Clinkers
A masterclass in solo soprano saxophone, where Steve Lacy carves geometric shapes out of silence with surgical precision and surprising emotional depth.
1978 · Hat Hut Records
A masterclass in solo soprano saxophone, where Steve Lacy carves geometric shapes out of silence with surgical precision and surprising emotional depth.
1978 · Hat Hut Records
Clinkers is a stark, uncompromising document of the soprano saxophone in its purest form. Recorded live in 1977, this is Steve Lacy at the height of his solo powers, stripping jazz down to its skeletal remains. There is no rhythm section to hide behind and no harmony to lean on: only the monophonic line of the saxophone carving intricate, geometric patterns into the air. The title itself suggests an embrace of the 'clinker' or the mistake, yet the performance is anything but sloppy. It is a rigorous exploration of what an instrument can do when pushed to its physical and conceptual limits.
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