Steve Lacy – Reflections LP (clear) garage with mastering by Warren Defever

with mastering by Warren Defever at Third Man Mastering

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White’s songs are rife with earned skepticism

side by side and both fully present

Remastered here from the original analog tapes

Steve Lacy – Reflections LP (clear) garage with mastering by Warren DefeverAll of soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy's early recordings are quite fascinating, for during 1957 1964, aspects of his style at times hinted at Dixieland, swing, Monk, and Cecil Taylor, sometimes at the same time. Here, Lacy teams up with pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Buell Neidlinger, and drummer Elvin Jones for seven Thelonious Monk compositions. The typical standbys (such as "Round Midnight," "Straight No Chaser," and "Blue Monk") are avoided in favor