Three Blokes is a live album by saxophonists Lol Coxhill, Steve Lacy and Evan Parker, recorded in Berlin in 1992 and first released on the FMP label in 1994.European Free Improvisation: album details accessed July 16, 2018Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 16, 2018Steve Lacy discography accessed July 16, 2018Jazzlists: FMP discography: main FMP series of CDs accessed July 16, 2018
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek states, "This album documents three nights of a soprano saxophone throw-down in 1988 [sic] by three of the world's most infamous practitioners of the improviser's art on the instrument -- with Lacy being the unquestioned king of the straight horn. All the players led for one night; each grouped together all of the possible combinations in solo and duet forms, and then performed a brief trio piece as an encore. ... Three Blokes is not only compelling, it's riveting".
The authors of Masters of Jazz Saxophone described the album as "a beautifully-recorded, unadorned three-soprano encounter."
Track listing "The Crawl" (Evan Parker, Steve Lacy) – 16:27 "Backslash" (Parker, Lacy) – 7:31 "Glanced" (Lol Coxhill, Lacy) – 21:36 "Broad Brush" (Parker, Coxhill) – 23:00 "Three Blokes" (Lacy) – 3:53
Personnel Lol Coxhill – soprano saxophone (tracks 3–5) Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone (tracks 1–3 & 5) Evan Parker – soprano saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
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