a r t i s t : Steve Lacy Trio
t i t l e : Bye-Ya
d a t e : 1996
l a b e l : Free Lance
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Jun/2006
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 83,10 MB
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Steve Lacy soprano saxophone
Jean-Jacques Avenel bass
John Betsch drums
Irene Aebi voice (6 & 9)
1/ The Hoot (to John Gilmore)4:45
2/ Bye-Ya (Thelonious Monk) 6:12
3/ Longing 8:46
4/ The Bath (portrait of Dexter Gordon) 8:54
5/ Pï-Pande (in memory of Lionel Benhamou)(Jean-Jacques
Avenel) 4:45
6/ Regret (for Johnny Dyani)(Steve Lacy / Paul Potts) 4:40
7/ Prayer (Inspired by Charlie Rouse) 8:37
8/ Trinkle Tinkle (Thelonious Monk) 6:41
9/ Absence (to Franco Beltrametti)(Steve Lacy / Tom Raworth)
6:13
10/ Bookioni 4:05
Recorded on March 28 & 29, 1996 at Gimmick Studio, Yerres
(France). Engineer: Hervé Le Guil; assistant engineer: Damien
Bertrand. Mastered at Parélies Studio, Paris.
Producer: Jean-Paul Rodrigue, JPR Productions.
Cover photography by Christian Ducasse. Cover art: Didier
Trayaud.
Liner Notes
"For me, the trio format is a classic one, an opportunity to
enjoy, and a challenge to take it further. We three have
played a lot together and the studio was excellent. The
overall theme is 'parting', perhaps because I've lost quite a
few friends in the last few years, but also because I've left
Paris for a while, after 25 years.
Three of my musical heroes were saxophonists: John Gilmore,
for whom I wrote The Hoot, was the extraordinary soloist with
Sun Ra's band, able to take chances and score melodically, in
the most far-out circumstances. Charlie Rouse inspired Prayer.
Playing together with him in Monk's band was one of my most
cherished experiences. The Bath is a portrait of Dexter
Gordon, with his huge tone and joyous swing.
Absence is dedicated to poet Franco Beltrametti, a dear friend
of all of us, departed last summer. Irene sings the words that
Tom Raworth wrote in August 1995 at Franco's funeral: Out of a
sudden:
The alphabet wonders
What it should do
Paper feels useless
Colours lose hue
While all musical notes
Perform only in blue [...]"
The words of Regret are by Paul Potts:
My dreams
Watching me said
One to the other
This life has let us down."
The song is meant for Johnny Dyani, the great bassist from
South Africa. We played together, in the 60's *, another early
death. Jean-Jacques Avenel made the piece Pï-Pande in memory
of the young guitarist, Lionel Benhamou, who died not long
ago. Longing is a recent song of words by Fernando Pessoa, and
Bookioni is something I took from Oliver Johnson. Of the two
Monk's tunes, Trinkle Tinkle is saying 'hello', and Bye-Ya,
well, what do you think?"
Steve Lacy (reprinted from sleeve notes)
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01-The Host [04:47]
02-Bye-Ya [06:15]
03-Longing [08:49]
04-The Bath [08:56]
05-Pi-Pande [04:47]
06-Regret [04:38]
07-Prayer [08:38]
08-Trinkle Tinkle [06:42]
09-Absence [06:14]
10-Bookioni [04:03]
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63:49 min