Soprano Sax (Steve Lacy album)

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Soprano Sax
Soprano Sax.jpg
Studio album by
Steve Lacy
Released1958
RecordedNovember 1, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length33:33
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7125
ProducerBob Weinstock
Steve Lacy chronology
Soprano Sax
(1958) 		Reflections
(1959)

Soprano Sax (also released as Soprano Today) is the debut album by Steve Lacy which was released on the Prestige label in 1958. It features performances by Lacy, Wynton Kelly, Buell Neidlinger and Dennis Charles.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Bob Rusch awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "This was the first of three recordings soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy made for Prestige and this 11/1/57 session was his first as a leader...There was a controlled tension to this date, like everybody's trying to play, carefully, to a common goal. It's almost as if someone were present to make sure everybody stayed within obvious perimeters.".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars [3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Day Dream" (Strayhorn, Ellington) - 4:23
  2. "Alone Together" (Dietz, Schwartz) - 6:35
  3. "Work" (Monk) - 5:24
  4. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Ellington, Mills, Carney) - 4:05
  5. "Little Girl, Your Daddy Is Calling You" (Unknown) - 4:32
  6. "Easy to Love" (Porter) - 8:25
  • Recorded in Hackensack, November 1, 1957

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Rusch, B. Allmusic Review accessed June 22, 2011
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 855
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