12 October 2011

Steve Lacy-Points, Le Chant du Monde LP (F)LDX74680-1978


















There have been a few requests for this over the years, a fine record from 1978, long out of print, which opens with a stunning Version of Ellingtons the Mooche, which as recorded by Sydney Bechet in 1941, apparently was the catalyst for Lacy finally dedicating himself to the Soprano saxophone
and the Arrangement is not light years removed from the original , apart from a few trade mark whole tone scales..
although at first it seems rather clunky ,somehow the spare less effusive treatment , gives the great tune a more distant  outer worldly character, lacy seems for a few fleeting moments in his solo to directly quote Bechets own ... the blues feeling of which is almost completely erased , the Blues was never a huge influence on lacys repertoire , Potts touches on those aspects very effectively.

Pot Pourri the second piece is a brief solo medley , and one of the few times in his entire discography where Lacy directly references John Coltrane, by quoting  Tranes arrangement of my favourite things , as everyone knows Lacy's Soprano saxophone playing ,inspired Coltrane in much the same way Bechet inspired him , with very different results,some of which have had baleful dire consequences on players of the instrument ever since .


The rest is the band in gloriously fulsome free mode , including the 3 very fine at times explosive Potts/Lacy duets which make up the 3 points suite, Potts is so great on this ,every bit as engagingly inventive as Lacy ,often Upstaging him.... what a wonderful under appreciated , under recorded master saxophonist!


All in All a typically wonderful session from this period

ENJOY!!
S


PS-I picked this up online at  the SFRP Forum,  four or five years ago , this is not my rip... A Big thanks to LeMo ,the Original presumed ripper, and Uploader !!
i havent changed the files in anyway.. other than tagging them.


-Points- : Steve Lacy (sop) Steve Potts (sop,as) Kent Carter (b) Oliver Johnson (d)
Paris, February 1978,Le Chant du Monde (F)LDX74680
The mooche
Pot-pourri solo (sl solo) -
Stalks (sp out) -
Three points suite : Free point (sl,sp duet) -
Still point (sl,sp duet)
Moot point (sl,sp duet)

16 comments:

  1. Flac -
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D5S96DTW

    Merci, LeMo!

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  2. Many thanks. It feels good when you post at IS, Sorise.

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  3. a really great album. Pot-pouri suffers from a little flutter on this rip, but there's no sign of the disc being re-issued, so thank you. Anyone who remembers the 'Melody Maker' might be interested that this was their jazz lp of the year when it was new. Three Points is an all-time Lacy highlight.

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  4. This is really choice, many thanks

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  5. I found out this album in another site in mp3. Sound quality is good.

    http://www.multiupload.com/J496CVPXPD

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  6. Dear Sotise - this LP was totally unknown to me.
    Merci beaucoup ****~~;)

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  7. Thanks a lot for these.

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  8. Thank you yet again, Sotise.

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  9. New link :
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I9FtY5-GFQMWIFqbUjbrKF8APLKIwfIN/view?usp=sharing

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  10. I was glad to get this from your first posting, but very many thanks for this re-up with the tracks separated out...... very helpful for a no-tech such as myself! The music only seems even better with the passage of time.

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  11. Love "The Mooch"! Thank you and happy new year.

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