Riffs (Jimmy Lyons album)

1982 live album by Jimmy Lyons

Riffs

Live album by

Jimmy Lyons

Released| 1982
Recorded| September 13–14, 1980
Venue| Le Dreher (club), Paris
Length| 47:45
Label| hat MUSICS
Producer| Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Jimmy Lyons chronology
| Push Pull
(1979)  | Riffs
(1982)  | Jump Up / What to Do About
(1981)

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Riffs is a live album by American saxophonist Jimmy Lyons. It was recorded on September 13–14, 1980 at Le Dreher, a jazz club in Paris, and was released in 1982 on the hat MUSICS label. The album features Lyons on alto saxophone, Karen Borca on bassoon, Jay Oliver on bass, and Paul Murphy on drums.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "For one of his very infrequent recordings outside of the realm of Cecil Taylor, altoist Jimmy Lyons teams up with the talented jazz bassoonist Karen Borca, bassist Jay Oliver and drummer Paul Murphy for lengthy and rather adventurous versions of 'Theme' and 'Riffs #1/II' plus the brief 'Riffs #1/I' which serves as a prelude to the longer 'Riffs.' It is always intriguing to hear Lyons stretching out without a piano and this set helped make listeners aware of Borca's brilliant playing on the rarely utilized bassoon."[2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Jimmy Lyons.

1. "Theme" – 21:00
2. "Riffs #1/I" – 3:35
3. "Riffs #1/II" – 23:10

Recorded September 13–14, 1980 at Le Dreher (club) in Paris.

## Personnel

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* Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
* Karen Borca – bassoon
* Jay Oliver – bass
* Paul Murphy – drums

## References

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1. ^ "HatHut MUSICS albums". JazzLists.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Jimmy Lyons: Riffs". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
3. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 128.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Other Afternoons (1969)
* Wee Sneezawee (1983)
* Give It Up (1985)

Live albums|

* Push Pull (1978)
* Riffs (1980)
* Jump Up / What to Do About (with Sunny Murray, 1980)
* Something in Return (with Andrew Cyrille, 1981)
* Burnt Offering (with Andrew Cyrille, 1982)

Compilations|

* The Box Set (1972-1985)

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