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Steve Lacy (July 23, 1934 – June 4 2004, born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone. Coming to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive dixieland musician, Lacy went on to a long and prolific career. He worked extensively in experimental jazz and to a lesser extent in free improvisation, but Lacy's music was typically melodic and tightly-structured. Lacy also became a highly distinctive composer, with compositions often built out of little more than a single questioning phrase, repeated several times.
The music of Thelonious Monk became a permanent part of Lacy's repertoire after a stint in the pianist's band, with Monk's songs appearing on virtually every Lacy album and concert program; Lacy often partnered with trombonist Roswell Rudd in exploring Monk's work. Beyond Monk, Lacy performed the work of jazz composers such as Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington and Herbie Nichols; unlike many jazz musicians he rarely played standard popular or show tunes.
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Albums
We See
N.Y. Capers & Quirks
Sands
Straws
PACKET
Hot House
Sempre amore
One-Upmanship
Popular Songs
- THE MELANCHOLY LIFE OF WOMAN
- DO NOT JUDGE ME LIGHTLY #2
- THE TRUE AND THE CONTRARY
- JOY
- DO NOT JUDGE ME LIGHTLY
- FIRST AND LAST PAIN
- LOVE AND POLITICS
- THE HOUR IS LATE
- I HEARD THE INDIAN SAGE
- The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
- Hurray For Herbie
- One Upmanship
- THEATRE
- Blue Baboon
- Nowhere Street 1
- Permutations: Kick that habit man
- Luvzya
- Keep the Change
- Permutations: I don't work you dig
- Permutations: Junk is no good Baby
- Nuages
- Gay paree Bop
- Somebody Special
- Nowhere Street
- Laura
- As Time Goes By
- Music Makers
- A Girl in Calico
- Lady Be Good
- Solitude
