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The [[Allmusic]] review by Scott Yanow stated "the many strong solos by Lacy and the highly underrated altoist Potts makes this two-fer of interest for followers of advanced jazz. This was always a well-organized and highly original group".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id= mw0000570317 |title= Steve Lacy: ''The Way'' – Review |accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> On [[All About Jazz]] Francis Lo Kee said "The great Steve Lacy, recently departed, made many records, but this one captures a great ensemble at the peak of its creative powers ... it's hard to believe that so much great music was played in one sitting".<ref>Kee, F. L. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-way-steve-lacy-hatology-review-by-aaj-staff.php All About Jazz Review 1] accessed July 9, 2018</ref> Clifford Allen observed "The playful, off-kilter melodies that Lacy has a penchant for, deceptively simple repetitions of phrase and eloquent austerity, belie a Buddhist wit, and the way in which Lacy plays with composition and improvisation as though they were riddles for one another fits right into the jazz musician's koan".<ref>Allen, C. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-way-steve-lacy-five-hat-hut-records-review-by-clifford-allen.php All About Jazz Review 2] accessed July 9, 2018</ref>
The [[Allmusic]] review by Scott Yanow stated "the many strong solos by Lacy and the highly underrated altoist Potts makes this two-fer of interest for followers of advanced jazz. This was always a well-organized and highly original group".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id= mw0000570317 |title= Steve Lacy: ''The Way'' – Review |accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> On [[All About Jazz]] Francis Lo Kee said "The great Steve Lacy, recently departed, made many records, but this one captures a great ensemble at the peak of its creative powers ... it's hard to believe that so much great music was played in one sitting".<ref>Kee, F. L. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-way-steve-lacy-hatology-review-by-aaj-staff.php All About Jazz Review 1] accessed July 9, 2018</ref> Clifford Allen observed "The playful, off-kilter melodies that Lacy has a penchant for, deceptively simple repetitions of phrase and eloquent austerity, belie a Buddhist wit, and the way in which Lacy plays with composition and improvisation as though they were riddles for one another fits right into the jazz musician's koan".<ref>Allen, C. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-way-steve-lacy-five-hat-hut-records-review-by-clifford-allen.php All About Jazz Review 2] accessed July 9, 2018</ref>

Latest revision as of 18:46, 14 March 2021

The Way
Live album by
Steve Lacy
Released1980
RecordedJanuary 23, 1979
VenueStadttheater Basel, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length115:28 CD reissue with additional tracks
LabelHatHut
hat Hut THREE (2R3)
ProducerWerner X. Uehlinger
Steve Lacy chronology
High, Low and Order
(1979) 		The Way
(1980) 		Eronel
(1980)

The Way is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, which was recorded in Basel, Switzerland in 1979 and first released on the HatHut label in 1980 as a double LP.[1][2][3] The album was rereleased as a double LP in 1985 and as a CD in 2000 with three additional tracks from the concert.[4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "the many strong solos by Lacy and the highly underrated altoist Potts makes this two-fer of interest for followers of advanced jazz. This was always a well-organized and highly original group".[5] On All About Jazz Francis Lo Kee said "The great Steve Lacy, recently departed, made many records, but this one captures a great ensemble at the peak of its creative powers ... it's hard to believe that so much great music was played in one sitting".[7] Clifford Allen observed "The playful, off-kilter melodies that Lacy has a penchant for, deceptively simple repetitions of phrase and eloquent austerity, belie a Buddhist wit, and the way in which Lacy plays with composition and improvisation as though they were riddles for one another fits right into the jazz musician's koan".[8]

Track listing

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All compositions by Steve Lacy except where noted

  1. "Stamps" – 5:46 Additional track on CD reissue
  2. "Blinks" – 10:45 Additional track on CD reissue
  3. "Troubles" – 9:59 Additional track on CD reissue
  4. "Raps" – 11:31
  5. "Dreams" (Steve Lacy, Brion Gysin) – 9:17
  6. "Existence" – 8:40
  7. "The Way" – 9:56
  8. "Bone" – 7:45
  9. "Name" – 12:57
  10. "The Breath" – 12:00
  11. "Life On Its Way" – 11:05
  12. "Swiss Duck" – 5:53

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 9, 2018
  2. ^ Steve Lacy discography accessed July 9, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: HatHut "R01" series discography accessed July 9, 2018
  4. ^ Discogs album entry accessed July 9, 2018
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Steve Lacy: The Way – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 858. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ^ Kee, F. L. All About Jazz Review 1 accessed July 9, 2018
  8. ^ Allen, C. All About Jazz Review 2 accessed July 9, 2018
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