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{{short description|American jazz trombonist|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Frank Lacy
| name = Frank Lacy
| image =
| image =
| birth_name =
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name =
| alias = Ku-umba Frank Lacy
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|8|9}}
| alias = Ku-umba Frank Lacy
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|8|9}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| occupation = Musician, composer, vocalist
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| occupation = Musician, composer, vocalist
| instrument = Trombone, trumpet, tuba, euphonium
| years_active = 1970–present
| instrument = Trombone, multi-instrumentalist
| years_active = 1970–present
| label = Tutu
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| associated_acts = [[Mingus Big Band]]
| label = Tutu
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| website = {{URL|www.franklacy.com/}}
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| associated_acts= [[Mingus Big Band]]
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| website = {{URL|www.franklacy.com/}}
}}
}}


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==Career==
==Career==
Lacy's father was a teacher who played guitar with [[Arnett Cobb]], [[Illinois Jacquet]], and [[Eddie Cleanhead Vinson]]. His mother was a gospel singer.<ref name="Kelsey">{{cite web|last1=Kelsey|first1=Chris|title=Frank Lacy {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frank-lacy-mn0000170869/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=26 May 2017}}</ref> When Lacy was eight, he started learning piano. In his teens, he played trumpet, tuba, and euphonium before switching to trombone.<ref name="Fireside">{{cite web|last1=Jung|first1=Fred|title=A Fireside Chat with Ku-umba Frank Lacy|url=http://www.jazzweekly.com/interviews/flacy.htm|website=Jazz Weekly|accessdate=26 May 2017}}</ref> He got a degree in physics from Texas Southern University. In 1979, he went to the [[Berklee College of Music]] in Boston, studying trombone and composition. His classmates included [[Branford Marsalis]], [[Greg Osby]], and [[Marvin Smith]].<ref name="Kelsey" /><ref name="Corbett">{{cite magazine |last=Corbett |first=John |date=April 1998 |title= The Baddest Sideman in Jazz|magazine=Down Beat |location=Elmhurst, IL}}</ref>
Lacy's father was a teacher who played guitar with [[Arnett Cobb]], [[Illinois Jacquet]], and [[Eddie Cleanhead Vinson]]. His mother was a gospel singer.<ref name="Kelsey">{{cite web|last1=Kelsey|first1=Chris|title=Frank Lacy {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frank-lacy-mn0000170869/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref> When Lacy was eight, he started learning piano. In his teens, he played [[trumpet]], [[tuba]], and [[euphonium]] before switching to [[trombone]].<ref name="Fireside">{{cite web|last1=Jung|first1=Fred|title=A Fireside Chat with Ku-umba Frank Lacy|url=http://www.jazzweekly.com/interviews/flacy.htm|website=Jazz Weekly|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref> He got a degree in physics from Texas Southern University. In 1979, he went to the [[Berklee College of Music]] in Boston, studying trombone and composition. His classmates included [[Branford Marsalis]], [[Greg Osby]], and [[Marvin Smith]].<ref name="Kelsey" /><ref name="Corbett">{{cite magazine |last=Corbett |first=John |date=April 1998 |title= The Baddest Sideman in Jazz|magazine=Down Beat |location=Elmhurst, IL}}</ref>


Lacy moved to New York City in 1981. In 1986, he played with Illinois Jacquet's big band, and a couple years later he was musical director for [[Art Blakey]]. He released his first album a leader in 1991 with his father on guitar.<ref name="Corbett" /> He has also worked with [[Lester Bowie]], [[Marty Ehrlich]], [[Michael Formanek]], [[Slide Hampton]], [[Roy Hargrove]], [[Rufus Reid]], [[Henry Threadgill]], [[Steve Turre]], [[McCoy Tyner]], and [[Bobby Watson]]. He has spent over twenty years as a member of the [[Mingus Big Band]].<ref name="West">{{cite web|last1=West|first1=Michael J.|title=Overdue Ovation: Frank Lacy - JazzTimes|url=https://jazztimes.com/departments/overdue-ovation/overdue-ovation-frank-lacy/|website=JazzTimes|accessdate=26 May 2017|date=9 November 2014}}</ref>
Lacy moved to New York City in 1981. In 1986, he played with Illinois Jacquet's big band, and a couple years later he was musical director for [[Art Blakey]]. He released his first album as a band leader in 1991 with his father on guitar.<ref name="Corbett" /> He has also worked with [[Lester Bowie]], [[Marty Ehrlich]], [[Michael Formanek]], [[Slide Hampton]], [[Roy Hargrove]], [[Rufus Reid]], [[Henry Threadgill]], [[Steve Turre]], [[McCoy Tyner]], and [[Bobby Watson]]. He has spent over twenty years as a member of the [[Mingus Big Band]].<ref name="West">{{cite web|last1=West|first1=Michael J.|title=Overdue Ovation: Frank Lacy - JazzTimes|url=https://jazztimes.com/departments/overdue-ovation/overdue-ovation-frank-lacy/|website=JazzTimes|access-date=26 May 2017|date=9 November 2014}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* ''Songs from the Musical Poker'' (Tutu, 1996)
* ''Songs from the Musical Poker'' (Tutu, 1996)
* ''Heaven Sent'', with Mauro Ottolini (Musica, 2013)
* ''Heaven Sent'', with Mauro Ottolini (Musica, 2013)
* "That Which is Planted", with 10³²K (Passin' Thru, 2013)
* ''That Which is Planted'', with 10³²K (Passin' Thru, 2013)
* ''Live at Smalls'' (Smalls Live, 2014)
* ''Live at Smalls'' (Smalls Live, 2014)
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* ''Mingus Sings'' ([[Sunnyside Records|Sunnyside]], 2015)


===As sideman===
===As sideman===
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* ''I Am Three'' (2005)
* ''I Am Three'' (2005)
* ''Live in Tokyo at the Blue Note'' (2006)
* ''Live in Tokyo at the Blue Note'' (2006)
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* ''Mingus Sings'' ([[Sunnyside Records|Sunnyside]], 2015)


'''With [[Lester Bowie]]'''
'''With [[Lester Bowie]]'''
* ''Avant Pop'' ([[ECM Records|ECM]], 1986)
* ''[[Avant Pop]]'' ([[ECM Records|ECM]], 1986)
* ''Twilight Dreams'' (1987)
* ''[[Twilight Dreams]]'' (1987)
* ''Serious Fun'' ([[DIW Records|DIW]], 1989)
* ''[[Serious Fun (Lester Bowie album)|Serious Fun]]'' ([[DIW Records|DIW]], 1989)
* ''My Way'' (DIW, 1990)
* ''[[My Way (Lester Bowie album)|My Way]]'' (DIW, 1990)
* ''The Fire This Time'' (1992)
* ''[[The Fire This Time (album)|The Fire This Time]]'' (1992)


'''With [[Roy Hargrove]]'''
'''With [[Roy Hargrove]]'''
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* ''[[David Murray Big Band]]'' (DIW, 1991)
* ''[[David Murray Big Band]]'' (DIW, 1991)
* ''[[South of the Border (David Murray album)|South of the Border]]'' (DIW, 1992)
* ''[[South of the Border (David Murray album)|South of the Border]]'' (DIW, 1992)

'''With [[Henry Threadgill]]'''
* ''[[You Know the Number]]'' (Novus, 1986)
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* ''[[Easily Slip Into Another World]]'' (Novus, 1987)

'''With [[Steve Turre]]'''
* ''Rhythm Within'' (Antilles, 1995)
* ''The Bones of Art'' (HighNote, 2013)


'''With [[McCoy Tyner]]'''
'''With [[McCoy Tyner]]'''
* ''Journey'' (Verve, 1993)
* ''[[Journey (McCoy Tyner album)|Journey]]'' (Verve, 1993)
* ''The Turning Point'' (Verve, 1992)
* ''[[The Turning Point (McCoy Tyner album)|The Turning Point]]'' (Verve, 1992)


'''With others'''
'''With others'''
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* ''Easily Slip Into Another World'', [[Henry Threadgill]] (1987)
* ''Superblue'', [[Superblue (band)|Superblue]] ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 1988)
* ''Superblue'', [[Superblue (band)|Superblue]] ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 1988)
* ''Fleur Carnivore'', [[Carla Bley]] (1988)
* ''[[Fleur Carnivore]]'', [[Carla Bley]] (1988)
* ''[[Julius Hemphill Big Band]]'', [[Julius Hemphill]] (1988)
* ''[[Chippin' In]]'', [[Art Blakey]] ([[Timeless Records|Timeless]], 1990)
* ''[[Chippin' In]]'', [[Art Blakey]] ([[Timeless Records|Timeless]], 1990)
* ''Side by Side'', [[Marty Ehrlich]] (1991)
* ''Side by Side'', [[Marty Ehrlich]] (1991)
* ''Journey to Iceland/Íslandsför,'' [[Tómas R. Einarsson]] (1991)
* ''Tailor Made'', [[Bobby Watson]] (1993)
* ''Tailor Made'', [[Bobby Watson]] (1993)
* ''Shuttle'', [[Ronnie Burrage]] (1993)
* ''Shuttle'', [[Ronnie Burrage]] (1993)
* ''Low Profile'', [[Michael Formanek]] (1994)
* ''Low Profile'', [[Michael Formanek]] (1994)
* ''Art'', [[Ralph Peterson Jr.]] (1994)
* ''Art'', [[Ralph Peterson Jr.]] (1994)
* ''The Bones of Art'', [[Steve Turre]] (2013)
* ''The Voice of the Saxophone'', [[Don Braden]] (1997)
* ''Social Call'', [[Jazzmeia Horn]] (2017)<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web|title=Frank Lacy {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frank-lacy-mn0000170869/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=26 May 2017}}</ref>
* ''Social Call'', [[Jazzmeia Horn]] (2017)<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web|title=Frank Lacy {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/frank-lacy-mn0000170869/credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref>
* ''Abstractions in Lime Caverns'', [[Michael Marcus (musician)|Michael Marcus]] (ESP-Disk', 2022)


==References==
==References==
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*{{Official website|www.franklacy.com/}}
*{{Official website|www.franklacy.com/}}
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{{Jazz Messengers}}

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Frank Lacy
Also known asKu-umba Frank Lacy
Born (1958-08-09) August 9, 1958 (age 66)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, vocalist
Instrument(s)Trombone, trumpet, tuba, euphonium
Years active1970–present
LabelsTutu
Websitewww.franklacy.com

Frank Lacy (born August 9, 1958, Houston, Texas) is an American jazz trombonist who has spent many years as a member of the Mingus Big Band.

Career

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Lacy's father was a teacher who played guitar with Arnett Cobb, Illinois Jacquet, and Eddie Cleanhead Vinson. His mother was a gospel singer.[1] When Lacy was eight, he started learning piano. In his teens, he played trumpet, tuba, and euphonium before switching to trombone.[2] He got a degree in physics from Texas Southern University. In 1979, he went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, studying trombone and composition. His classmates included Branford Marsalis, Greg Osby, and Marvin Smith.[1][3]

Lacy moved to New York City in 1981. In 1986, he played with Illinois Jacquet's big band, and a couple years later he was musical director for Art Blakey. He released his first album as a band leader in 1991 with his father on guitar.[3] He has also worked with Lester Bowie, Marty Ehrlich, Michael Formanek, Slide Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Rufus Reid, Henry Threadgill, Steve Turre, McCoy Tyner, and Bobby Watson. He has spent over twenty years as a member of the Mingus Big Band.[4]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Tonal Weights and Blue Fire (Tutu, 1990)
  • Settegast Strut (Tutu, 1995)
  • Songs from the Musical Poker (Tutu, 1996)
  • Heaven Sent, with Mauro Ottolini (Musica, 2013)
  • That Which is Planted, with 10³²K (Passin' Thru, 2013)
  • Live at Smalls (Smalls Live, 2014)

As sideman

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With Mingus Big Band

  • Nostalgia in Times Square (Dreyfus, 1993)
  • Live in Time (Dreyfus, 1996)
  • Que Viva Mingus (Dreyfus, 1997)
  • Tonight at Noon (2002)
  • I Am Three (2005)
  • Live in Tokyo at the Blue Note (2006)
  • Mingus Sings (Sunnyside, 2015)

With Lester Bowie

With Roy Hargrove

  • Approaching Standards (Novus, 1994)
  • Habana (Verve, 1997)

With David Murray

With Henry Threadgill

With Steve Turre

  • Rhythm Within (Antilles, 1995)
  • The Bones of Art (HighNote, 2013)

With McCoy Tyner

With others

References

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  1. ^ a b Kelsey, Chris. "Frank Lacy | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ Jung, Fred. "A Fireside Chat with Ku-umba Frank Lacy". Jazz Weekly. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Corbett, John (April 1998). "The Baddest Sideman in Jazz". Down Beat. Elmhurst, IL.
  4. ^ West, Michael J. (9 November 2014). "Overdue Ovation: Frank Lacy - JazzTimes". JazzTimes. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Frank Lacy | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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