Prospectus (album)

1983 live album by Steve Lacy Seven

Prospectus

Live album by

Steve Lacy Seven

Released| 1983
Recorded| November 1–2, 1982
Venue| IRCAM Espace de Projection, Paris, France
Genre| Jazz
Label| hat ART
hat ART 2001
Producer| Pia Uehlinger, Werner X. Uehlinger
Steve Lacy chronology
| The Flame
(1982)  | Prospectus
(1983)  | At the Bimhaus
(1983)

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Cliches Cover

Prospectus is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, which was recorded in France in 1982 and first released on the hat ART label in 1983 as a double LP.[1][2][3] The album was rereleased as a single CD with only five tracks in 1999 as Clichés.[4]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [5]
All About Jazz| [6]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Lacy offered an alternative way to play free jazz, contrasting sound and silence and taking thoughtful and often-scalar improvisations not absent of melody and lyricism, but still quite adventurous and unpredictable. This is one of many excellent recordings of Lacy's music".[5] Reviewing the CD reissue for All About Jazz Glenn Astarita said "Cliches is absolutely essential listening for fans of this brilliant soprano saxophonist-composer! ... the indications are that of a world class musician who along with his estimable bandmates present the jazz world with 63-minutes of music magic as Cliches is yet another noteworthy addition to Steve Lacy’s distinguished recorded legacy!".[6]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Steve Lacy

1. "Stamps" – 6:50
2. "Wickets" – 11:30
3. "The Whammies" – 5:10
4. "Prospectus" – 6:00 Omitted from single CD reissue
5. "The Dumps (Take 1)" – 17:10
6. "Cliches" – 22:40
7. "The Dumps (Take 2)" – 15:35 Omitted from single CD reissue
8. "Retreat" – 7:45 Omitted from single CD reissue

## Personnel

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* Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone, voice
* George Lewis – trombone
* Steve Potts – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
* Bobby Few – piano
* Irene Aebi – cello, violin, voice
* Jean-Jacques Avenel – bass
* Oliver Johnson – percussion
* Cyrille Few – percussion (track 6)
* Sherry Margolin – percussion (track 6)

## References

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1. ^ Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018
2. ^ Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018
3. ^ Jazzlists: HatHut hatART discography: LPs accessed July 11, 2018
4. ^ Discogs album entry accessed July 11, 2018
5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Steve Lacy: Prospectus – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
6. ^ a b Astarita, G. All About Jazz Review accessed July 11, 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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