We're not often the biggest fans of poetry in the work of
Steve Lacy – but somehow, this set seems to come off especially right – thanks, no doubt, to the fact that beat legend
Brion Gysin composed all of the words!
Gysin himself only speaks on 2 titles – but his presence there is especially strong – grounding the other vocals by Irene Aebi with a gruff and gritty sensibility that she seems to carry back to her own interpretations of his words on the other titles. Members of the group here are usual
Lacy conspirators – Aebi on voice and violin, Bobby Few on piano,
Steve Potts on alto and soprano saxes, Jean-Jacques Avenel on bass, and Oliver Johnson on drums. Titles include "Luvzya", "Permutations", "Gay Paree Bop", "Nowhere Street", "Somebody Special", and "Keep The Change" – all of which feature music by
Lacy, set to words by
Gysin!