Clangs (album)

1993 live album by Steve Lacy Double Sextet
Clangs
Live album by
Steve Lacy Double Sextet
Released1993
RecordedMarch 4–6, 1992
VenueGrosser Sendesaal Funkhaus Wallrafplatz, Cologne, Germany
GenreJazz
Length58:38
Labelhat ART
hat ART CD 6116
ProducerPia Uehlinger, Ulrich Kurth, Werner X. Uehlinger
Steve Lacy chronology
Spirit of Mingus
(1992)
Clangs
(1993)
We See
(1993)

Clangs is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy featuring a double sextet, which was recorded in Germany in 1992 and released on the Swiss hat ART label in 1993.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek called it "a mixed bag" observing "the set is long on poetics and short on swinging or blowing aesthetics ... this is an experiment that, with the exception of one track, didn't work".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Lacy

  1. "The Owl" – 6:53
  2. "Torments" – 10:52
  3. "Tracks" – 7:30
  4. "Dome" – 16:29
  5. "The New Moon" – 11:15

Personnel

  • Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
  • Steve Potts – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Hans Kennel – trumpet
  • Glenn Ferris – trombone
  • Irene Aebi – voice
  • Nicholas Isherwood – voice
  • Bobby Few – piano
  • Eric Watson – piano
  • Sonhando Estwick – vibraphone
  • Jean-Jacques Avenel – bass
  • John Betsch – drums
  • Sam Kelly – percussion

References

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 13, 2018
  2. ^ Steve Lacy discography accessed July 13, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: hatART discography: CDs: 6100 to 6199 accessed July 13, 2018
  4. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Steve Lacy: Clangs – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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