The Door

（不足10人评分）

7人收藏

共6首歌曲

艺人: Steve Lacy
语种: 英语
厂牌: Novus
发行时间: 1988年07月04日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

专辑介绍

by Scott Yanow

Steve Lacy's second Novus release uses a variety of different instrumental combinations and each of the selections deserves a comment or two. &The Door& (a whimsical piece built off of the knock of a door) and Thelonious Monk's &Ugly Beauty& (played as a waltz) are performed by the soprano-saxophonist's quintet (consisting of altoist Steve Potts, pianist Bobby Few, bassist Jean-Jacques Avinel and drummer Oliver Johnson). Lacy and Potts take searching improvisations over the strong pulse of the rhythm section. &Cliches& is an overlong duet by Lacy and Avinel with the bassist switching to thumb piano. &Forgetful,& a forgotten George Handy ballad originally sung by David Allyn with Boyd Raeburn's orchestra, is played very respectfully by the Lacy-Few duo. The quirky &Blinks& is a four-bar phrase (taken from Kid Ory) that is played up and down a standard scale. Finally there is &Virgin Jungle,& the biggest curiosity of the date. Sam Woodyard (Duke Ellington's drummer for many years), was living in Paris and sat in as a second drummer with the group just a month before his death. With violinist Irene Aebi fitting into the role of a slightly spaced Ray Nance, &Virgin Jungle& gets into an Ellington/Juan Tizol groove that works very well. Overall this is a well-conceived and highly recommended set for Steve Lacy fans.