Steve Lacy – Reflections LP (clear) garage and New York City

and New York City

White’s songs are rife with earned skepticism

and ragged delivery root them in the world of DIY punk and hardcore

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with mastering by Warren Defever at Third Man Mastering

Steve Lacy – Reflections LP (clear) garage and New York CityAll of soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy's early recordings are quite fascinating, for during 1957 1964, aspects of his style at times hinted at Dixieland, swing, Monk, and Cecil Taylor, sometimes at the same time. Here, Lacy teams up with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Buell Neidlinger, and drummer Elvin Jones for seven Thelonious Monk compositions. The typical standbys (such as "Round Midnight," "Straight No Chaser," and "Blue Monk") are avoided in favor