''Capers'' is a live album by soprano saxophonist

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recorded in New York in 1979 which was first released on the HatHut label in 1981 as a double LP.Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography
accessed July 9, 2018 The album was rereleased as a double LP in 1985 as ''N.Y. Capers'' and as a CD in 2000 as ''N.Y. Capers & Quirks''

Reception

The

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review by Steve Loewy stated "Some of Steve Lacy's best work comes from his trios. Somehow, he seems most free and confident in this format, curiously more so than in his rare duo or more popular solo outings. Of course, in this instance, it does not hurt for Lacy to be paired with drummer Dennis Charles and bassist Ronnie Boykins, ... For this recording, Lacy is highly focused, his improvisations taking on a more syncopated and aggressive flavor than usual". On

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, Robert Spencer wrote "This disc, recorded in 1979, captures Lacy during a freer, more fiery period. Boykins, who never got the recognition he deserved for his ground-breaking work on bass in the Sun Ra Arkestra, and Charles, a legendarily incendiary drummer, spur Lacy on to heights of saxophonic fury that are purely and utterly delightful ... all three play excellently throughout. We owe a debt of gratitude to Hat Hut Records for giving us this monument of a great and sparsely-recorded trio". Mike Neely observed "Throughout, Charles and Boykins sustain a complex dialogue with Lacy and with each other that is at times spare and at times strident, but rarely predictable. There are many ways of improvisational intensity and Lacy’s trio seems to have been determined to explore many of the possibilities. This is a very interesting recording by a very curious and lively trio"Neely, M
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Track listing

All compositions by Steve Lacy # "The Crunch" – 12:35 Omitted from CD reissue # "We Don't I" – 12:55 Omitted from CD reissue # "Quirks" – 9:25 # "Bud's Brother I" – 17:05 # "Capers" – 9:20 # "We Don't II" – 16:50 # "Kitty Malone" – 13:55 # "Bud's Brother II" – 12:15 Omitted from CD reissue

Personnel

– soprano saxophone *

Ronnie Boykins Ronald Boykins (December 17, 1935 – April 20, 1980) was a jazz double bass, bassist and is best known for his work with pianist/bandleader Sun Ra, although he had played with such disparate musicians as Muddy Waters, Johnny Griffin, and Jimmy Wi ...

– bass *

Dennis Charles Denis Alphonso Charles (December 4, 1933 – March 26, 1998) was a jazz drummer. Biography Charles was born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and first played bongos at age seven with local ensembles in the Virgin Islands. In 1945, he moved to Ne ...

– drums

References

{{Steve Lacy Steve Lacy (saxophonist) live albums 1981 live albums Hathut Records live albums Jazz albums by American artists