Released 1987 Studio Family Sound, Paris Label Arista/Novus Artist Steve Lacy Genre Jazz | Recorded May 20–22, 1987 Length 63:06 Producer Ed Michel Release date 1987 | |
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Steve lacy song text by brion gysin
Momentum is the first album by Steve Lacy to be released on the Arista Novus label. It was released in 1987 and features six of Lacy's compositions (although tracks 2 and 3 only appeared on the CD edition) with texts by Giulia Niccolai, Herman Melville, and Brion Gysin performed by Lacy, Bobby Few, Steve Potts, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Oliver Johnson and Irene Aebi.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "On Steve Lacy's first album for an American label in over a decade, his sextet is heard on four extensive originals by the great soprano saxophonist. The music is complex yet often melodic and, although Irene Aebi takes typically eccentric vocals on two of the songs, the main reasons to acquire this album are for the thoughtful yet unpredictable solos of Lacy and altoist Steve Potts. ".
Track listing
All compositions by Steve Lacy except where noted.
- "The Bath" – 13:03
- "The Gaze" – 11:10
- "Utah" (text by Giulia Niccolai) – 6:58
- "Art" (text by Herman Melville) – 8:56
- "Momentum" – 7:58
- "The Song" (text by Brion Gysin) – 15:02