Momentum (Steve Lacy album)

Momentum (Steve Lacy album)
Momentum
Studio album by Steve Lacy
Released 1987
Recorded May 20–22, 1987
Genre Jazz
Length 63:06
Label Arista/Novus
Producer Ed Michel
Steve Lacy chronology
One Fell Swoop
(1987)		 Momentum
(1987)		 The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil
(1987)

Momentum is the first album by Steve Lacy to be released on the Arista Novus label. It was released in 1987 and features six of Lacy's compositions (although tracks 2 and 3 only appeared on the CD edition) with texts by Giulia Niccolai, Herman Melville, and Brion Gysin performed by Lacy, Bobby Few, Steve Potts, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson and Irene Aebi.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "On Steve Lacy's first album for an American label in over a decade, his sextet is heard on four extensive originals by the great soprano saxophonist. The music is complex yet often melodic and, although Irene Aebi takes typically eccentric vocals on two of the songs, the main reasons to acquire this album are for the thoughtful yet unpredictable solos of Lacy and altoist Steve Potts. ".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Track listing

  1. "The Bath" - 13:03
  2. "The Gaze" - 11:10
  3. "Utah" (text by Giulia Niccolai) - 6:58
  4. "Art" (text by Herman Melville) - 8:56
  5. "Momentum" - 7:58
  6. "The Song" (text by Brion Gysin) - 15:02
All compositions by Steve Lacy except as indicated
  • Recorded May 20–22, 1987 at Family Sound, Paris

Personnel

  • Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone, tambourine
  • Bobby Few - piano
  • Steve Potts - alto and soprano saxophones, tambourine
  • Jean-Jacques Avenel - bass
  • Oliver Johnson - drums
  • Irene Aebi - vocals, violin, cello

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2011

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