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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Duke University Press (25 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0822338262
  • ISBN-13: 978-0822338260
  • Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 16 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"A phenomenal interviewee... Whether [Steve Lacy] was making bold predictions on the future directions of the music, describing his fascinating projects, laying forth broad challenges to himself and other artists, or making succinct observations of the musical world he inhabited, Lacy's words proved to be almost as interesting as his music." Down Beat, on inducting Lacy into the Down Beat Hall of Fame "I have always admired Steve's perseverance and commitment to perfecting his art ... He is the prime example of someone who has fought for artistic integrity."--Sonny Rollins, Jazz Magazine (Paris) "[An] excellent collection ... This well-illustrated and attractively produced book collects interviews with Lacy and presents them chronologically... This book is a fitting tribute to one of the supreme masters of that moment."--The Wire, OCtober 2006


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"Steve Lacy: Conversations" is a collection of thirty-four interviews with the innovative saxophonist and jazz composer. Lacy (1934-2004), a pioneer in making the soprano saxophone a contemporary jazz instrument, was a prolific performer and composer, with hundreds of recordings to his name. This volume brings together interviews which appeared in a variety of magazines over forty-five years, from 1959 until 2004. Conducted by writers, critics, musicians, visual artists, a philosopher, and an architect, the interviews indicate the evolution of Lacy's extraordinary career and thought.Lacy began playing the saxophone at age sixteen, and was soon performing with Dixieland musicians much older than him. By nineteen, he was playing with pianist Cecil Taylor, who ignited his interest in the avant-garde. He eventually became the foremost proponent of Thelonius Monk's music. Lacy played with a broad range of musicians, including Monk and Gil Evans, and led his own bands. A voracious reader and the recipient of a MacArthur 'genius' grant, Lacy was particularly known for setting to music literary texts - such as the "Tao Te Ching", and the work of poets including Samuel Beckett, Robert Creeley, and Taslima Nasrin - as well as for collaborating with painters and dancers in multimedia projects.Lacy lived in Paris from 1970 until 2002, and his music and ideas reflect a decades-long cross-pollination of cultures. Half of the interviews in this collection originally appeared in French sources and were translated specifically for this book. Jason Weiss provides a general introduction, as well as short introductions to each of the interviews and to the selection of Lacy's own brief writings that appears at the end of the book. The volume also includes three song scores, a selected discography of Lacy's recordings, and many photos from the personal collection of his wife and longtime collaborator, Irene Aebi.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Excellent, 16 Nov 2007
By Scott Mcgowan "scotmcg" (Staffordshire) - See all my reviews
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Anyone interested in jazz, as player or listener, will thoroughly enjoy this book. Steve Lacy was one of the most important artists of the 20th century, and I use the work artist here as I think "musician" simply seems too narrow a description for him. The interviews and writings contained in this volume provide a variety of perspectives; a verbal history of the American and European music scene of the era; insights into the challenges of improvisation, band leading and composing; a discussion of how collaborative artistic endeavours in various media can be successfully achieved; a humorous and at times laconic reflection on the personal journey of an individual trying to carry on his art.
Steve Lacy really comes out in the pages of this work, and anyone who has just a passing interest in music will find this a highly informative, educational, inspirational, and entertaining read. Just like Steve Lacy's music.
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