ERC082 Steve Lacy with Don Cherry - Evidence (True Mono)

Few modern jazzmen have chosen the soprano saxophone as their main instrument; Steve Lacy (born Steven Lackritz, 23 July 1934, New York City, New York, USA)  is probably unique in choosing it as his only one. Reputed to be the player who inspired John Coltrane to take up the soprano, he is ultimately responsible for the renaissance of the straight horn. He may also be unique for a career that has taken him through virtually every genre of jazz, from dixieland to bebop, free-form and total improvisation. Inspired initially by Sidney Bechet, he began his career playing dixieland. Then, in an extraordinary switch, he spent the mid-50s working with...