Irene Aebi (27 July 1939 – 11 August 2026) was a SwissRatliff, Ben (2004). Steve Lacy, 69, Who Popularized the Soprano Saxophone, Dies, The New York Times June 5, 2004; URL accessed 23 July 2015 singer, violinist and cellist. She is noted for her work with jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy, her husband, from the 1960s to his death in 2004.
Initially a classically trained instrumentalist,Weiss, Jason. "Regarding the Voice: Steve Lacy and Irene Aebi", pp. 146-155 in Jason Weiss (editor)Steve Lacy: Conversations, Duke University Press, 2006 she only began to sing at Lacy's request.Hazell, Ed (2010). Tips: Steve Lacy and Irene Aebi, URL accessed 23 July 2015 In a review of a 1999 concert, critic Frank Rubolino describes Aebi as possessing a "brusque, forceful style of singing".Rubolino, Frank (1995). Steve Lacy with Irene Aebi at Diverse Works in Houston, All About Jazz.com, October 20, 1999; URL accessed 23 July 2015
Discography With Steve Lacy Moon (BYG, 1971) Wordless (Futura, 1971) The Gap (America, 1972) Estilhacos (Guilda Da Musica, 1972) Roba (Saravah, 1972) Scraps (Saravah, 1974) Dreams (Saravah, 1975) Flakes (RCA, 1975) Songs (Musica, 1977) Follies (FMP, 1978) Troubles (Black Saint, 1979) Stamps (Hat Hut, 1979) Crops & the Woe (Quark & Books, 1979) The Owl (Saravah, 1979) The Way (Hat Hut, 1980) Songs with Brion Gysin (Hat ART, 1981) Ballets (Hat ART, 1982) Prospectus (Hat ART, 1983) Blinks (Hat Hut, 1984) The Condor (Soul Note, 1986) The Gleam (Silkheart, 1987) Momentum (Novus, 1987) The Door (Novus, 1989) Itinerary (Hat ART, 1991) Live at Sweet Basil (Novus/RCA, 1992) Clangs (Hat ART, 1993) Vespers (Soul Note, 1993) Weal & Woe (Emanem, 1995) The Cry (Soul Note, 1999) Monk's Dream (Verve, 2000) Gravensteen Ghent 1971 (Naked Music, 2004) Esteem: Live in Paris 1975 (Atavistic, 2006)
With others Takashi Kako, Micro Worlds (Trio, 1976) Alan Silva, Seasons (BYG, 1971) Mal Waldron, Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet (America, 1972)
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