbly Rail WOB 003

Tracks : Monk Medley: Shuffle Boil / Thelonious / Evidence / Pannonica / Misterioso / Skippy, The Crus, Art, Revenue, Absence, Deadline

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live at the Unity Temple in Chicago on 6 November 1997.

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The Cry, Steve Lacy + 6, 1999, Soul Note

Tracks : Cannonade, Character, Straight Path, Granary, Divorce Letter, Divided, Agression, Désir D'Amour, Body Theory, Dark And Handsome, Acquaintance, The Cry, Rundown (Ambapali Speaks)

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Tina Wrase, Petia Kaufman, Cathrin Pfeifer, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Daniel "Topo" Gioia, Irene Aebi

Recorded live in Geneva on 8 March 1988.

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Outcome, Derek Bailey / Steve Lacy, 1999, Potiatch P 299

Tracks : Input #1, Input #2, Input #3, Input #4, Input #5

Musicians : Derek Bailey, Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Paris in June 1983.

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Clichés, Steve Lacy Seven, 1999, hatOLOGY 536

Tracks : Stamps, Wickets, The Whammies, The Dumps, Clichés

Musicians : Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

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Monk's Dream, Steve Lacy / Roswell Rudd, 1999, Verve

Tracks : Monk's Dream, The Bath, The Rent, Pannonica, A Bright Pearl, Traces, Koko, Grey Blue, The Door

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch, Irene Aebi (tracks 5 & 6)

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The Rent, Steve Lacy, 1999, Cavity Search

Tracks : Shuffle Boil, The Bath, The Rent, Prayer, Blinks, The Door, Retreat, Gospel, Flakes, Bone, Bookioni

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch

Recorded live in Portland on 30 November 1997.

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The Joan Miró Foundation Concert, Steve Lacy / Irene Aebi, 1999, Nova Era

Tracks : Shuffle Boil, Eronel, Evidence, Reflections, Misterioso, Work, Steve Lacy Speaks, Art, Steve Lacy Speaks, Za, Die Gazelle Zittert, One Day, Dome, Steve Lacy Speaks, Avis, Wish, Steve Lacy Speaks, Como È Trieste Venezia, Steve Lacy Speaks, Jack's Blues, Heaven, Train Going By

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Irene Aebi

Recorded live in Portland on 30 November 1997.

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Hooky: Solo In Montreal 1976, Steve Lacy, 2000, Emanem 4042

Tracks : The Crust, Crops, The New Duck, Pearl Street, Hooky, No Baby, Tao: Existence / The Way / Bone / Name / The Breath / Life On Its Way, Revolutionary Suicide

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Montreal in March 1976. Crops, New Duck, Pearl Street and No Baby were originally released the Crops / Woe LP (Quark) in 1979.

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Sideways, Steve Lacy, 2000, Roaratorio ROAR 01

Tracks : The Way, Improvisation, The Way, Improvisation, The Way / Pearl Street / The Duck

Musicians : Tracks 1-4: Steve Lacy, Richard Teitelbaum, Irene Aebi / Track 5: Steve Lacy, Michel Waisvisz, Han Bennink

Tracks 1 to recorded in Rome in 1968 and previously unreleased. Track 5 recorded in Berlin in April 1974 and previously unreleased.

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Snips: Live At Environ, Steve Lacy, 2000, Jazz Magnet Records

Tracks : Hooky, The New York Duck, The 4 Edges: A) Outline (Air) B) Underline (Fire) C) Coastline (Water) D) Deadline (Earth), Snips, Pearl Street, Tao: A) Existence B) The Way C) Bone D) Name E) The Breath F) Life On Its Way, Revolutionary Suicide

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live at Environ in New York on May 16, 1976.

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N.Y. Capers & Quirks, Steve Lacy Three, 2000, hatOLOGY 532

Tracks : Quirks, Bud's Brother, Capers, We Don't, Kitty Malone

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Ronnie Boykins, Dennis Charles

Recorded live in New York in December 1979. Originally released as part of a double LP, Capers, in 1981, hat Hut FOURTEEN (2R14)

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Clinkers, Steve Lacy, 2000, hatOLOGY 546

Tracks : Trickles, Duck, Coastline, Microworlds, Clinkers

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Basel in June 1977. Originally released in 1978 on Hat Hut F.

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Morning Joy, Steve Lacy Four, 2001, hatOLOGY 556

Tracks : Epistrophy, Prospectus, Wickets, Morning Joy, Work, In Walked Bud, As Usual

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Recorded live in Paris in February 1986 and first released on hat ART in 1989. Reissued on hatOLOGY in 2014 as Morning Joy ... Paris Live (hatOLOGY 701)

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Best Wishes: Live At The Labirinti Sonori Festival 2001, Steve Lacy, 2001, Labrinti Sonori Records

Tracks : Monk Medley: Shuffle Ball / Eronel / Evidence / Reflections / Little Rootie-Tootie, Lacy Medley: Sands / Stand / Jump / Fall, Revenue, Moms

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live at the Labirinto Sonori Festival, Siracusa on August 12, 2001.

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We See (Thelonious Monk Songbook), Steve Lacy 6, 2002, hatOLOGY 569

Tracks : We See, Shuffle Boil, Evidence, Reflections, Ruby My Dear, Eronel, Monk's Mood, Thelonious, Misterioso, Well You Needn't, Hanky-Panky

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Hans Kennel, Sonhando Estwick, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch

Recorded in September 1992 and first released on hat ART in 1993 (hat ART 6127).

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School Days, Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet, 2002, hatOLOGY 578

Tracks : Bye-Ya, Brilliant Corners, Monk's Dream, Monk's Mood, Ba-Lue Bolivar, Ba-Lues-Are Skippy, Pannonica

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Henry Grimes, Dennis Charles

Recorded in 1963. Originally released on LP on Emanem in 1975.

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Dummy, Steve Lacy Meets The Riccardo Fassi Trio, 2002, Splasc(h) Records

Tracks : Dark Water, Replicante, Dummy, Voci Lontane, Day Out Of This Time, This Is It, Compassion, Together, Esteem, Mon Ami Attila

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Riccardo Fassi, Gianluca Renzi, Ettore Fioravanti

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10 Of Dukes + 6 Originals, Steve Lacy, 2002, Senators Records

Tracks : In A Mellow Tone, The Mooche, Morning Glory, Prelude To A Kiss, Portrait Of Bert Williams, Azure, Cottontail, In A Sentimental Mood, Koko, To The Bitter, Art, Gospel, On A Midnight Kick, Wave Lover, The Breath, Traces

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live at the Egg Farm, Saitama, Japan in October 2000.

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Work, Steve Lacy, Daniel Humair, Anthony Cox, 2002, Sketch SKE 333028

Tracks : Bois D'Arbre, Snake Out, Tina's Tune, Oldenburg Bed, Resurection, Acrylic, Maputo, Sorcellery, The Crust, In Walked Bud

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Daniel Humair, Anthony Cox

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Mother Goose: solo@afkikker, Steve Lacy, 2002, Naked Music

Notes : This CD is included with the book Bone: A Tribute To Steve Lacy which was published in 2003 in Belgium. The CD is music from a solo Steve Lacy performance at Afkikker in Ghent. The book includes essays about Lacy, a transcription of an interview with Lacy, reminiscences from Evan Parker, Fred Van Hove and Mal Waldron, music scores, and photographs.

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The Holy La, Steve Lacy, 2003, Freelance

Tracks : Shuffle Boil, The Holy La, Inside My Head, Blue Jay, Flakes, The Wane, Clichés, Retreat, The Door

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch, Irene Aebi (tracks 3 & 8)

Recorded in Yerres, France in January 1998 with additional recording in October 2001. Originally released on Free Lance. Reissued on Sunnyside.

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The Beat Suite, Steve Lacy, 2003, Universal Music (France)

Tracks : Wave Lover, Song, Naked Lunch, Private Sadness, A Ring Of Bone, The Mad Yak, Jack's Blues, Agenda, In The Pocket, Mother Goose

Musicians : Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch, Irene Aebi

Recorded in Paris and originally released in Fance. Released in the US on Sunnyside.

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Live At Dreher Paris 1981, Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy, 2003, hatOLOGY 4-596

Tracks : Let's Call This, Round Midnight, No Baby, Herb De L'oublie, Snake Out, Round Midnight, Deep Endeavours, A Case Of Plus 4's, The Seagulls Of Kristiansund, Snake Out, Bone, No Baby, Blinks, I Feel A Draft, Round Midnight, Well You Needn't, Epistrophy, The Peak, Herb De L'oublie, Hooray For Herbie, Let's Call This, Epistrophy, Well You Needn't

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Four CDs of music recorded live in Paris in August 1981. Some of the music was originally released on Snake Out (1982, hat MUSICS 3501), Herbe De L'Oubli (1983, hat MUSICS 3515) and Let's Call This (1986, hat ART 2038).

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The Way, Steve Lacy Five, 2004, hatOLOGY 2-604

Tracks : Stamps, Blinks, Troubles, Raps, Dreams, Existence, The Way, Bone, Name, The Breath, Life On Its Way, Swiss Duck

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irène Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Recorded live in Basel in January 1979. Tracks 3 to 12 originally released on a double LP in 1980 (hat Hut THREE (2R03)).

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Japan Dream, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 2004, Egg Farm

Tracks : Monk's Dream, I'll Keep Loving You, Epistrophy, Blinks, Evidence, Blues For Aida, Snake Out, Let's Call This

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Recorded live in Saitama in November 1992.

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One More Time, Steve Lacy / Joëlle Léandre, 2005, Leo CDLR 422

Tracks : One More Time 1, One More Time 2, One More Time 3, Phone Message

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Joëlle Léandre

Recorded in Belgium in July 2002 during Lacy's farewell tour of Europe.

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Leaves Blossoms, Steve Lacy, 2005, Naked Music

Tracks : Dances, Just Once More, Cross Purposes, Jack's Blues, Heaven, Train Going By, Deadline, Resurrection, Traces

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Fred Van Hove (track 1), Frederic Rzewski (track 7), Michail Bezverhny, Joëlle Léandre (track 2), Irene Aebi (tracks 4 - 6)

Recorded live in Belgium during Lacy's farewell to Europe tour. The tracks are taken from shows in the week from July 23, 2002 to 1st of August 2002 in Brussels, Ghent, and Antwerp.

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Songs, Steve Lacy / Brion Gysin, 2006, hatOLOGY 625

Tracks : Gay Paree Bop, Nowhere Street, Somebody Special, Luvzya, Keep The Change, Permutations: Junk Is No Good Baby/Kick That Habit Man/I Don't Work You Dig, Blue Baboon, Nowhere Street 1

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Brion Gysin, Steve Potts, Bobby Few, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Recorded in January 1981 and first released in 1981 (hat ART 1985/86).

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New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002, Steve Lacy, 2006, hatOLOGY 631

Tracks : DW 1.2 Remix 6.8, DW 1.2 Remix 7.4, DW 1.2 Remix 10.2, DW 1.2 Remix 7.7, DW 1.2 Remix Karlsruhe 3.3, DW 1.2 Remix 6.1

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Bernhard Lang, Christof Kurzmann, Peter Herbert, Wolfgang Reisinger, Philip Jeck

Tracks 2 and 4 originally released on New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002, by in 2003 (hatOLOGY 607).

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Clangs, Steve Lacy / Andrea Centazzo, 2006, Ictus 121

Tracks : The Owl, Tracks, Dome, The New Moon, Torments, Ducks

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Andrea Centazzo

Recorded live in Udine in February 1976. Tracks 1 to 5 originally released as the LP Clangs in 1976 (Ictus 0001).

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In Concert, Steve Lacy / Andrea Centazzo / Kent Carter, 2006, Ictus 123

Tracks : Bone (Tao3), The Way (Tao2), Stalks, Existence (Tao1), The Crust, Feline, Ducks

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Andrea Centazzo, Kent Carter

Recorded live in Udine in December 1976. Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 originally released as the LP Trio Live in 1977 (Ictus 0005).

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Tao, Steve Lacy / Andrea Centazzo, 2006, Ictus 131

Tracks : Tao #1, Tao #2, Tao #3, Tao #4, Tao #5, Tao #6, Tao #7, Tao #8, Tao #9, Tao #10

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Andrea Centazzo

Tao #1 to Tao #6 are studio tracks recorded in Bologna in November 1984. Tao #7 to Tao #10 are live recordings made in Udine in February 1976. All tracks are previously unreleased.

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Live At Jazzwerkstatt Peitz, Steve Lacy, 2006, Jazzwerkstatt

Tracks : Eronel / Epistrophy, Reflections, Gallup's Gallop, Bone, Wickets, Coastline, Follies

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz on 21 February 1981.

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At The Bimhuis 1982, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 2006, Daybreak

Tracks : Blues For Aïda, Snake Out, Reflections, 'Round Midnight, Epistrophy

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

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Live In Berlin, Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 2007, JW 022

Tracks : Improvisation, Blinks, A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing, Snake Out, Epistrophy

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron

Recorded at Jazzbühne Berlin on June 15, 1984.

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November, Steve Lacy, 2010, Intakt 171

Tracks : The Crust, Moms, Tinas Tune, The Door, The Hoot, The New Duck, The Rent, The Whammies, Reflections

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live at Unerhört! Festival, Rote Fabrik, Zürich in November 2003.

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Shots, Steve Lacy, 2010, hatOLOGY 680

Tracks : Moms, Pops, Tots, The Ladder, Fruits, Coots, The Wire, The Kiss

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Hasa Kwate, Irene Aebi

Originally released on Musica Records in 1977.

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Blinks...Zürich Live 1983, Steve Lacy Five, 2011, hatOLOGY 697

Tracks : Stamps, Blinks, Prospectus, Wickets, Clichés

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Recorded in February 1983 and originally released in 1984 (hat ART 2006). First CD release in 1997 (hat ART 6189).

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School Days, Steve Lacy, 2011, Emanem 5016

Tracks : Bye-Ya, Pannonica (incomplete), Monk's Dream, Brilliant Corners, Monk's Mood, Ba-Lue Bolivar, Ba-Lues-Are, Skippy, Evidence, Straight No Chaser

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 7: Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Henry Grimes, Dennis Charles / Tracks 8 & 9: Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Steve Lacy, John Ore, Roy Haynes

Tracks 1 to 7 recorded in 1963 and originally released on LP by Emanem in 1975 (Emanem 3316) This material has also been released on hatHut. Tracks 8 and 9 recorded in Philadelphia in August 1960 and originally released on the RLR Records CD In Philadelphia 1960 (RLR 88623).

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The Sun, Steve Lacy, 2012, Emanem 5022

Tracks : The Sun, The Gap, The Way (Introduction KB Solo), The Way (Take 5?), Improvisation Numero Uno, The Way (Take 6), Improvisation Numero Due, Chinese Food (Cantata Polemica), The Woe: The Wax / The Wage / The Wane / The Wake

Musicians : Tracks 1-3: Steve Lacy, Enrico Rava, Karl Berger, Kent Carter, Aldo Romano, Irene Aebi / Tracks 4-8: Steve Lacy, Richard Teitelbaum, Irene Aebi / Tracks 9-12: Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Tracks 1 to 3 recorded in Hamburg in 1968 and previously unreleased. Tracks 4 to 7 recorded in Rome in 1968 and previously released in 2000 (Roaratorio ROAR 01). Track 8 recorded in New York in 1967 and previously unreleased. Tracks 9 to 12 recorded in Zurich in January 1973 and originally released in 1979 on the LP Crops / Woe (Quark 9998).

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Avignon And After Volume 1, Steve Lacy, 2012, Emanem 5023

Tracks : The Breath, Stations, Cloudy, The New Duck, Josephine, Weal, Name, The Wool, Bound, The Rush, Holding, The Dumps, Clangs: The Owl, Torments, Tracks, Dome, The New Moon

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Tracks 1 to 12 recorded live in Avignon in August 1972. Tracks 1 to 8 originally released on the Emanem LP Solo: Théâtre Du Chêne Noir in 1974 (Emanem LP 301). Tracks 13 to 17 recorded in Berlin in April 1974. Tracks 9 to 17 are previously unreleased

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Lost In June, Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Andrea Centazzo, 2012, Ictus 161

Tracks : Coastline, Underline, Deadline, Outline, Stamps, The Crust, The Duck

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Andrea Centazzo

Recorded live in Milano in June 1977.

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Morning Joy ... Paris Live, Steve Lacy Four, 2013, hatOLOGY 701

Tracks : Epistrophy, Prospectus, Wickets, Morning Joy, Work, In Walked Bud, As Usual

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

Recorded live in Paris in February 1986 and first released on hat ART in 1989. First released on hatOLOGY in 2001 as Morning Joy (hatOLOGY 556)

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The Rest, Steve Lacy & Joe McPhee, 2013, Roaratorio roar 28

Tracks : The Rest

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Joe McPhee

Recorded live in in Basel on 9 June 1977.

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Apices, Lacy / Togashi / Satoh, 2013, Studio Songs

Tracks : Epistrophy, Tina's Tune, Unbalance, Flakes, In The Pot, Blinks, Blues For Aida

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Masahiko Togashi, Masahiko Satoh

Recorded live at Hall Egg Farm, Fukaya on October 15, 2000.

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Cycles 1976-80, Steve Lacy, 2014, Emanem 5205

Tracks : Shots: Moms/Pops/The Kiss/Tots/The Ladder/Fruits/Coots/The Wire, Follies, Thought, Wickets, Swoops, Sands: Stand/Jump/Fall, Hedges: Hedges/Squirrel/Fox/Rabbit/Shambles

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Tracks 1 to 8 recorded live at various venues in Europe in 1976 and 1977. Tracks 9 to 15 are studio tracks recorded in 1980. Tracks 16 to 20 are live recordings made in Porrentruy in December 1980. Tracks 16 to 20 were originally released on the double LP Ballets in 1982 (hat ART 1982/83). All other tracks are previously unreleased.

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Avignon And After Volume 2: Highlights From Solo Concerts, Steve Lacy, 2014, Emanem 5031

Tracks : Johnny Come Lately, Lush Life, Ummg, Moms, Pops, The Dumps, Slabs, The Wool, Torments, Moma Duck, Coastline, Hooky, Snips

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Previously unreleased live recordings from Avignon in August 1972, Avignon in August 1974, Paris in March 1975, Edmonton in March 1976, and Koln in December 1977.

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LastTour, Steve Lacy Quintet, 2015, Emanem 5039

Tracks : The Bath, Morning Joy, As Usual, Naked Lunch, Baghdad, Train Going By, Blinks, In the Pocket

Musicians : Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Jean-Jaques Avenel, John Betsch, Irene Aebi

Recorded in Boston in March 2004.

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October Wind Vol 1, Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Andrea Centazzo, 2015, Ictus 175

Tracks : Stalks, Feline, Duck, Blinks

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Andrea Centazzo

Recorded live in Milano in November 1976.

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October Wind Vol 2, Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Andrea Centazzo, 2015, Ictus 176

Tracks : Tao Suite (Fragment), Flakes, Weal (Part 1), Weal (Part 2)

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Andrea Centazzo

Recorded live in Milano in November 1976.

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Steve Lacy: leader and co-leader: compilations, twofers, box sets etc

The Complete Jaguar Sessions, Steve Lacy, 1986, Fresco Jazz

Tracks : Avalon Take 1, Softly,As In A Morning Sunrise Take 1, I'm Coming Virginia Take 1, I Would Do Anything For You Take 1, Liza Take 1, How About You Take 2, You're Lucky To Me Take 2, Peg O' My Hearth Take 2, As Long As I Live Take 4, My Old Flame Take 3, A Foggy Day Take 4, Let's Get Away From It All Take 3, Ibid (I Bid) Take 2, Love Me Or Leave Me Take 3, Footnote Take 3, Sunday Take 1, As Long As I Live Take 2, As Long As I Live Take 3, A Foggy Day, A Foggy Day, A Foggy Day, Let's Get Away From It All Take 1, Let's Get Away From It All Take 2, Ibid Take 1, Love Me Or Leave Me Take 1, Love Me Or Leave Me Take 2, Footnote Take 1, Footnote Take 2, Sunday Take 2, Sunday Take 3, You're Lucky To Me Take 1, Jazz Me Blues (Breakdown)

A double LP of music originally released on the 1954 Dick Sutton Sextet albums Jazz Idiom and Progressive Dixieland plus alternate takes from the sessions.

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Axieme, Steve Lacy, 1993, Red Records RR 123120-2

Tracks : Axieme Part 1, Axieme Part 2, Axieme Part 3, Axieme Part 4

Musicians : Steve Lacy

Recorded live in Como in September 1975. Originally released on two LPs in 1977.

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Scratching The Seventies / Dreams, Steve Lacy, 1997, Saravah

Tracks : Three Pieces From "Tao": Existence / The Way / Life On Its Way, The High Way, The Cryptosphere, Lapis, The Precipitation Suite: I Feel A Draft / Cloudy / Rain, Paris Rip-off, Ladies, Obituary, Scraps, Name, Torments, Pearl St., The Wire, The Uh Uh Uh, Dreams, The Oil, The Wane, Crops, Roba (Part 1), Somebody Special, Blinks, The Owl, Touchstones: Wish / Spell / Lesson, Notre Vie, Roba (Part 2)

Musicians : Tracks 1-10: Steve Lacy / Tracks 11-17: Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Michael Smith, Irène Aebi, Kent Carter, Kenny Tyler / Tracks 18-22: Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Derek Bailey, Boulou Ferré, Jack Treese, Irene Aebi, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Kent Carter, Kenneth Tyler / Tracks 23 & 31: Steve Lacy, Enrico Rava, Italo Toni, Claudio Volonte, Irene Aebi, Carlo Colnaghi / Tracks 24-30: Steve Lacy, Lawrence Butch (Butch Morris), Steve Potts, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

A 3 CD set that brings together five albums originally released on Saravah: Lapis (1971), Scraps (1974), Dreams (1975), Roba (1971), The Owl (1979).

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Saxophone Special +, Steve Lacy, 1998, Emanem 4024

Tracks : 38, Flakes, Revolutionary Suicide , Staples, Dreams, Swishes, Sops, Snaps, Snaps (alt)

Musicians : Tracks 1-3: Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Derek Bailey, Kent Carter, John Stevens / Tracks 4-9: Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Steve Potts, Trevor Watts, Derek Bailey, Michel Waisvisz

Tracks 1-3 originally released on the Emanem LP The Crust in 1975. Tracks 4-8 originally released on the Emanem LP Saxophone Special in 1976. Track 9, an alternate take from the Saxophone Special session, is previously unreleased

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Early Years 1954-1956, Steve Lacy, 2004, Fresh Sounds

Tracks : Avalon, Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise, I'm Coming Virginia, I Would Do Anything for You, Liza, How About You, Youre Lucky to Me, Peg O My Heart, As Long As I Live, My Old Flame, A Foggy Day, Lets Get Away from It All, I bid, Love Me or Leave Me, Footnote, Sunday, Gee, Baby, Aint I Good To You, My Heart Is a Hobo, Out of Nowhere, Rosetta, Fidgety Feet, Potatoes, Lets Get Lost, These Are the Things I Love, Spain, Some of These Days, Young Lesley, It Could Happen To You, Lover Man, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, You Stepped Out of a Dream, Once In a While, Strike Up the Band, Over the Rainbow, Perdido, Why Don¹t You Take Up the Piccolo?, Give Me the Simple Life, Indian Blanket

Musicians : Dick Sutton, Don Stratton, Rai Anderson, John Welch, Tom Stewart, Steve Lacy, Herbie Mann, Don Sitterlex, Frank Caputo, Dave McKenna, Joe Puma, Whitey Mitchell, Mark Trail, Bill DeHay

A double CD of tracks originally released on the albums Jazz Idiom (Dick Sutton Sextet, 1954), Progressive Dixieland (Dick Sutton Sextet, 1954), Whitey Mitchell Sextette (Whitey Mitchell Sextette, 1956), Sextette / Quintette (Tom Stewart, 1956), and Modern Jazz Festival (Various Artists, 1956).

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Distant Voices / Yuji Takahashi + Masahiko Sato, Steve Lacy / Yuji Takahashi / Masahiko Sato, 2006, Denon / Columbia (Japan)

Tracks : Distant Voices, Flying Off, Midsummer Blues, Samarkand, Taklamakan, Lob Nor

Musicians : Tracks 1-3: Steve Lacy, Yuji Takahashi, Takehisa Kosugi / Tracks 4-6: Yuji Takahashi, Masahiko Sato

Tracks 1 to 3 originally released in Japan on the album Distant Voices on Columbia in 1976. Tracks 4 to 6 were originally released in Japan in 1974 on Columbia on the album Yuji Takahashi + Masahiko Sato.

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Soprano Sax & Reflections, Steve Lacy, 2009, Fresh Sounds

Tracks : Day Dream, Alone Together, Work, Rockin' In Rhythm, Easy To Love, Little Girl Your Daddy Is Calling You, Hornin' In, Skippy, Reflections, Four In One, Bye-Ya, Ask Me Now, Let's Call This

Musicians : Tracks 1-6: Steve Lacy, Wynton Kelly, Buell Neidlinger, Dennis Charles / Tracks 7-13: Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron, Buell Neidlinger, Elvin Jones

A CD release that combines the albums Soprano Sax (Steve Lacy, 1958) and Reflections (Steve Lacy, 1959).

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Sortie + Disposability, Steve Lacy, 2010, Free Factory

Tracks : Sortie, Black Elk, Helmy, Fork New York, Living T. Blues, 2-Fou, Shuffle Boil, Barble, Chary, Tune 2, Pannonica, M's Transport, Comin' On The Hudson, There We Were, Generous 1

Musicians : Tracks 1-6: Steve Lacy, Enrico Rava, Kent Carter, Aldo Romano / Tracks 7-15: Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Aldo Romano

A CD release that combines the two 1966 Steve Lacy albums Sortie (tracks 1 to 6) and Disposability (tracks 7 to 15).

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In Berlin: Solo & Quintet, Steve Lacy, 2011, FMP CD 138

Tracks : Cloudy, Moon, Stabs, No Baby, Deadline, Coastline, The Duck, Esteem, Follies

Musicians : Tracks 1-7: Steve Lacy / Tracks 8 & 9: Steve Lacy, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson

Tracks 1 to 7 recorded live in Berlin in April and November 1975 and originally released on Stabs: Solo In Berlin (1976). Tracks 8 and 9 recorded live in Berlin in April 1977 and originally released as side B of the LP Follies (1978).

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FMP: Im Rückblick / In Retrospect, Various Artists, 2011, FMP

CDs : CD 1: Baden-Baden '75, Globe Unity Orchestra & guests / CD 2: In Berlin 1975/77, Steve Lacy solo & quintet / CD 3: Messer und... 1975/77, Schweizer/Carl/Moholo / CD 4: At Quartier Latin 1975/77, Schlippenbach Quartet / CD 5: Wolke in hosen 1976, Peter Brötzmann / CD 6: Und? ...plus 1977, Malfatti/Wittwer / CD 7: Piano solo 1981/86, Fred Van Hove / CD 8: Close up 1994, Peter Brötzmann Die Like a Dog / CD 9: Choral-Konzert 1998, Manfred Schulze Bläser Quintett / CD 10: Live in Berlin 1999, Manuela + / CD 11: Was da ist (live) 2000, Peter Kowald / CD 12: Stretto 2010, Tristan Honsinger/Ofaff Rupp

A limited edition 12 CD box set accompanied by a 220 page booklet. All the CDs were also available separately. The Steve Lacy CD was released in 2011 as In Berlin: Solo & Quintet. It comprises tracks that were originally released on Stabs in 1976 and Follies in 1978.

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The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note: Solos, Duos, Trios, Steve Lacy, 2011, Black Saint/Soul Note

Notes : A 6 CD box set that bring as together six albums Only Monk (Steve Lacy, 1988), More Monk (Steve Lacy, 1991), Sempre Amore (Mal Waldron / Steve Lacy, 1988), Communiqué (Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron, 1997), The Flame (Steve Lacy / Bobby Few / Dennis Charles, 1982) and The Window (Steve Lacy Trio w/ Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson, 1989).

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Evidence + Soprano Sax, Steve Lacy & Don Cherry, 2012, Poll Winners Records

Tracks : The Mystery Song, Evidence, Let's Cool One, San Francisco Holiday, Something To Live For, Who Knows, Day Dream, Alone Together, Work, Rockin' In Rhythm, Little Girl Your Daddy Is Calling You, Easy To Love

Musicians : Tracks 1-6: Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Carl Brown, Billy Higgins / Tracks 7-12: Steve Lacy, Wynton Kelly, Buell Neidlinger, Dennis Charles

A CD release that combines the albums Evidence (Steve Lacy/Don Cherry, 1962) and Soprano Sax (Steve Lacy, 1958).

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The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note: Quartet / Quintet / Sextet / Octet, Steve Lacy, 2014, Black Saint/Soul Note

Notes : A 10 CD box set that bring as together the albums Trickles (1976), Troubles (1979), Regeneration (1983), Change Of Season (Music Of Herbie Nichols) (1985), The Condor (1987), Dutch Masters (1988), Vespers (1993), Revenue (1995), and The Cry (1999).

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Steve Lacy: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Jazz Idiom, Dick Sutton Sextet, 1954, Jaguar

Tracks : Avalon, Softly As A Morning Sunrise, Liza, I'm Coming Virginia, I Would Do Almost Anything For You, How About You, You're Lucky To Me, Peg O'My Heart

Musicians : Dick Sutton, Ray Anderson, Steve Lacy, Don Sitterlex, Mark Trail, Bill DeHay

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Progressive Dixieland, Dick Sutton Sextet, 1954, Jaguar

Tracks : As Long As I Live, My Old Flame, A Foggy Day, Let's Get Away From It All, Ibid, Love Me Or Leave Me, Footnote, Sunday

Musicians : Dick Sutton, John Welch, Steve Lacy, Frank Caputo, Mark Trail, Billy DeHay

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Whitey Mitchell Sextette, Whitey Mitchell Sextette, 1956, ABC Paramount

Tracks : It Could Happen To You, Lover Man, Strike Up The Band, I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart, Once In A While, Young Lesley, You Stepped Out Of A Dream, Over The Rainbow, Perdido, Why Don't You Take Up The Piccolo?

Musicians : Whitey Mitchell, Don Stratton, Steve Lacy, Tom Stewart, Joe Puma, Osie Johnson

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Sextette / Quintette, Tom Stewart, 1956, ABC Paramount

Tracks : Rosetta, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Let's Get Lost, Out Of Nowhere, My Heart Is A Hobo, Fidgety Feet, Spain, The Things I Love, Potatoes, Some of These Days

Musicians : Tom Stewart, Steve Lacy, Herbie Mann, Dave McKenna, Joe Puma, Whitey Mitchell, Billy Bradley, Alan Levitt

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Modern Jazz Festival, Various Artists, 1956, Jazztone

Tracks : Rubbin' The Genie (Gene Quill Quintet), I've Got You Under My Skin (Rouse-Watkins Combo), The Indian Blanket (Joe Puma Quintet), When The Blues Come On (Zoot Sims All-Stars), Move (Fats Navarro Quintet), Straight Ahead (Mat Mathews Quintet), Hershey Bar (Stan Getz Quartet), Them There Eyes (Al Cohn Quintet), If I'm Lucky (Paul Quinichette Sextet), The Stallion (Rouse-Watkins Combo), Strictly Instrumental (Oscar Pettiford's All-Stars), For Stompers Only (Stan Getz Quartet), Stupendous (Charlie Parker's All-Stars)

Musicians : Steve Lacy plays on the Joe Puma track. The musicians on that track are Joe Puma, Steve Lacy, Tom Stewart, Whitey Mitchell, and Herb Wasserman.

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Jazz Advance, Cecil Taylor, 1956, Transition TRLP 19

Tracks : Bemsha Swing, Charge 'Em Blues, Azure, Song, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, Rick Kick Shaw

Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Steve Lacy, Buell Neidlinger, Dennis Charles

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Gil Evans And Ten, Gil Evans, 1957, Prestige PRLP 7120

Tracks : Remember, Ella Speed, Big Stuff, Nobody`s Heart, Just One Of Those Things, If You Could See Me Now, Jambangle

Musicians : Gil Evans, John Carisi, Louis Mucci, Jake Koven, Jimmy Cleveland, Bart Varsalona, Zeke Tolin, Steve Lacy, Willie Ruff, Dave Kurtzer, Paul Chambers, Jo Jones, Nick Stabulas

Reissued on New Jazz in 1959 as Big Stuff. Reissued in 1970 as Big Stuff (Prestige 7756).

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At Newport, Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory & The Cecil Taylor Quartet, 1958, Verve

Tracks : Johnny Come Lately, Nona's Blues, Tune 2, Splittin' (Ray's Way), Batland, Love For Sale

Musicians : Tracks 1-3 (Cecil Taylor): Cecil Taylor, Steve Lacy, Buell Neidlinger, Dennis Charles / Tracks 4-6 (Gigi Gryce/Donald Byrd): Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce, Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, Osie Johnson

Recorded live at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival.

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Modern Jazz Festival, Various Artists, 1958, Harmony (Columbia)

Tracks : Give Me The Simple Life (Joe Puma Sextet), Stormy Weather (Randy Weston Trio), Big George (Paul Quinichette Sextet), I Cover The Waterfront (Zoot Sims Quartet), Humoresque (Mat Mathews), Buried Gold (Zoot Sims / Bob Brookmeyer), A Shoulder To Cry On (Tony Scott Quartet), We Can Talk It Over (Jazz Modes), At Home With The Blues (Tony Scott Quintet), Flamingo (Mat Mathews

Musicians : Steve Lacy plays on the Joe Puma track. The musicians on that track are Joe Puma, Steve Lacy, Tom Stewart, Herbie Mann, Whitey Mitchell, and Herb Wasserman.

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Big Stuff, Gil Evans, 1959, New Jazz NJLP 8215

Tracks : Remember, Ella Speed, Big Stuff, Nobody`s Heart, Just One Of Those Things, If You Could See Me Now, Jambangle

Musicians : Gil Evans, John Carisi, Louis Mucci, Jake Koven, Jimmy Cleveland, Bart Varsalona, Zeke Tolin, Steve Lacy, Willie Ruff, Dave Kurtzer, Paul Chambers, Jo Jones, Nick Stabulas

Originally released on Prestige in 1957 as Gil Evans And Ten.

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Great Jazz Standards, Gil Evans, 1960, World Pacific

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America's #1 Arranger, Gil Evans And His Orchestra, 1961, Pacific Jazz PJ 28

Tracks : Theme, Chant Of The Weed, Django, Straight No Chaser, Joy Spring, Ballad Of The Sad Young Men, Davenport Blues

Musicians : Gil Evans, Allen Smith, Danny Stiles, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Bill Elton, Curtis Fuller, Dick Lieb, Jimmy Cleveland, Rod Levitt, Budd Johnson, Al Block, Steve Lacy, Ed Caine, Bill Barber, Earl Chapin, Bob Nothern, Chuck Wayne, Dick Carter, Tommy Potter, Dennis Charles, Elvin Jones

Originally released on World Pacific in 1959 as Great Jazz Standards.

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Quiet Nights, Miles Davis, 1963, Columbia

Tracks : Song No. 2, Once Upon A Summertime, Aos Pés Da Cruz, Song No. 1, Wait Till You See Her, Corcovado, Summer Night

Musicians : Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Bernie Glow, Louis Mucci, Ernie Royal, J.J. Johnson, Frank Rehak, Steve Lacy, Albert Block, Ray Beckenstein, Jerome Richardson, Garvin Bushell, Bob Tricarico, Ray Alonge, Don Corrado, Julius Watkins, Bill Barber, Janet Putnam, Victor Feldman, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Elvin Jones, Frank Butler, Willie Bobo

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The Individualism of, Gil Evans, 1964, Verve

Tracks : The Barbara Song, Las Vegas Tango, The Flute Song, Hotel Me, El Toreador

Musicians : Gil Evans, Johnny Coles (on Hotel Me and El Toreador), Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak, Tony Studd, Al Block, Andy Fitzgerald, Bob Tricarico, Eric Dolphy, Garvin Bushell, George Marge, Jerome Richardson, Steve Lacy, Wayne Shorter, Don Corrado, Gil Cohen, Jimmy Buffington, Julius Watkins, Ray Alonge, Bob Northern, Bill Barber, Barry Galbraith, Kenny Burrell, Bob Maxwell, Margaret Ross, Ben Tucker, Gary Peacock, Milt Hinton, Paul Chambers, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones, Ozzie Johnson

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Big Band and Quartet In Concert, Thelonious Monk, 1964, Columbia

Tracks : I Mean You, Evidence, (When It's) Darkness On The Delta, Oska T., Played Twice, Four In One, Epistrophy

Musicians : On Played Twice: Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Butch Warren, Frank Dunlop / All other tracks: Thelonious Monk, Thad Jones, Nick Travis, Eddie Bert, Charlie Rouse, Phil Woods, Steve Lacy, Gene Allen, Butch Warren, Frank Dunlop

Recorded live at Lincoln Center in New York on December 30, 1963.

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Hello Louis, Bobby Hackett, 1964, Epic

Tracks : Don't Forget To Mess Around When You're Doing The Charleston, Lazy 'Sippi Steamer Goin' Home, Brother Bill, Butter And Egg Bossa Nova, If We Never Meet Again, Gatemouth Blues, Someday You'll Be Sorry, Where Were You Last Night, Wild Man Blues, Swing That Music, Hear Me Talkin' To Ya, Satchelmouth Swing

Musicians : Bobby Hackett, Sonny Russo, Harvey Phillips, Steve Lacy, Roger Kellaway, Al Chernet, Sonny Benford

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Guitar Forms, Kenny Burrell, 1965, Verve

Tracks : Downstairs, Lotus Land, Terrace Theme, Prelude #2 Excerpt, Moon And Sand, Loie, Greensleeves, Last Night When We Were Young, Breadwinner

Musicians : Kenny Burrell, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci, Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Knepper, Bob Tricarico, Richie Kamuca, Lee Konitz, Steve Lacy, Ray Beckenstein, Andy Fitzgerald, George Marge, Julius Watkins, Ray Alonge, John Barber, Roger Kellaway, Joe Benjamin, Ron Carter, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones, Grady Tate, Willie Rodriguez

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Communication, The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, 1965, Fontana

Tracks : Roast, Day (Communications No. 4), Communications No. 5

Musicians : Mike Mantler, Ray Codrington, Roswell Rudd, Archie Shepp, Bob Carducci, Jimmy Lyons, John Tchicai, Ken McIntyre, Robin Kenyatta, Steve Lacy, Fred Pirtle, Willie Ruff, Paul Bley, Kent Carter, Steve Swallow, Eddie Gomez, Barry Altschul, Milford Graves

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Jazz Realities, Carla Bley, Michael Mantler, Steve Lacy, 1966, Fontana

Tracks : Doctor, Oni Puladi, J.S., Walking Batterie Woman, Closer, Communications No. 7

Musicians : Carla Bley, Michael Mantler, Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Aldo Romano

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Nuovi Sentimenti Suite (New Feelings), Giorgio Gaslini, 1966, La Voce Del Padrone (EMI)

Tracks : Recitativo E Aria, Marcia Dell'Uomo, Nuovi Sentimenti, Rotazioni

Musicians : Giorgio Gaslini, Enrico Rava, Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, Gato Barbieri, Gianni Bedori, Jean Francois Jenny-Clark, Kent Carter, Al Romano, Franco Tonani

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The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, 1968, JCOA 1001/2

Tracks : Communications # 8, Communications # 9, Communications # 10, Preview, Communications # 11 Part 1, Communications # 11 Part 2

Musicians : Michael Mantler, Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, Jimmy Knepper, Julius Watkins, Randy Brecker, Bob Northern, Howard Johnson, Charles Davis, Frank Wess, Jimmy Lyons, Lew Tabackin, Steve Lacy, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Carla Bley, Cecil Taylor, Larry Coryell, Charlie Haden, Eddie Gomez, Reggie Workman, Ron Carter, Steve Swallow, Andrew Cyrille, Beaver Harris

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A Genuine Tong Funeral, Gary Burton, 1968, RCA

Tracks : The Opening / Interlude : Shovels / The Survivors / Grave Train, Death Rolls, Morning (Part 1), Interlude : Lament / Intermission Music, Silent Spring, Fanfare / Mother of the Dead Man, Some Dirge, Morning (Part 2), The New Funeral March, The New National Anthem / The Survivors

Musicians : Gary Burton, Michael Mantler, Jimmy Knepper, Gato Barbieri, Steve Lacy, Carla Bley, Larry Coryell, Howard Johnson, Steve Swallow, Lonesome Dragon (Bob Moses)

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Big Stuff!, Gil Evans, 1970, Prestige PR 7756

Tracks : Remember, Ella Speed, Big Stuff, Nobody`s Heart, Just One Of Those Things, If You Could See Me Now, Jambangle

Musicians : Gil Evans, John Carisi, Louis Mucci, Jake Koven, Jimmy Cleveland, Bart Varsalona, Zeke Tolin, Steve Lacy, Willie Ruff, Dave Kurtzer, Paul Chambers, Jo Jones, Nick Stabulas

Originally released in 1957 as Gil Evans & Ten (Prestige 7120).

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The Healthy Food Band, Giovanni Tommaso, 1970, RCA (Italy)

Tracks : Appetizer, Mixed Salad, The Band Burger - Part 1, Hungry, The Band Burger - Part 2, Easy Nourishment, Country Food, Cooked Blues, Hors-D'Oeuvre, Italian Pears - Part 1, Classical Sauce, Cannelloni, Italian Pears - Part 2, Five Pop Four Pudding, Just The End (Plus The End)

Musicians probably include : Giovanni Tommaso, Cicci Santucci, Al Korvin, Steve Lacy, Livio Cervellieri, Gato Barbieri, Franco D'Andrea, Silvano Chimenti, Vincenzo Restuccia

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Indefinitive Atmosphere, Giovanni Tommaso, 1970, SR

Tracks : Strong beat, Due per 5/4, Chasing, Circle, Mr. Slam, Walk slow, Clap dance, Indefinitive atmosphere, Jazz gallery, Out, Steve, Bass pedal

Musicians include : Giovanni Tommaso, Steve Lacy, Franco D'Andrea, Silvano Chimenti, Pierino Munari, plus strings

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Alan Silva and the Celestial Communications Orchestra, 1971, Actuel 529.342-4

Tracks : Seasons Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6

Musicians : Alan Silva, Alan Shorter, Lester Bowie, Bernard Vitet, Ronnie Beer, Michel Portal, Robin Kenyatta, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Steve Lacy, Dave Burrell, Joachim Kühn, Dieter Gewissler, Jouk Minor, Kent Carter, Irene Aebi, Don Moye, Jerome Cooper, Oliver Johnson

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Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet, Mal Waldron / Steve Lacy Quintet, 1972, America

Tracks : Vio, Jump For Victor, Blue Wee

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron, Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Noel McGhie

Released on CD in 2006 with 2 bonus tracks.

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Previously Unreleased Recordings, Gil Evans Orchestra, 1973, Verve

Tracks : Blues In Orbit, Spoonful, Concorde, Isabel, Barracuda

Musicians : Gil Evans, Ray Alonge, John Barber, James Cleveland, John Coles, Andrew Fitzgerald, Bernie Glow, Thad Jones, Jimmy Knepper, George Marge, Louis Mucci, Tony Studd, Bob Tricarico, Julius Watkins, Steve Lacy, Wayne Shorter, Phil Woods, Kenny Burrell, Barry Galbraith, Bob Cranshaw, Gary Peacock, Milt Hinton, Paul Chambers, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones

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Flaps, Franz Koglmann with Steve Lacy, 1973, Pipe Records PR 151

Tracks : Flaps (To Pee Wee Russel), Misera Plebs, Take 1, Misera Plebs, Take 2, Bowery 1, Steirish WC Nr. 2, Flops (To Charles Chaplin), Bowery 2, Hommage To An Old Raincoat (To Fritz Kotrba)

Musicians : Franz Koglmann, Steve Lacy, Gerd Geier, Toni Michlmayr, Muhammad Malli

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Hard Talk, Mal Waldron, 1974, Enja 2050

Tracks : Russian Melody, Snake Out, Hard Talk

Musicians : Mal Waldron, Manfred Schoof, Steve Lacy, Isla Eckinger, Allen Blairman

Recorded live in Nurnberg in May 1974.

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Fabbrica Occupata, Giorgio Gaslini & Jean-Luc Ponty, 1974, Produttori Associata

Tracks : Fabbriccato Occupata (1a parte), Fabbriccato Occupata (2a parte), The Woman I Love

Musicians : Giorgio Gaslini, Jean-Luc Ponty, Harry Becket, Paul Rutherford, Steve Lacy, Gianni Bedori, Bruno Tommaso, Tony Oxley

Released in the US on Pausa in 1976 as both Jean-Luc Ponty Meets ... and Giorgio Gaslini Meets....

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Il Bestiario, Maria Monti, 1974, Rifi

Tracks : Il Pavone, Dove, No No No No, Il Serpente Innamorato, Lo Zoo, L' Uomo, I Camaleonti, La Pecora Crede Di Essere Un Cavallo, Il Letargo, Aria Terra, Acqua E Fuoco

Musicians include : Maria Monti, Roberto Laneri, Steve Lacy, Alvin Curran, Luca Balbo, Tony Ackerman

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Pacific Standard Time, Gil Evans, 1975, Blue Note

Combines two Gil Evans albums from 1958 and 1960.

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In Transition, Cecil Taylor, 1975, BN-LA 458-H2

Tracks : Bemsha Swing, Charge 'Em Blues, Azure, Song, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, Rick Kick Shaw, Sweet And Lovely, Get Out Of Town, Carol / Three Points, Love For Sale, Little Lees, Motystrophe, I Love Paris

Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Ted Curson, Bill Barron, Steve Lacy, Buell Neidlinger, Chris White, Dennis Charles, Rudy Collins

Sessions from 1955 and 1959 previously released on the albums Jazz Advance and Love For Sale. This double LP compilation was part of the Blue Note Reissue Series.

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Jazzfestival Balver Höhle: Ausschnitte vom New Jazz Programm 1974 & 75, Various Artists, 1975, JG Records 36/37/38/39

Tracks : Time Machine (Jazzcrew Stuttgart), Trio Trio / Walms / Signal (SOS), Love Chant / Drone Piece / Wallgreco El Sueco (Jan Wallgren Orkester), Spanish Dance (Eero Koivistoinen Quartet), Clear Dream (Eero Koivistoinen Quartet), For My Sister (Emil Veglicky Trio), Choral (Emil Veglicky Trio), Semper Ignotus (Gustav Brom Big Band), In Between (Jirí Stivín & Rudolf Dašek System Tandem), Dig (Contact Trio), Flaps (Franz Koglmann / Steve Lacy Quintet), Maybe I Can Sing It to You - Silver Cloud (Krzysztof Zgraja / Barre Phillips),

Musicians : The musicians on the Franz Koglmann / Steve Lacy track are: Franz Koglmann, Steve Lacy, Gerd Geier, Toni Michlmayr, and Muhammad Malli

A 4 LP set of music from the Jazzfestival Balver Höhle

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Evidence, Globe Unity Special Vol 1, 1976, FMP 0220

Tracks : Rumbling (to Joe Louis), Alexanders Marschbefehl, Evidence

Musicians : Kenny Wheeler, Albert Mangelsdorff, Paul Rutherford, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Gerd Dudek, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Peter Kowald, Paul Lovens

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Into the Valley…, Globe Unity Special Vol 2, 1976, FMP 0270

Tracks : Into The Valley, Of Dogs, Dreams, And Death

Musicians : Kenny Wheeler, Albert Mangelsdorff, Paul Rutherford, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Gerd Dudek, Alex Schlippenbach, Peter Kowald, Paul Lovens

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Maledetti (Maudits), Area, 1976, Cramps

Tracks : Evaporazione, Diforisma Urbano, Gerontocrazia, SCUM, Il Massacro di Brandeburgo numero tre in Sol Maggiore, Giro giro tondo, Caos (parte seconda)

Musicians : Demetrio Stratos, Giulio Capiozzo, Patrizio Fariselli, Ares Tavolazzi, Giampaolo Tofani / Guest: Steve Lacy (tracks 3 & 7), Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli, Armando Burattin, Paolo Salvi, Giorgio Garulli, Hugh Bullen, Eugenio Colombo, Walter Calloni, Anton Arze, Jose Arze, Paul Lytton

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One-Upmanship, Mal Waldron With Steve Lacy, 1977, Enja 2092

Tracks : One Upmanship, The Seagulls Of Kristiansund, Hurray For Herbie

Musicians : Mal Waldron, Manfred Schoof, Steve Lacy, Jimmy Woode, Makaya Ntshoko

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Grido: Live, Giorgio Gaslini Big Band, 1977, Serie Cicala

Tracks : Invention, Il Fiume Furore, All'Origine, Canto Per I Martiri Negri, Grido

Musicians : Giorgio Gaslini, Emilio Soana, Sergio Fanni, Dino Piana, Giancarlo Romani, Eraldo Volonté, Gianni Bedori, Glauco Masetti, Steve Lacy (track 5), Sergio Rigon, Manlio Palumbo, Alessandro Ferrero, Bruno Crovetto, Carlo Milano, Gianni Cazzola

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Opium For Franz, Franz Koglmann / Bill Dixon, 1977, Pipe Records PR 152

Tracks : For Franz, Der Vogel, Opium (To Jean Cocteau), Carmilla (To Sheridan Le Fanu), Karl Und Das Löschpapier (To Konrad Bayer)

Musicians : Track 1: Franz Koglmann, Bill Dixon, Steve Horenstein, Alan Silva, Muhammad Malli / Tracks 2 & 3: Franz Koglmann, Joseph Traindl, Steve Lacy, Cesarius Alvim Botelho, Aldo Romano / Track 4: Franz Koglmann, Toni Michlmayr, Gerd Geier

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Sounds as a Roach, Max Roach & Abbey Lincoln, 1977, Joker

Tracks : Malindy, Prayer Protest From Freedom Now Suite, For Big Sid, Drums Unlimited, Drums In Five, Profit, Prelude, Patty Pat And Midnight Variations

Musicians : Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, Steve Lacy, Franco D'Andrea, Giovanni Tommaso

Recorded in April / May 1968.

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Company 4, Steve Lacy/Derek Bailey, 1977, Incus 26

Tracks : Once Upon A Time, Abandoned 1, Abandoned 2, Step 1, Step 2, Happily Ever After

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Derek Bailey

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Company 5, Company, 1978, Incus 28

Tracks : LS/MR/DB/TH/AB/SL/EP, SL/AB-1, SL/AB-2, EP/TH/AB-1, EP/TH/AB-2

Musicians : Leo Smith, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton, Derek Bailey, Tristan Honsinger, Maarten Altena

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Company 6, 1978, Incus 29

Tracks : LS/TH/AB/SL/MR (Part Of A Longer Piece), EP/HB/DB (Part Of A Longer Piece), SB/MR/HB/LC (Part Of One Of A Number Of Pieces By This Grouping), MR/SL (The Second Of Two Pieces), HB/AB/DB (Part Of A Longer Piece), LC/TH/LS (Part Of A Longer Piece)

Musicians : Leo Smith, Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton, Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy, Steve Beresford, Derek Bailey, Tristan Honsinger, Maarten Altena, Han Bennink

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Company 7, 1978, Incus 30

Tracks : AB/EP The Second Of Two Pieces, TH/MR/SB/HB/DB Part Of A Longer Piece, SL/EP/AB/LC Part Of A Longer Piece, TH/LS The Second Of Two Pieces, LC/AB/MR First Of Three Pieces, HB/LC/MR/TH Part Of Second Of Two Pieces, EP/LS/DB Second Of Four Pieces

Musicians : Leo Smith, Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton, Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy, Derek Bailey, Steve Beresford, Tristan Honsinger, Maarten Altena, Han Bennink

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Moods, Mal Waldron, 1978, Enja 3021/23

Tracks : Minoat, A Case Of Plus 4's, Sieg Haile, Anxiety, Thoughtful, Lonely, Happiness, Soul Eyes, I Thought About You, Duquility

Musicians : Mal Waldron, Terumasa Hino, Hermann Breuer, Steve Lacy, Cameron Brown, Makaya Ntshoko

All musicians play on tracks 1 to 3. The remaining tracks are piano solos. The original release was a double LP. Subsequent single CD versions omit some of the solo tracks.

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United Patchwork, (MEV), 1978, Horo HDP 15-16

Tracks : Via Della Luce, Fox, Cross Over One, Slugging Rocks, Psalm, What Is Freedom?, Dewline, Cross Over Two, Cross Over Three, Sea Line

Musicians : Karl Berger, Alvin Curran, Steve Lacy, Garrett List, Frederic Rzewski, Richard Teitelbaum

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Unexpected, Kenny Davern, 1978, Kharma PK 7

Tracks : Swirls, Trio 3, The Sunflower, Predicament In Three Parts, Synonym, Statement, Loops, Unexpected

Musicians : Kenny Davern, Steve Lacy, Steve Swallow, Paul Motian

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Compositions, Globe Unity Orchestra, 1979, JAPO 60027

Tracks : Nodagoo, Boa, Trom-Bone-It, Flat Fleet, Reflections, Worms (dedicated to Ezra Pound), The Forge

Musicians : Enrico Rava, Kenny Wheeler, Manfred Schoof, Albert Mangelsdorff, Günther Christmann, Paul Rutherford, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Gerd Dudek, Michel Pilz, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Bob Stewart, Buschi Niebergall, Paul Lovens

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Parabola, Gil Evans Orchestra, 1979, Horo HDP 31-32

Tracks : Waltz, Up From The Skies, Parabola, Stone Free, Variation

Musicians : Gil Evans, Aldo Sinesio, Lew Soloff, Earl McIntyre, Arthur Blythe, Steve Lacy, Peter Levin, Don Pate, Noel McGhie

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Laboratorio Della Quercia, Laboratorio Della Quercia, 1979, Horo HDP 39-40

Tracks : Tromblues, Dialogando, La Quercia, Vortex Waltz, Nella Casa Delle Papere, La Legge E' Uguale Per Tutti, The Message From The Maine

Musicians : Kenny Wheeler, Alberto Corvini, Enrico Rava, Roswell Rudd, Danilo Terenzi, Steve Potts, Evan Parker, Maurizio Giammarco, Tommaso Vittorini, Steve Lacy, Massimo Urbani, Frederik Rzewski, Martin Joseph, Tristan Honsinger, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Roberto Bellatalla, Paul Lytton, Noel McGhie, Roberto Gatto

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Blown Bone, Roswell Rudd, 1979, Philips (Japan)

Tracks : Bethesda Fountain, Street Walking, Blues For The Planet Earth, You Blew It, Cement Blues - Part 1, Blown Bone, Cement Blues - Part 2, It's Happening

Musicians : Roswell Rudd, Enrico Rava, Steve Lacy, Tyrone Washington, Kenny Davern, Patti Bown, Wilbur Little, Paul Motian, Sheila Jordan

Recorded in March 1976. Released on CD by Emanem in 2006 with one bonus track that was recorded in 1967 with a different group of musicians.

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Event '76, Area, 1979, Cramps

Tracks : Caos IIa parte, Caos IIa parte, Event '76

Musicians : Demetrio Stratos, Patrizio Fariselli, Paolo Tofani, Steve Lacy, Paul Lytton

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Duet / Alter Ego, Walter Zuber Armstrong / Steve Lacy, 1979, World Artists

Tracks : Alter Ego, Alter Ego

Musicians : Walter Zuber Armstrong, Steve Lacy

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Call Notes, Walter Zuber Armstrong / Steve Lacy, 1980, World Artists

Tracks : Call Notes: Cut 1 / Cut 2, Lost Lagoon: Cut 1 / Cut 2

Musicians : Walter Zuber Armstrong, Steve Lacy

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The Bow, Tchangodei / Steve Lacy / Oliver Johnson, 1984, Volcano

Tracks : The Bow, Growth Of Life, War-Dance, Clichés, African Dance, Spirale

Musicians : Tchangodei, Steve Lacy, Oliver Johnson

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The Wasp: Duo "Live", Tchangodei / Steve Lacy, 1984, Volcano

Tracks : The Wasp, High School, Struggle, African Song, The Other Way, Rolling

Musicians : Tchangodei, Steve Lacy

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Extension Red, White & Blue: Performs Herbie Nichols, ICP Orchestra, 1985?, ICP 025

Tracks : Houseparty Starting, Change Of Season, Spinning Song, Hangover Triangle, Step Tempest, 12 Bars, 2300 Skidoo, Terpsichore

Musicians : Misha Mengelberg, Toon De Gouw, Garret List, Wolter Wierbos, Steve Lacy, Paul Termos, Sean Bergin, Michael Moore, Lari Fishkind, Maurice Horsthuis, Ernst Reijseger, Han Bennink

A cassette only release. Recorded live in Utrecht on May 12, 1984 except track 4 which was recorded in Rotterdam on May 11, 1984.



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Live at Sweet Basil, The Super Quartet, 1987, Paddle Wheel

Tracks : What It Is, Evidence, Snake Out, Let's Call This

Musicians : Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, Reggie Workman, Eddie Moore

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The Amiens Concert, Eric Watson / Steve Lacy / John Lindberg, 1987, Label Bleu

Tracks : Daughter Of Darkness, Newcanaan Con Man, Juggernaut, Holding, The Terrace, Substance Abuse

Musicians : Eric Watson, Steve Lacy, John Lindberg

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Explorations, Subroto Roy Chowdhury, Steve Lacy, 1987, Jazzpoint Records

Tracks : Saxoraga, Spontaneity, Explorations

Musicians : Subroto Roy Chowdhury, Steve Lacy, Shibsankar Ray, Patricia Martin

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Dutch Masters, Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Ernst Reyseger, Han Bennink, 1988, Soul Note SN 1154

Tracks : Dutch Masters, Off Minor, Reef, Kneebus, Hornin' In, Utah

Musicians : Misha Mengelberg, Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Ernst Reyseger, Han Bennink

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Somebody Special, Tiziana Ghiglioni, 1988, Soul Note SN 1156

Tracks : Somebody Special, For All We Know, Quiet Children, Italian Walk, Bone, Come Sunday

Musicians : Tiziana Ghiglioni, Steve Lacy, Franco D'Andrea, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson

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About Yesterdays Ezzthetics, Franz Koglmann, 1988, hat ART CD 6003

Tracks : Ezz-Thetic, Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 1), Last Night 1 (Night In Tunisia) To B., Misterioso, Stratusphunk, Schilflied 1, Schilflied 2, Schilflied 3, Flakes - To Mark Rothko, Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 2), Last Night 2 (Night In Tunisia) To B. Again, Trio, St. Thomas, They Say It's Wonderful (Over The Rainbow), Yesterdays

Musicians : Franz Koglmann, Steve Lacy, Mario Arcari, Klaus Koch, Fritz Hauser

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Paris Blues, Gil Evans / Steve Lacy, 1988, Owl

Tracks : Reincarnation Of A Lovebird, Paris Blues, Esteem, Orange Was A Color Of Her Dress Then Blue Silk, Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat, Jelly Roll, Esteem

Musicians : Gil Evans, Steve Lacy

The last two tracks are not included on the LP release.

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Two Programs: The ICP Orchestra Performs Nichols - Monk, ICP Orchestra, 1988?, ICP 026

Tracks : (Monk Program): Four In One, Epistrophy, Round Midnight, Hornin' In, 52+, Mysterioso, Criss Cross / (Nichols Program): Houseparty Starting, Change Of Season, 2300 Skidoo, Spinning Song, Hangover Triangle, Step Tempest

Musicians : Monk program: Misha Mengelberg, Toon de Gouw, Wolter Wierbos, Garret List, Sean Bergin, Steve Lacy, Michael Moore, Paul Termos, Larry Fishkind, Maurice Horsthuis, Ernst Reijseger, Han Bennink / Nichols program: Misha Mengelberg, Wolter Wierbos, George Lewis (track 13), Ab Baars, Michael Moore, Maurice Horsthuis, Ernst Reijseger, Han Bennink

Monk tracks recorded live at various locations in Holland and Italy during October - December 1986. Nichols tracks recorded live in Utrecht on May 12, 1984 except track 11 which was recorded in Rotterdam on May 11, 1984.



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That Certain Feeling (George Gershwin Songbook), Ran Blake, 1991, hat ART CD 6077

Tracks : Ouverture I, Mine, It Ain't Necessarily So, The Man I Love, Oh Where's My Bess I, Blues, Strike Up The Band, What Do You Want Wid Bess, I Got Rhythm, That Certain Feeling I, Ouverture II, Someone To Watch Over Me, But Not For Me, Who Cares, Liza, Clara Clara, Oh Where's My Bess II, 'S Wonderful, That Certain Felling II

Musicians : Ran Blake, Ricky Ford, Steve Lacy

Reissued in 2010 (hatOLOGY 699).

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Trochus, Giancarlo Locatelli Quintet with Steve Lacy, 1991, DDD

Tracks : Trochus, Prima Del Cielo, Art, Il Trasportatore, Amalassunta, After It's Over, Wana Gana Bana Bidi Boba Yes, Retreat

Musicians : Giancarlo Locatelli, Steve Lacy (tracks 1, 3 & 8), F. Arone Vigone, R. Favilla Jr., E. Fazio, F. Monico

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Interpretations Of Monk, Various Artists, 1994, DIW

Tracks : CD 1 (Muhal Richard Abrams): Crepuscule With Nellie, I Mean You, Ask Me Now, Gallop's Gallop, Blue Monk, Four In One, Poetry (Amiri Baraka) / CD 2 (Barry Harris): Ruby, My Dear, Light Blue, Eronel, Bye-Ya, Pannonica, Off Minor, Epistrophy / CD 3 (Anthony Davis Set): Monk's Mood, Evidence, Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are, Thelonious, Well, You Needn't / CD 4 (Mal Waldron): 'Round About Midnight, Let's Call This, Reflections, Friday The 13th, Rhythm-A-Ning, Epistrophy

Musicians : Muhal Richard Abrams, Barry Harris, Anthony Davis, Mal Waldron, Charlie Rouse, Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, Richard Davis, Ben Riley, Ed Blackwell

A 4 CD set of live music recorded in November 1981. Each CD features a different pianist with a support group. This music was released in 1998 on two double CDs.

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Rendezvous, Barry Wedgle, Steve Lacy, 1995

Tracks : Who Knows, The Rendezvous, Cancoa Do Amor Demais, Whickets, Blues for Aida, The Cure, The Crust, Gallups Galop, Death Notice, Arties Last Song, Whammies, Wickets

Musicians : Barry Wedgle, Steve Lacy

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Interpretations Of Monk, Muhal Richard Abrams / Barry Harris, 1998, Koch

Tracks : CD 1 (Muhal Richard Abrams): Crepuscule With Nellie, I Mean You, Ask Me Now, Gallop's Gallop, Blue Monk, Four In One, Poetry (Amiri Baraka) / CD 2 (Barry Harris): Ruby, My Dear, Light Blue, Eronel, Bye-Ya, Pannonica, Off Minor, Epistrophy

Musicians : Muhal Richard Abrams, Barry Harris, Anthony Davis, Mal Waldron, Charlie Rouse, Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, Richard Davis, Ben Riley

A 2 CD set of live music recorded in November 1981. Each CD features a different pianist with the supporting musicians. This music was originally released in 1994 as part of a 4 CD set.

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Broad Strokes, Roswell Rudd, 2000, Knitting Factory Works

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75th Birthday Concert, Gil Evans, 2001, BBC

Tracks : Boogie Stop Shuffle, Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress Then Blue Silk, Bird Feathers, Up From The Skies, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Eleven, Happy Birthday, Stone Free, Solo, Stone Free, Sometimes, Murder By Numbers, Synchronicity, Eleven, Gil Evans Interview

Musicians : Gil Evans, Lew Soloff, Miles Evans, Palle Mikkelborg, Dave Bargeron, Dave Taylor, Don Weller, George Adams, Chris Hunter, Steve Lacy, John Surman, John Clark, Delmar Brown, Hiram Bullock, Mark Egan, Danny Gottlieb, Anita Evans, Airto Moreira

A double CD of music recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1987.

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Spacecraft / Unified Patchwork Theory, Musica Elettronica Viva, 2001, Alga Marghen

Tracks : Spacecraft, Unified Patchwork Theory

Musicians : On Spacecraft: Ivan Vandor, Alvin Curran, Allen Bryant, Richard Teitelbaum, Frederic Rzewski / On Unified Patchwork Theory: Garrett List, Steve Lacy, Frederic Rzewski, Alvin Curran, Richard Teitelbaum

Spacecraft recorded in 1967. Unified Patchwork Theory recorded in 1990. Both released here for the first time.

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Opium, Bill Dixon / Franz Koglmann / Steve Lacy, 2001, Between The Lines

Tracks : Der Vogel/ Opium, Carmilla, For Franz, Flops, Bowery 1, Bowery 2, Flaps

Musicians : Franz Koglmann, Bill Dixon, Steve Lacy, Josef Traindl, Steve Horenstein, Gerd Geier, Alan Silva, Cesarius Alvim Botelho, Toni Michlmayr, Aldo Romano, Walter M. Malli

Tracks originally released on the albums Flaps (Franz Koglmann with Steve Lacy, 1973) and Opium For Franz (Franz Koglmann / Bill Dixon, 1977).

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One More Time, Mal Waldron / Jean-Jacques Avenel / Steve Lacy, 2002, Sketch SKE 333023

Tracks : All Alone, Rites Of Initiation, You, Blues For JJ's Bass, The Seagulls Of Kristiansund, Waltz For Marianne, In The Land Of Clusters, Soul Eyes

Musicians : Mal Waldron, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Steve Lacy

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New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002, , 2003, hatOLOGY 2-607

Tracks : CD 1: Live: Differenz / Wiederholung 1.2.1, DW 1.2 Remix Karlsruhe 3.2, DW 1.2 Remix Tübingen 1.3, DW 1.2 Remix Karlsruhe 3.11, Differenz / Wiederholung 1.2.2, DW 1.2 Remix Freiburg 2.2, DW 1.2 Remix Freiburg 2.9 Und 2.10 / CD 2: Studio: Differenz / Wiederholung 1.2.3, DW 1.2 Remix 11.1, DW 1.2 Remix 7.7, DW 1.2 Remix 8.3, Differenz / Wiederholung 1.2.4, DW 1.2 Remix 7.4, DW 1.2 Remix 9.1, DW 1.2 Remix 11.4

Musicians : Steve Lacy, Marcus Weiss, Philippe Racine, Paulo Alvares, Bernhard Lang, Christof Kurzmann, Philip Jeck, Peter Herbert, Wolfgang Reisinger

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Monk's Moods, Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra With Special Guest Steve Lacy, 2003, Water Baby

Tracks : Monk's Mood, Jackie-ing, Brilliant Corners, Evidence, Misterioso, Hackensack, Crepuscule With Nellie, Little Rootie Tootie, Friday The 13th, Pannonica

Musicians : Anthony Brown, Steve Lacy, John Worley, Louis Fasman, Wayne Wallace, Dave Martell, Hafez Modirzadeh, Francis Wong, Melecio Magdaluyo, Jim Norton, Mark Izu, Hong Wong, Yang Qin Zhao

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Maritime Rites, Alvin Curran, 2004, New World Records

Tracks : Maritime Rites: World Music, Maritime Rites: Rattlesnake Mountain, Maritime Rites: Coastline, Maritime Rites: Mine: The One That Enters The Stories, Maritime Rites: Improvisation, Maritime Rites: Soft Shoulder, Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (World Music), Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (Rattlesnake Mountain), Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (Coastline), Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (Mine: The One That Enters The Stories), Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (Improvisation), Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (Soft Shoulder), Maritime Rites: From Center of Rainbow, Sounding, Maritime Rites: Improvisation, Maritime Rites: Ice, Dew, Food, Crew, Ape, Maritime Rites: Maritime Rites, Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (From Center of Rainbow, Sounding), Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (Improvisation), Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (Ice, Dew, Food, Crew, Ape), Maritime Rites: Program Introduction (Maritime Rites)

Musicians : Alvin Curran, Leo Smith, George Lewis, Steve Lacy, Joseph Celli, Pauline Oliveros, Malcolm Goldstein, Clark Coolidge, John Cage

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In Philadelphia 1960, Thelonious Monk With Steve Lacy, 2006, RLR Records

Tracks : Announcement, Evidence, Announcement, Straight, No Chaser, Rhythm A Ning Into Closing Announcement, Blue Monk, Light Blue, Evidence, Just You, Just Me, All The Things You Are, Suburban Eyes, Steve Allen Interviews Monk Into Off Minor, Well You Needn't, Especially To You, Nobody Knows

Musicians : Tracks 1-5: Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Steve Lacy, John Ore, Roy Haynes / Tracks 6-8: Thelonious Monk, Thad Jones, Charlie Rouse, John Ore, Billy Higgins / Tracks 9-11: Thelonious Monk, Idrees Sulieman, Curly Russell, Art Blakey / Tracks 12-13: Thelonious Monk, Art Farmer, Hank Mobley, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey / Tracks 14-15: Thelonious Monk, Idrees Sulieman, Lucky Thompson, Curly Russell, Art Blakey, Frankie Passions

Tracks 1-5: live broadcast, Philadelphia, March 3, 1960. Tracks 6-8: concert, New York, August 1957. Tracks 9-11: broadcast, New York, February 16, 1948. Tracks 12-13: Steve Allen Show, New York, October 6, 1955. Tracks 14-15: recordings for the Washington Label, New York, June 1950..

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The Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions, Gil Evans, 2006, Blue Note

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Jazz Advance (Deluxe Edition), Cecil Taylor, 2008, Fresh Sounds

Tracks : Bemsha Swing, Charge 'Em Blues, Azure, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, Rick Kick Shaw, Sweet And Lovely, Johnny Come Lately, Nona's Blues, Tune 2

Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Steve Lacy, Buell Neidlinger, Dennis Charles

An expanded version of the 1956 Transition album.

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That Certain Feeling (George Gershwin Songbook), Ran Blake, 2010, hatOLOGY 699

Tracks : Ouverture I, Mine, It Ain't Necessarily So, The Man I Love, Oh Where's My Bess I, Blues, Strike Up The Band, What Do You Want Wid Bess, I Got Rhythm, That Certain Feeling I, Ouverture II, Someone To Watch Over Me, But Not For Me, Who Cares, Liza, Clara Clara, Oh Where's My Bess II, 'S Wonderful, That Certain Felling II

Musicians : Ran Blake, Ricky Ford, Steve Lacy

Originally released in 1991 (hat ART 6077).

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Music For Merce 1952-2009, Various Artists, 2010, New World Records

A 10 CD collection of live rercordings made during or in connection with performances by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Steve Lacy plays on one track recorded in Frankfurt in June 1997. The musicians on this track are David Behrman, Steve Lacy and Takehisa Kosugi.

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Great Jazz Standards/New Bottle Old Wine, Gil Evans, 2010, Poll Winners Records

Combines two Gil Evans albums from 1958 and 1960.

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The Complete Whitey Mitchell Sessions, Whitey Mitchell / Steve Lacy, 2011, American Jazz Classics

Tracks : It Could Happen To You, Lover Man, Strike Up The Band, I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart, Once In A While, Young Lesley, You Stepped Out Of A Dream, Over The Rainbow, Perdido, Why Don't You Take Up The Piccolo?, Rosetta, Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You, Out Of Nowhere, My Heart Is A Hobo, Fidgety Feet, Potatoes, Let's Get Lost, Spain, The Things I Love, Some Of These Days, Give Me The Simple Life, Indian Blanket

Musicians : Whitey Mitchell, Don Stratton, Steve Lacy, Herbie Mann, Tom Stewart, Dave McKenna, Joe Puma, Al Levitt, Bill Bradley, Herbie Wasserman, Osie Johnson

Recordings from 1956 many of which were originally released on the albums Whitey Mitchell Sextette (1956) and Sextette / Quintette, Tom Stewart (1956).

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Monk's Mood, Wolfgang Schmidtke Orchestra, Steve Lacy, Alexander von Schlippenbach, 2014, Jazzwerkstatt JW 136

Tracks : Blinks, Thelonious, Esteem, Introspection, Flakes, Skippy, The Crust

Musicians : Wolfgang Schmidtke, Olaf Krüger, Volker Goetze, Dietrich Geese, Thorsten Heitzmann, Klaus Bernatzki, Annette Gadatsch, Harro Eller, Kurt Billker / Frank Engel (track 1, 3, 5 & 7), Holger Heines (track 1, 3, 5 & 7), Ludwig Götz (track 2, 4 & 6), Dirk Grezius (track 1, 3, 5 & 7), Frank Lauber (track 2, 4 & 6), Frank Timpe (track 2, 4 & 6), Steve Lacy (track 1, 3, 5 & 7), Ilona Haberkamp (track 1, 3, 5 & 7), Frank Wunsch (track 1, 3, 5 & 7), Alexander von Schlippenbach (track 2, 4 & 6)

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Selected albums with a Steve Lacy connection

Favorite Street: Rova Plays Lacy, Rova Saxophone Quartet, 1984, Black Saint 0076

Tracks : The Dumps, The Throes, Sidelines, Undone, Beeline, Moon, Snips

Musicians : Andrew Voigt, Jon Raskin, Bruce Ackley, Larry Ochs

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Musique de Steve Lacy, The Rent, 2010, Ambiances Magnétiques

Tracks : Propectus, Multidimensional, The Rent, Blues (ou Blues for Aïda), Jack’s Blues, The Bath, Blinks, The Mad Yak, A Ring of Bone

Musicians : Kyle Brenders, Susanna Hood, Scott Thomson, Wes Neal, Nick Fraser

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Last updated March 2016