Steve Lacy: November | CD review

IntaktThe soprano saxophone became an almost obligatory second instrument for alto and tenor players after John Coltrane adopted it in the 1960s. But its pioneering practitioners have been few – most notably Sidney Bechet, Coltrane, Evan Parker and Steve Lacy. Lacy (who successfully worked with the almost unpartnerable Cecil Taylor and Thelonious Monk) is on the last solo recording of his life here, captured at a Swiss festival in 2003 when he had seven months to live. Though he was weak, Lacy...

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