Coastline (LP) - Steve Lacy

Recorded Live in Italy in October 1985 and mastered directly from the old dusty cassette, heres a previously unheard Steve Lacy recording from a rare duo appearance with pianist Martin Joseph, a little known yet fascinating British musician who had worked with Harry Beckett, John Surman, Ian Carr, Tubby Hayes among others, and who later became a regular presence on the Rome mid 70s creative Jazz scene.This recording gives us an opportunity to listen to the soprano sax giant in a repertoire not frequently found on his other duo recordings with pianists.The set list includes some of Lacys finest compositions like Prospectus, Flakes and Coastline, plus Thelonious Monks classic Bemsha Swing a tribute to Monks visionary mastery where Josephs contrapuntal response to Lacys angular lines leads the music towards a multidimensional space, a quality to be found throughout the whole album, This is a wonderful discovery.and a significant addition to Lacys discography and legacy. Contains printed inner sleeve with archival photos and extensive liner notes by two Italian soprano saxophone specialists Roberto Ottaviano and Eugenio Colombo, and pianist Martin Joseph himself.

A1 Prospectus
A2 Flakes
A3 No Baby
B1 Coastline
B2 Deadline
B3 Bemsha Swing