{"product_id":"steve-lacy-soprano-sax-vinyl-lp-record-vg","title":"Steve Lacy – Soprano Sax – Vinyl LP Record (VG+)","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord -VG+ \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover - G+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"459\" data-start=\"328\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"339\" data-start=\"328\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl, LP\u003cbr data-end=\"352\" data-start=\"349\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"362\" data-start=\"352\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prestige Records\u003cbr data-end=\"411\" data-start=\"408\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"421\" data-start=\"411\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jazz \/ Hard Bop \/ Early Modern Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"657\" data-start=\"654\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"677\" data-start=\"659\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"677\" data-start=\"664\"\u003ePersonnel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"802\" data-start=\"678\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"710\" data-start=\"678\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"710\" data-start=\"680\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"694\" data-start=\"680\"\u003eSteve Lacy\u003c\/strong\u003e – soprano sax\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"739\" data-start=\"711\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"739\" data-start=\"713\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"729\" data-start=\"713\"\u003eWynton Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e – piano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"771\" data-start=\"740\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"771\" data-start=\"742\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"762\" data-start=\"742\"\u003eBuell Neidlinger\u003c\/strong\u003e – bass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"802\" data-start=\"772\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"802\" data-start=\"774\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"792\" data-start=\"774\"\u003eDennis Charles\u003c\/strong\u003e – drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"807\" data-start=\"804\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"829\" data-start=\"809\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"829\" data-start=\"814\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1155\" data-start=\"830\"\u003eA landmark \u003cstrong data-end=\"861\" data-start=\"841\"\u003eearly Steve Lacy\u003c\/strong\u003e recording and one of the first modern jazz LPs to place the \u003cstrong data-end=\"943\" data-start=\"922\"\u003esoprano saxophone\u003c\/strong\u003e front and centre. Recorded in 1957 for \u003cstrong data-end=\"995\" data-start=\"983\"\u003ePrestige\u003c\/strong\u003e, this session captures Lacy before his later avant-garde phase, firmly rooted in hard bop and post-bop language, yet already unmistakable in tone and phrasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1464\" data-start=\"1157\"\u003eBacked by a stellar rhythm section led by \u003cstrong data-end=\"1215\" data-start=\"1199\"\u003eWynton Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album balances swing, lyricism, and forward-looking ideas. Tunes like \u003cem data-end=\"1312\" data-start=\"1291\"\u003e“Rockin’ in Rhythm”\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-end=\"1330\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003e“Day Dream”\u003c\/em\u003e show Lacy’s command of the instrument and his ability to make soprano sound warm, direct, and expressive — no small feat at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1499\" data-start=\"1466\"\u003eThis title is widely regarded as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1662\" data-start=\"1500\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1551\" data-start=\"1500\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1551\" data-start=\"1502\"\u003eOne of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1551\" data-start=\"1509\"\u003eLacy’s most important early recordings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1587\" data-start=\"1552\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1587\" data-start=\"1554\"\u003eA key \u003cstrong data-end=\"1587\" data-start=\"1560\"\u003ePrestige catalogue item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1662\" data-start=\"1588\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1662\" data-start=\"1590\"\u003eEssential listening for collectors of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1662\" data-start=\"1628\"\u003ehard bop and early modern jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1614\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376427843805,"sku":null,"price":790.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1633\/files\/20250606_124143.jpg?v=1770651244","url":"https:\/\/www.cplanaudio.co.za\/products\/steve-lacy-soprano-sax-vinyl-lp-record-vg","provider":"C-Plan Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}