Steve Lacy - Roswell Rudd Quartet (Early and Late"

[Peter]

Half way thru the first track & I'm already blown away. Anyone else pick this up? It's on Cuneiform Records (Rune 250/251).

Edited July 24, 2007 by Peter

[Uncle Skid]

Very nice 2-CD set... anything with Lacy/Rudd has become an automatic purchase... as with Lacy/Waldron.

From the Cuneiform Records site:

Until his death in 2004, soprano saxist Steve Lacy worked with trombonist Roswell Rudd as often as circumstances would permit, from their start together in Dixieland-style bands in the 1950s to the more adventurous styles that both master players are known for. This album of all previously unreleased material with great sound presents work spanning a 40-year period. The majority of this album (nearly 2 hours) is taken from concerts from 1999 and 2002 and features the great 'free-bop' quartet they co-led that featured the rhythm section of Lacy's longtime sextet, Jean-Jacques Avenel on bass and John Betsch on drums. This band's repertoire here features a number of compositions by Lacy as well as one each by Roswell, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols. Additionally there is over 20' of studio recordings (so far, the only studio recordings ever released!!) by the famous 'School Days' quartet (Lacy, Rudd, Bob Cunningham-bass and Denis Charles-drums) from October, 1962! This album was compiled and produced for us by noted Lacy expert Jason Weiss, who contributes short liner notes and pulled together the best performances from the different shows. An essential, swinging, free-jazz release.

[Adam]

Very nice 2-CD set... anything with Lacy/Rudd has become an automatic purchase... as with Lacy/Waldron.

From the Cuneiform Records site:

Until his death in 2004, soprano saxist Steve Lacy worked with trombonist Roswell Rudd as often as circumstances would permit, from their start together in Dixieland-style bands in the 1950s to the more adventurous styles that both master players are known for. This album of all previously unreleased material with great sound presents work spanning a 40-year period. The majority of this album (nearly 2 hours) is taken from concerts from 1999 and 2002 and features the great 'free-bop' quartet they co-led that featured the rhythm section of Lacy's longtime sextet, Jean-Jacques Avenel on bass and John Betsch on drums. This band's repertoire here features a number of compositions by Lacy as well as one each by Roswell, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols. Additionally there is over 20' of studio recordings (so far, the only studio recordings ever released!!) by the famous 'School Days' quartet (Lacy, Rudd, Bob Cunningham-bass and Denis Charles-drums) from October, 1962! This album was compiled and produced for us by noted Lacy expert Jason Weiss, who contributes short liner notes and pulled together the best performances from the different shows. An essential, swinging, free-jazz release.

I saw that quartet once at McCabe's. Gotta get that set

[clifford_thornton]

It's fantastic.

[jlhoots]

I endorse it also.

[clifford_thornton]

Don't know if you want to wait that long, but there will be a review on it running in September's issue of Paris Transatlantic (www.paristransatlantic.com).

I'd also add that I did not get much out of the Verve reunion disc from a few years ago.

[John L]

For some reason, this one was off my radar screen. Thanks for the heads up, people.

[Adam]

For some reason, this one was off my radar screen. Thanks for the heads up, people.

Any recommended vendors besides the Cuneiform site? Cuneiform is charging less than Amazon.

[clifford_thornton]

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