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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Let's Call This... Esteem
| name = Let's Call This... Esteem
| Type = Live album
| type = Live album
| Artist = [[Steve Lacy]] & [[Mal Waldron]]
| artist = [[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]] & [[Mal Waldron]]
| Cover = Let's Call This Esteem.jpg
| cover = Let's Call This Esteem.jpg
| Released = 1993
| alt =
| Recorded = May 16, 1993
| released = 1993
| Venue = [[Oxford Playhouse|Playhouse Theatre]], Oxford, England
| recorded = May 16, 1993
| venue = [[Oxford Playhouse|Playhouse Theatre]], Oxford, England
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| studio =
| Length = 78:06
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| Label = Slam
| length = 78:06
| Producer = [[George Haslam]]
| label = Slam
| Chronology = [[Steve Lacy]]
| producer = [[George Haslam]]
| chronology = [[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]]
| Last album = ''[[Three Blokes]]''<br>(1992)
| prev_title = [[Three Blokes]]
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| This album = '''''Let's Call This... Esteem'''''<br>(1993)
| prev_year = 1992
| Next album = ''[[Vespers (album)|Vespers]]''<br>(1993)
| next_title = [[Vespers (album)|Vespers]]
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| next_year = 1993
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| Artist = [[Mal Waldron]]
| Type = Live album
| misc = {{Extra chronology
⚫
| artist = [[Mal Waldron]]
⚫
| Last album = ''[[I Remember Thelonious]]''<br>(1991)
| type = Live album
| This album = '''''Let's Call This... Esteem'''''<br>(1993)
⚫
| prev_title = [[I Remember Thelonious]]
⚫
| Next album = ''[[My Dear Family]]''<br>(1993)
| prev_year = 1991
⚫
}}
⚫
| title = Let's Call This... Esteem
| year = 1993
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| next_title = [[My Dear Family]]
| next_year = 1993
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}}
}}
}}


'''''Let's Call This... Esteem''''' is a [[live album]] by soprano saxophonist [[Steve Lacy]] and pianist [[Mal Waldron]] recorded in Oxfordy in 1993 and released on the Slam label.<ref name="Lacy discography">[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Steve_Lacy.htm Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography] accessed July 16, 2018</ref><ref>[http://nyds-discographies.com/lacy.htm Steve Lacy discography] accessed July 16, 2018</ref>
'''''Let's Call This... Esteem''''' is a [[live album]] by soprano saxophonist [[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]] and pianist [[Mal Waldron]] recorded in Oxford in 1993 and released on the Slam label.<ref name="Lacy discography">[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Steve_Lacy.htm Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography] accessed July 16, 2018</ref><ref>[http://nyds-discographies.com/lacy.htm Steve Lacy discography] accessed July 16, 2018</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>}}
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> |rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}} <ref name="Penguin">Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' (9th edition). Penguin. p. 857</ref>}}
The [[Allmusic]] review by Steve Loewy stated "Waldron makes the best of the situation and provides superb accompaniment for Lacy's adventurous flights as well as offering his trademarked dark but fascinating solos...This is a fascinating if not quite essential CD by Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron.".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Steve |last=Loewy |class=album |id=mw0000570222 |title=Steve Lacy: ''Let's Call This... Esteem'' – Review |accessdate=July 16, 2018}}</ref>
The [[Allmusic]] review by Steve Loewy stated: "While this one differs only minutely from some of the other collaborations between these two outstanding musicians, the rewards are plentiful, and both the novice and experienced listener will thrill to the nuanced excitement."<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Steve |last=Loewy |class=album |id=mw0000570222 |title=Steve Lacy: ''Let's Call This... Esteem'' – Review |accessdate=July 16, 2018}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "What It Is" (Waldron) – 9:05
# "What It Is" (Waldron) – 9:05
# "Evidence" (Monk) – 6:55
# "Evidence" (Monk) – 6:55
# "[[Epistrophy]]" (Monk, [[Kenny Clarke]]) – 5:17
# "[[Epistrophy (composition)|Epistrophy]]" (Monk, [[Kenny Clarke]]) – 5:17
# "Esteem" (Lacy) – 7:50
# "Esteem" (Lacy) – 7:50


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Steve Lacy]] – [[soprano saxophone]]
*[[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]] – [[soprano saxophone]]
*[[Mal Waldron]] – [[piano]]
*[[Mal Waldron]] – [[piano]]


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{{Mal Waldron}}
{{Mal Waldron}}
{{Steve Lacy}}

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Latest revision as of 22:48, 17 November 2024

Let's Call This... Esteem
Live album by
Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron
Released1993
RecordedMay 16, 1993
VenuePlayhouse Theatre, Oxford, England
GenreJazz
Length78:06
LabelSlam
ProducerGeorge Haslam
Steve Lacy chronology
Three Blokes
(1992) 		Let's Call This... Esteem
(1993) 		Vespers
(1993)
Mal Waldron chronology
I Remember Thelonious
(1991) 		Let's Call This... Esteem
(1993) 		My Dear Family
(1993)

Let's Call This... Esteem is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Oxford in 1993 and released on the Slam label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy stated: "While this one differs only minutely from some of the other collaborations between these two outstanding musicians, the rewards are plentiful, and both the novice and experienced listener will thrill to the nuanced excitement."[3]

Track listing

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  1. Introduction/"Let's Call This..." (Thelonious Monk) – 6:59
  2. "Monk's Dream" (Monk) – 5:23
  3. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 8:17
  4. "Snake Out" (Mal Waldron) – 14:00
  5. "Blues for Aida" (Steve Lacy) – 7:27
  6. "Johnny Come Lately" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:53
  7. "What It Is" (Waldron) – 9:05
  8. "Evidence" (Monk) – 6:55
  9. "Epistrophy" (Monk, Kenny Clarke) – 5:17
  10. "Esteem" (Lacy) – 7:50

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 16, 2018
  2. ^ Steve Lacy discography accessed July 16, 2018
  3. ^ a b Loewy, Steve. Steve Lacy: Let's Call This... Esteem – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 857
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