Clinkers (album)

1978 live album by Steve Lacy

Clinkers

Live album by

Steve Lacy

Released| 1978
Recorded| June, 1977
Venue| Restaurant Zer alte Schmitti, Basel, Switzerland
Genre| Jazz
Length| 44:10
Label| HatHut
HAT F
Producer| Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger
Steve Lacy chronology
| Follies
(1978)  | Clinkers
(1978)  | Stamps
(1979)

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Clinkers is a live solo album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy which was released on the HatHut label in 1978.[1][2][3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [5]

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy stated "If anyone ever wonders what the hoopla was in the 1970s about Steve Lacy's solo performances, he or she needs look no further than this album ... Lacy is perfectly splendorous, with solos that rival his best on disc. The saxophonist is alone and his playing is terrific, with each piece a mini-masterpiece. ... The perfect intonation, symmetrical melodies, and warped interpretations lead to altered expectations, as Lacy winds his way across terrain uniquely his own. One of the few instrumentalists who can sustain a solo performance for seemingly indefinite periods, the saxophonist's cool and restrained yet radical style is fully displayed without a moment's lapse".[4] On All About Jazz, Robert Spencer wrote "Lacy's music always has a strong coherence and grasp of continuity. One thing follows from another, audibly so. It isn't any different with Clinkers. These tracks may take a little more time to come to grips with than the accessible trio music Lacy's been making lately, but it's well worth the effort: like all of this master's music, these tracks are emotionally rich and noble, full of possibilities noted and realized. Highly recommended".[6]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Steve Lacy

1. "Trickles" – 10:04
2. "Duck" – 7:02
3. "Coastline" – 7:56
4. "Microworlds" – 7:18
5. "Clinkers" – 11:58

## Personnel

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* Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone

## References

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1. ^ Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 9, 2018
2. ^ Steve Lacy discography Archived 2018-07-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed July 9, 2018
3. ^ Jazzlists: HatHut "ABC" series discography accessed July 9, 2018
4. ^ a b Loewy, Steve. Steve Lacy: Clinkers – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 856
6. ^ Spencer, R. All About Jazz Review accessed July 9, 2018

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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.

Studio albums|

* Soprano Sax (1957)
* Reflections (1958)
* The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy (1960)
* Evidence (1961)
* Disposability (1965)
* Sortie (1966)
* Moon (1969)
* Epistrophy (1969)
* Journey Without End (1971)
* Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet (1972)
* Axieme (1975)
* Trickles (1976)
* One-Upmanship (1977)
* Troubles (1979)
* Songs (1981)
* Ballets (1981)
* The Flame (1982)
* Only Monk (1985)
* Sempre Amore (1986)
* One Fell Swoop (1986)
* The Gleam (1986)
* Momentum (1987)
* The Window (1987)
* Paris Blues (1987)
* The Door (1988)
* More Monk (1989)
* Anthem (1989)
* Hot House (1990)
* Remains (1991)
* Revenue (1993)
* Vespers (1993)
* Communiqué (1994)
* Monk's Dream (1999)

Live albums|

* The Forest and the Zoo (1967)
* Hard Talk (1974)
* Clinkers (1977)
* Stamps (1977/78)
* The Way (1979)
* Capers (1979)
* Ballets (1980)
* Live at Dreher, Paris 1981 (1981)
* Prospectus (1982)
* Blinks (1983)
* Morning Joy (1986)
* Flim-Flam (1986)
* The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil (1987)
* Itinerary (1990)
* Live at Sweet Basil (1991)
* Spirit of Mingus (1991)
* Clangs (1992)
* I Remember Thelonious (1992)
* We See (1992)
* Three Blokes (1992)
* Let's Call This... Esteem (1993)
* 5 x Monk 5 x Lacy (1997)
* The Cry (1998)

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