Artist: Steve Lacy
Title Of Album: Discography
Year Of Release: 1957-2010
Genre: Jazz, Dixieland, Avant-Garde jazz
Quality: MP3 192-320 kbps
Total: 59 Albums, 36 Lives, 2 Compilations
Total Size: 12,2 Gb

One of the great soprano saxophonists of all time (ranking up there with Sidney Bechet and John Coltrane), Steve Lacy's career was fascinating to watch develop. He originally doubled on clarinet and soprano (dropping the former by the mid-'50s), inspired by Bechet, and played Dixieland in New York with Rex Stewart, Cecil Scott, Red Allen, and other older musicians during 1952-1955. He debuted on record in a modernized Dixieland format with Dick Sutton in 1954. However, Lacy soon jumped over several styles to play free jazz with Cecil Taylor during 1955-1957. They recorded together and performed at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival. Lacy recorded with Gil Evans in 1957 (they would work together on an irregular basis into the 1980s), was with Thelonious Monk's quintet in 1960 for four months, and then formed a quartet with Roswell Rudd (1961-1964) that exclusively played Monk's music; only one live set (for Emanen in 1963) resulted from that very interesting group.

Lacy, who is considered the first "modern" musician to specialize on soprano (an instrument that was completely neglected during the bop era), began to turn toward avant-garde jazz in 1965. He had a quartet with Enrico Rava that spent eight months in South America. After a year back in New York, he permanently moved to Europe in 1967 with three years in Italy preceding a move to Paris. Lacy's music evolved from free form to improvising off of his scalar originals. By 1977 he had a regular group with whom he continued to perform throughout his career, featuring Steve Potts on alto and soprano, Lacy's wife, violinist/singer Irene Aebi, bassist Kent Carter (later succeeded by Jean-Jacques Avenel), and drummer Oliver Johnson; pianist Bobby Few joined the group in the 1980s. Lacy, who also worked on special projects with Gil Evans, Mal Waldron, and Misha Mengelberg, among others, and in situations ranging from solo soprano concerts, many Monk tributes, big bands, and setting poetry to music, recorded a countless number of sessions for almost as many labels, with Sands appearing on Tzakik in 1998 and Cry on SoulNote in 1999. His early dates (1957-1961) were for Prestige, New Jazz, and Candid and later on he appeared most notably on sessions for Hat Art, Black Saint/Soul Note, and Novus. Lacy, who had been suffering with cancer for several years, passed away in June of 2004. His legacy continues to grow, however, as various live shows from throughout his career are issued.

Studio Albums
1957 - Soprano Sax
1958 - Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk
1960 - The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy
1961 - Evidence (with Don Cherry)
1965 - Disposability
1966 - Sortie [LP][256kbps]
1966 - Sortie + Disposability
1966 - The Forest and the Zoo
1969 - Epistrophy [LP]
1969 - Moon [LP] [192kbps]
1969 - Steve Lacy Plays Monk
1972 - The Gap
1974 - Flakes [LP]
1974 - Lumps [LP]
1974 - Scraps [LP][192kbps]
1975 - Distant Voices (with Yuji Takahashi, Takehisa Kosugi) [LP]
1975 - Stalks [LP]
1975 - The Wire [LP]
1976 - Straws
1976 - Trickles (with Roswell Rudd, Kent Carter, Beaver Harris)
1977 - Catch (with Kent Carter) [LP]
1977 - Raps [LP][192kbps]
1977 - Shots [LP]
1977 - Threads [LP] (with Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski)
1978 - Points [LP]
1979 - Tips (with Steve Potts, Irene Aebi) [LP][192kbps]
1979 - Troubles
1981 - Ballets [2LP]
1981 - Songs (with Brion Gysin)
1982 - Cliches
1982 - The Flame (with Bobby Few, Dennis Charles)
1984 - Tao (with Andrea Centazzo) [192kbps]
1985 - Futurities, Part I
1985 - Futurities, Part II
1985 - Only Monk
1985 - The Condor
1986 - One Fell Swoop (with Charles Tyler) [192kbps]
1986 - Outings
1986 - The Gleam
1987 - Momentum [256kbps]
1987 - The Window
1988 - The Door
1989 - Anthem
1989 - More Monk
1990 - Hot House (with Mal Waldron)
1991 - Remains
1992 - Clangs
1992 - We See: Thelonious Monk Songbook
1993 - Revenue
1993 - Vespers
1994 - Communique (with Mal Waldron)
1994 - Findings (2CD)
1995 - Actuality
1996 - Bye-Ya
1998 - Sands
1998 - The Holy La
1999 - Monk's Dream (with Roswell Rudd)
2001 - The Beat Suite
2002 - Work (with Daniel Humair, Anthony Cox)

Live Albums
1963 - School Days (with Roswell Rudd)
1971 - Wordless [LP]
1972 - Estilhacos
1973 - The Crust [LP]
1974 - Saxophone Special +
1975 - Axieme
1975 - Esteem: Live in Paris [192kbps]
1975 - Solo at Mandara [LP]
1975 - Stabs: Solo in Berlin [LP]
1976 - In Concert (with Andrea Centazzo, Kent Carter) [192kbps]
1976 - Snips: Live at Environ (2CD)
1977 - Clinkers
1977 - Follies [LP][192kbps]
1978 - High, Low and Order (with Maarten Altena)
1978 - Stamps [LP]
1979 - Capers [2LP][192kbps]
1979 - N.Y. Capers & Quirks
1979 - The Way (2CD)
1981 - L'avventura (with Tony Rusconi) [256kbps]
1982 - At the Bimhuis 1982 (with Mal Waldron)
1983 - Blinks (2CD) [192kbps]
1986 - Flim-Flam (with Steve Potts)
1986 - Morning Joy
1986 - The Kiss [LP] [256kbps]
1987 - Live in Budapest (with Steve Potts)
1990 - Itinerary
1991 - Live at Sweet Basil
1991 - Spirit of Mingus (with Eric Watson)
1992 - I Remember Thelonious: Live at Jazz In'It (with Mal Waldron)
1993 - Let's Call This ... Esteem (with Mal Waldron)
1994 - 5 x Monk 5 x Lacy
1996 - Five Facings
1997 - The Rent (2CD)
1998 - The Cry (2CD)
2002 - One More Time (with Joelle Leandre)
2003 - November

Compilations
1996 - Giants of Jazz
2004 - Early Years 1954-1956 (2CD)

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