Three_Blokes

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Three Blokes

1994 live album by Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy and Evan Parker

Three Blokes is a live album by saxophonists Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy and Evan Parker recorded in Berlin in 1992 and first released on the FMP label in 1994.[1][2][3][4]

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AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek states "This album documents three nights of a soprano saxophone throw-down in 1988 [sic] by three of the world's most infamous practitioners of the improviser's art on the instrument -- with Lacy being the unquestioned king of the straight horn. All the players led for one night; each grouped together all of the possible combinations in solo and duet forms, and then performed a brief trio piece as an encore. ... Three Blokes is not only compelling, it's riveting".[5]

The authors of Masters of Jazz Saxophone described the album as "a beautifully-recorded, unadorned three-soprano encounter."[8]

Track listing

  1. "The Crawl" (Evan Parker, Steve Lacy) – 16:27
  2. "Backslash" (Parker, Lacy) – 7:31
  3. "Glanced" (Lol Coxhill, Lacy) – 21:36
  4. "Broad Brush" (Parker, Coxhill) – 23:00
  5. "Three Blokes" (Lacy) – 3:53

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    European Free Improvisation: album details accessed July 16, 2018
  2. [2]
    Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 16, 2018
  3. [3]
    Steve Lacy discography accessed July 16, 2018
  4. [4]
    Jazzlists: FMP discography: main FMP series of CDs accessed July 16, 2018
  5. [5]
    Jurek, Thom. Three Blokes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  6. [6]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. [7]
    Larkin, Colin (2006). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 592.
  8. [8]
    Gelly, Dave; Bacon, Tony (2000). Masters of Jazz Saxophone. Balaphon. p. 152.
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